The High Point University women's basketball team makes a trip north to Radford, Va., for a mid-week matchup against the Highlanders, this Wednesday, February 22nd. The Panthers are coming off of a 32-point win Saturday over USC Upstate. Jenson Edwards led the way with a game-high 20 points followed by Nakyah Terrell with 16.
 

Got the W ?
Earned a first-round bye into the @BigSouthSports Tournament Quarterfinals ?#H3U x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/oI2wcYRn8j

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 16, 2023

GAME INFORMATION
High Point at Radford | Wednesday, February 22^nd | 7:00 PM
Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center | Radford, Va.
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Last Time Out
Five Panther players ended the night in double-figures for the second time this season. Jenson Edwards led the way with 20 points, shooting 6-for-7 from the floor and netting 4-for-4 from behind the arc. Nakyah Terrell was second in points with 16 and Jordan Edwards contributed seven points and tied her season-high with eight assists. Sklyer Curran added 11 points, three assists, and five rebounds, while Claire Wyatt tallied ten points, one assist, and three rebounds. Teegan Pifher appeared in her eighth game this year and put in four points for High Point. This was the Panther's 11th win against the Spartans and their record is now 11-1 all-time.

ACROSS THE BENCH
High Point vs. Radford

• The Panthers are 32-20 all-time against Radford, dating back to 1999 with Radford taking the first ever contest by two points.
• HPU has one the last seven matchups against the Highlanders. Their most recent game was in January — the Panthers winning 70-62.
• Last season, High Point beat Radford in both games they played.
• When the two teams met earlier this season, Jenson Edwards led the way with 17 points, five assists, and five rebounds. Skyler Curran was close behind with 14 points and nine rebounds and Jordan Edwards tallied 13 points and five assists.
• Head coach Chelsea Banbury is 7-2 all-time against the Highlanders. She has not lost to Radford since her debut season in 2019.

 About the Highlanders

• Radford is 11-16 on the season and 7-9 in Big South conference play entering Wednesday's game.
• The Highlanders have won nine home games in the Dedmon Center and have only lost on their home court three times this season against Charleston, Liberty, and Gardner-Webb.
• In its last five games, Radford is 1-4 with their one win coming against Charleston Southern, 84-52.
• Last Five Games for Radford:
  • L, 48-60 at Winthrop – February 4
  • L, 49-70 at Charleston Gardner-Webb – February 8
  • W, 84-52 vs. Charleston Southern – February 11
  • L, 49-52 at UNC Asheville – February 15
  • L, 63-65 vs. Longwood – February 18
• Freshman guard Ashlyn Traylor leads the Highlanders with 341 points this season. Traylor averages 12.6 points, 3.2 assists, and six rebounds per game.
• Head coach Mike McGuire is in his tenth season with the Highlanders. McGuire owns the third-best winning percentage of any coach in program history. He has posted 11 wins this season so far.

Edwards Named Player of the Week
Jenson Edwards has been named the Big South Player of the Week for the first time this season as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon (February 20). It is the second time that an HPU women's basketball player has earned the award this season and the first time in Edwards' career that she's been named the player of the week after earning several freshman of the week awards three seasons ago. Edwards averaged 17.0 points per game after High Point went 2-0 with wins over Presbyterian and USC Upstate to secure a first-round bye into the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament. Edwards had an impressive performance at Upstate, pouring in a game-high 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor, and going 4-for-4 from both the three-point line and free throw line. She also tallied three assists in each contest.
 

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— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 20, 2023

Panthers Ride Seven Game Win Road Streak into Radford
With a win at USC Upstate on Saturday, February 19, High Point collected its seventh-straight road win of the season. It marks the longest road game win streak in program history. HPU's seven road wins have come at UNC Asheville (71-55), Presbyterian (82-80), Winthrop (79-42), Campbell, (57-49), Charleston Southern (71-55), Longwood (73-56), and USC Upstate (83-51). 
 

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— High Point Panthers (@HighPointSports) February 20, 2023

Double-Figure Dominance
The Panthers have now placed five players in double-figure scoring twice this season. The first game came against Charleston Southern earlier in the season, as Curran, Hager, Wyatt, Terrell, and Baskerville all ended with ten or more points. Jenson Edwards, Nakyah Terrell, Skyler Curran, Shakira Baskerville and Claire Wyatt were in double-figures against USC Upstate Saturday. Jenson Edwards scored a game-high 20 points.
 

Don't look now, but...??

