For the third time this season, the High Point Panthers and the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs will meet on the basketball court, this time in the Big South Tournament quarterfinals. Gardner-Webb has won each of the two regular season matchups, taking a 64-50 victory on December 29th and 62-53 win in Boiling Springs on February 15th. 

Game Information -- Thursday, March 3 | 2:00 PM
No. 5 High Point vs. No. 4 Gardner-Webb | Bojangles' Coliseum | Charlotte, N.C.
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Across the Bench
Gardner-Webb is 15-14 overall this season. Jhessyka Williams leads Gardner-Webb with 16.3 points per game and is second in team-rebounding, pulling down 8.3 boards per game. Alasia Smith also chips in over 14 points per game and leads the team in rebounds per game (9.1).
 
Head coach Alex Simmons is in her fourth season as the head coach of the Runnin' Bulldogs. Simmons led Gardner-Webb to an 11-13 overall record in 2020-21 and finished 10-7 in Big South contests.
 
Defend the Title
High Point was the 2020-21 Big South Tournament Champions and earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
 
Panthers No. 5 Seed Entering Postseason
The HPU women are the No. 5 seed in this week's Big South tournament following a 60-53 overtime loss at Campbell on Saturday.
 
Final Big South Standings
HPU drew the fifth seed in the Big South tournament after finishing conference play with a 13-5 record.  The Big South conference tournament will be held at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, March 1-6. The top four seeds in the tournament receive a first-round bye.
 
Big South Standings
1. Campbell (15-3)
2. Longwood (15-3)
3. USC Upstate (14-4)
4. Gardner-Webb (13-5)
5. High Point (13-5)
6. North Carolina A&T (11-7)
7. Hampton (8-9)
8. Presbyterian (6-12)
9. Winthrop (4-14)
10. Radford (3-15)
11. UNC Asheville (3-15)
12. Charleston Southern (2-15)
 
Edwards Posts Double-Double No. 5
Scoring 11 points and notching 14 rebounds against Charleston Southern on Tuesday, Jenson Edwards recorded her fifth double-double of the season and ninth overall.
 
Terrell Tallies Twenty
Freshman Nakyah Terrell used a 14-point fourth quarter against Campbell to record her second 20-point game of the season.Terrell finished the contest with 20 points, six rebounds, three assists, one block, and one steal.
 
Last Time Out
HPU posted a 74-62 win over Asheville in High Point on Wednesday night. Jaden Wrightsell posted a double-double on her senior night with 21 points and 14 rebounds.
 
1,000 Point Watch
Graduate student Jaden Wrightsell scored her 1,000 career point at Charleston Southern on February 17th. With a 20-point performance against the Buccaneers, Wrightsell moved to 1,017 career points. Wrightsell currently has 1,058 points, tied for 11th all-time at HPU with Misty Brockman (1999-2003).
 
Edwards Serves 100
Jordan Edwards recorded her 100th assist of the season against Winthrop on Monday night. Edwards has tallied at least 100 assists in back-to-back seasons after finishing 2020-21 with 142 assists.
 
With 247 career assists at HPU, Edwards is 11th in assists in High Point's Division I era. 
 
Edwards Collects Third Double-Double
Jenson Edwards recorded her third double-double performance of the season against USC Upstate on February 12th while helping the Panthers pick up a 75-59 win in the Qubein Center. Edwards scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to go along with five assists, two blocks, and a steal.
 
Quadruple Threat
Four HPU players scored in double figures against the Spartans on February 12th. Jenson Edwards led the team with 24 points and 10 rebounds while Cydney Johnson chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Jordan Edwards was nearing a triple-double with 15 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Jaden Wrightsell rounded out the top-four scorers with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor.
 
Third Quarter Thing
An explosive third quarter effort from HPU on February 5th was a huge factor in picking up a 42-point win over Winthrop. The Panthers managed to score 27 points and held Winthrop to just four points on two layups in the period.
 
Edwards Passes Out 200
Senior Jordan Edwards passed out her 200th HPU-career assist against A&T on February 2nd. Edwards tallied 142 assists a season ago and has managed 66 assists this season. In the last two games alone, Edwards totaled 17 assists.
 
Lock Down Defense
HPU's win over A&T was crucial in helping the Panthers climb the ladder in Big South rankings. A key factor in the win was High Point's ability to shut down the Aggie offense. In their previous six games, A&T had managed over 84 points per game. HPU held the hosts to 31 percent shooting in the field and 19 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Take Care & Pass It On
HPU leads the Big South in turnover margin and assist/turnover ratio. The Panthers average under 12 turnovers per game and have a margin of +5.6 turnovers compared to opponents.
 
The Panthers also have a assist/turnover ratio of 1.1 to lead the conference.
 