Five players finish in double figures for @HPUWBB, who wins its fifth game in a row in commanding fashion, 83-51! @HighPointSports x #BigSouthWBB?? pic.twitter.com/ly190FmiQx

— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) February 18, 2023

Edwards Now Sixth All-Time Leading Scorer
With 20 points on Saturday, Jenson Edwards is now ranked sixth overall for all-time leading scorers in program history. Edwards has tallied 1,222 points in her time as a Panther and has now passed Cheyenne Parker and Makenzi Maier in the record book. Jenson averages 10.2 points per game this season, which is third-best on the team. She also averages 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
 

Panthers are rolling ?? @jenson_edwards up to 12 points and shooting perfect from the floor!!#H3U x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/AWuS07Agv4

— HPU Women's Basketball (@HPUWBB) February 18, 2023

Panthers Second in Big South Late in the Season
With a record of 14-12 overall and 12-4 in the Big South, the Panthers maintain their second overall placement in the conference behind Gardner-Webb. With the conference tournament quickly approaching, the Panthers are looking to tally another conference win against Radford to push their record to 13-4. High Point is ranked first overall in field-goal percentage and assists in the conference. They are just behind the Runnin' Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb in scoring offense.

 Curran Earns Player of the Week Nod
After a steady week of averaging double-figure scoring, High Point University women's basketball's Skyler Curran has been named the Big South Player of the Week. It marks the first time an HPU women's basketball player has earned the award this season and the seventh time in Curran's career that she's been named the Player of the Week. Curran helped HPU to a 2-0 week with double-digit wins over Campbell and Longwood. She finished the week with 31 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 13-for-21 (.691) from the floor. Against Campbell, Curran poured in a game-high 16 points and seven rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor. At Longwood, she tallied 15 points on 3-of-5 shooting from deep and pulled down six rebounds.
 
Edwards Posts Eleventh Career Double-Double
Jenson Edwards posted 15 points and 12 rebounds in the Panthers win against Longwood this past Saturday. Edwards scored nine points in a 15-0 run over the Lancers in the third quarter. This is her eleventh double-double of her career and second on the season. She is now third on the team in total points with 229.
 
Terrell Adds Season-High 17 Points
Nakyah Terrell added a season-high 17 points for the Panthers on Saturday, shooting 55% from the field. Terrell tallied three, three-point field goals, also going three for five from beyond the arc. This is the 13th double-figure game for the sophomore guard. Terrell is now second in points with 244 on the season.
 
Curran Tallies 18th Double-Figure Game & Now Third in HPU's All-Time Scoring List
With 15 points on Saturday, Skyler Curran has now ended in double-figures in 18 out of the Panther's 24 games. Curran posted a season-high 29 points against Stony Brook earlier in the season and has tallied points in every single game so far. She ranks third overall in points per game in the Big South Conference and third overall in made three-pointers, averaging 2.4 per game. With a new career-total of 1,596 points, Curran now sits third overall in HPU's all-time scoring list, breaking Shamia Brown's 1,590 point-total.
 
Panther Offense Too Much for Nationally Ranked Defense
While Campbell entered Wednesday's (January 25) contest with the third-ranked NCAA Division I defense allowing 50.6 points per game, High Point used a 12-0 run midway through the third quarter to take down the Camels, 57-49. Campbell also boasted 41.8 rebounds per game entering the contest, 29^th in NCAA DI, but HPU out-rebounded the hosts 32-30 on the night.
 
Hot Shooting from Deep Edges Conference Record
The Panthers' 19 made three-pointers at Presbyterian on January 14^th nearly tied HPU's own Big South record for triples made in a game (20 vs. Winthrop). The performance also tied the third-most threes made in a single game this season by an NCAA DI member (Michigan State (19) at Maryland; South Dakota (19) vs. Midland).
 
Curran Reaches 1,500-Point Milestone
With a game-high 21 points at Winthrop on Wednesday, January 18^th, graduate senior Skyler Currantallied her 1,500^th career point. Curran finished the night on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor and 5-of-7 shooting from three-point range. Her 1,613 career points are currently third and climbing in HPU's program history.
 
Curran Cracks Top-100 in Active Career Leaders
Grad senior Skyler Curran has totaled 1,613 career points and 369 points this season (14.8 ppg). She is up to No. 3 on HPU's all-time scoring list, trailing only Kaylah Keys (1,869) and Emma Bockrath (1,616). Curran is also climbing the ladder on the NCAA Division I active career leaders list in points. She currently sits at No. 64 in 115 career games played, tied for the 16^th-fewest games played among those in the top-75. Due to an injury last season, Curran missed all but one game on the 2021-22 schedule. In 2020-21, she averaged 17.2 points per game against Big South opponents and 17.7 points per game overall, finishing the season with 514 total points. This season, Curran is second in the Big South for scoring with 14.8 points per game and 369 total points.
 
Dynamic Duo Climbing the Ladder
Jenson Edwards and Skyler Curran both joined the career 1,000 points & 500 rebounds club in HPU's contest against Wofford on November 19th. Edwards tallied 22 points with her first double-double of the season to eclipse 1,000 career points while Curran pulled down nine rebounds to reach 500 rebounds. Edwards notched the 500 rebounds milestone earlier in the season while Curran tallied her 1,000-career point in the 2020-21 season.
 