Winning Numbers
13 of HPU's wins have come from games when the Panthers score 60 or more points. HPU has only lost three times when they manage at least 60 points.
            vs. East Carolina - 60-50
            vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian - 109-38
            vs. King - 76-56
            at USC Upstate - 83-73
            at UNC Asheville - 61-57
            vs. Hampton - 71-45
            at NC A&T - 72-53
            vs. Winthrop - 86-44
            vs. Radford - 64-49
            at Radford - 65-57
            vs. USC Upstate - 75-59
            at Charleston So. - 69-60
            vs. Charleston So. - 71-50
            vs. UNC Asheville - 74-62
 
Three-Time Freshman of the Week
Nakyah Terrell was named the Big South Freshman of the Week for the third time this season on January 24th after helping HPU to two wins over UNC Asheville and Hampton. Terrell averaged 10.5 points per game last week while tallying five steals and four assists.
 
Terrell also earned the weekly honor on November 15th and November 29th.
 
Balanced Threat
HPU's win over Hampton was a true team effort, as seven panthers scored seven or more points in the victory. There were also seven Panthers who played for 20 or more minutes against Hampton.
 
Nakyah Terrell led the way with 13 points while Jaden Wrightsell added 11. Wrightsell was just two rebounds away from recording her second double-double on the year while Jenson Edwards led the team with 12 boards.
 
Fourth Frame Fun
HPU outscored UNC Asheville 23-15 in the final period on January 18th to pick up their second Big South win. Jaden Wrightsell netted 13 of her 21 points in the quarter, including a turnaround jumper that tied the game in the final minute and two free throws that gave HPU the lead.
 
The Panthers shot nearly 82 percent from the floor in the period and went 5-for-6 at the free throw line to secure the victory.
 
Edwards Secures 40th Double-Digit Performance
In the January 18th win at Asheville, Jenson Edwards scored 11 points, making it her 40th career double-digit scoring game in three seasons with the Panthers.
 
Edwards has also posted five career 20+ point scoring games and seven career double-double performances.
 
H3U Returns
After starting off the season shooting 27.7 percent from behind the three-point line, HPU hit 17 triples against USC Upstate. Team three-point percentage jumped nearly two full points to 29.5 percent after that performance. Six players recorded three-pointers as the Panthers finished the night shooting 43 percent from the arc.
 
Block Party at Claire's
Claire Wyatt has blocked a team-high 15 shots this season and is eleventh in the Big South for blocked shots per game (0.7). She has led HPU in blocks in 11 games this season and 19 times in her career.
 
Calli3 Tim3
Callie Scheier recorded a Division I career-best performance at USC Upstate, scoring 23 points with five three-pointers and going 8-for-8 behind the charity stripe.
 
Scheier is 11th in the Big South in 3-point field goals made per game as she's made 41 triples (1.6/game).
 
Doubled Up on Double-Doubles
Jenson Edwards and Jaden Wrightsell each posted double-doubles against King. Edwards led HPU in scoring with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Wrightsell posted 12 rebounds and 15 points. It was the first time two Panthers posted double-doubles in the same game since Feb. 20, 2016.
 
Edwards posted her second double-double of the season (sixth in career) against Gardner-Webb with a balanced 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Dishing It Out
Jordan Edwards has served a team-high 107 assists this season. She finished the regular season fourth in the Big South for assists per game (3.7 apg). Last season, Edwards tallied 142 assists on the season, good for fifth in HPU's single-season records.
 
Hitting the Boards
Jenson Edwards leads HPU in defensive rebounds so far this season. Edwards has pulled down 178 defensive rebounds (6.1 rpg) this season. She has pulled down 10 or more rebounds in five games this season. Edwards ranks first in the Big South in defensive rebounds and second in defensive rebounds per game.
 
Terrell Posts First Double-Double
Freshman Nakyah Terrell recorded her first career double-double against Wake Forest on Nov. 24th. She led the team with 21 points and 11 rebounds while also nabbing one steal and one assist.
 
Record Book Watch
Redshirt junior Jenson Edwards finished in the top-five all-time for season field goal percentage in 2020-21. Edwards was 141-279 (.505) from the floor. Edwards was also ninth for free throws made and percentage in a season. She was third in percentage (.882) and ninth in free throws made (90). Jenson's .418 three-point percentage line last season was fourth all-time for HPU as well. She is also 9th in High Point's Division I era career assists (257).
 
Jordan Edwards finished tied for fifth for assists in a season (142) and third in assists per game (5.1). Edwards has dished out 107 assists and nabbed 41 steals through 19 games this season.
 
Banbury is Back
Head coach Chelsea Banbury is entering her third season at the helm. She was named the fifth Division I head coach of High Point University's women's basketball team in June 2019. Banbury has a 38-20 record at High Point through her first two seasons.
 
Panthers Enter as Preseason No. 1
High Point was selected as the preseason No. 1 in the Big South while Skyler Curran and Jenson Edwards both earned Big South Preseason honors. Curran was named Big South Preseason Player of the Year after leading the team in scoring last season (17.7 points/game) while Edwards earned Big South Preseason Second Team recognition. Edwards also garnered the Becky Hammond Mid-Major Player of the Year Award after she posted the fifth-highest scoring average in the Big South with a total of 14.6 points per game.