HPU Women's Basketball 1,000 Career Points & 500 Career Rebounds
Katie O'Dell (2002-06) – 1,307 points, 680 rebounds
Mackenzi Maier (2007-11) – 1,119 points, 595 rebounds
Shamia Brown (2008-12) – 1,590 points, 745 rebounds
Cheyenne Parker (2010-13) – 1,200 points, 1,039 rebounds
Stacia Robertson (2012-15) – 1,274 points, 801 rebounds
Emma Bockrath (2015-18) – 1,616 points, 747 rebounds
Jenson Edwards (2018-pres.) - 1,222 points, 626 rebounds
Skyler Curran (2018-pres.) - 1,624 points, 623 rebounds
 
Curran is also now in sole possession of the leader for three-pointers made in a career, passing Kalyah Keys' 255. She reached the program-best mark of 257 makes in 97 career games played. Curran is 293-of-822 from beyond the arc, a career .356 from deep.
 
Edwards and Curran become the seventh and eighth members of the Panthers' NCAA Division I-era 1,000 point and 500 rebound club and are two of just three active women's basketball players in the Big South who have reached both milestones.
 
Edwards Second in Assists in Big South
Jordan Edwards has tallied 81 assists on the season and is second in the conference in assists per game with 3.9. In the Panther's win against Longwood Saturday, February 11^th, Edwards added five assists and posted a season-high eight assists against Campbell earlier in the season. The graduate guard has posted at minimum one assist in every game she has played this season.
 
Every Panther Scores as Meadows, McNear Return
All active roster players got the chance to see the floor on Wednesday night (January 18) in Rock Hill as High Point took down Winthrop, 79-42. The contest also marked the first game back for graduate senior Courtney Meadows and redshirt junior Amaria McNear. In eight minutes of action, Meadows scored a layup and tallied an assist while McNear made a free throw to mark that every Panther had scored in the contest.
 
Baskerville Builds to Career-High at Winthrop
Sophomore forward Shakira Baskerville has already doubled her scoring production as a role player from her freshman year as a Panther. In 2021-22, Baskerville tallied 32 total points through 13 games played (2.5 ppg). In 2022-23, she is averaging 4.3 points per game with 69 total points. She's posted five or more points in four of her last six games played and posted a new career-high 15 points at Winthrop on Wednesday, January 18^th.
 
Second Half Rally Marks Historic Comeback Win
High Point rallied from as much as 19-down to take a 60-57 win from Charleston Southern. The Panthers went 12-of-14 from the free throw line in fourth quarter, highlighted by Skyler Curran going 9-for-9 from the charity stripe as she finished with a game-high 24 points. The resurgence is tied for the fourth-largest comeback in a conference game in program history (vs. Liberty; January 30, 2018). Jenson Edwards led HPU with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals, and a block in 38 minutes played. Nakyah Terrell joined Curran scoring in double figures with 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor with four rebounds.
 
Four-Straight Matchups with Three Double-Figure Scorers Supplement HPU Team Play
In the four-game stretch from a matchup with No. 8 Virginia Tech to a win at UNC Asheville, High Point has had three scorers finish in double digits each night. In the stretch, Claire Wyatt and Callie Scheier have finished three games in double figures, finishing the stretch with 47 and 33 points, respectively. Skyler Curran (31) and Nakyah Terrell (21) have posted double-digit scoring efforts twice, and Jordan Edwards(15) and Jenson Edwards (12) each finished in double figures at Asheville.
 
Edwards' Hot Hand in First Quarter Propels Panthers to Second Big South Win
During Wednesday night's game at UNC Asheville, grad senior Jordan Edwards blew open the first quarter scoring for HPU, notching 13 of her season-high 15 points in the opening period on 3-of-4 shooting from deep. In the last two minutes of the quarter, Edwards knocked down triples on consecutive possessions before Nakyah Terrell hit a jumper on HPU's final possession to take a commanding 27-12 lead into the second period. The Panthers shot over 66 percent from the floor (10-of-15) and over 55 percent from three-point range (5-of-9) in the opening 10 minutes.
 
Ball Sharing, Defense Powers Panthers to Big South Opener Win
High Point opened the Big South schedule with a win against 2022 tournament champion Longwood on Thursday night in Qubein Arena. Three Panthers scored in double figures while HPU posted 25 assists on 31 made baskets. It is the most assists tallied in a single-game this season for High Point and ties the ninth-most assists recorded in a single-game in program history.
 
Wyatt Finding Rhythm Entering New Year
Rounding out the 2022 portion of the schedule, Claire Wyatt averaged 15.0 points per game over three games for HPU, leading the Panthers in scoring in each of the contests. In the December 29^th win over Longwood, she also added a team-high two blocks to go along with four rebounds and two assists. In those three games, she shot 62 percent (18-of-29) from the floor, 50 percent (7-of-14) from three-point range and tallied six of her eight total blocks on the year.
 
Curran Conjures First Double-Double
Graduate student Skyler Curran recorded the Panthers' first double-double of the season as she dropped team highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Curran leads HPU with 15.7 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game through the first three contests.
 
Scheier Leads Defensive Effort
Junior Callie Scheier has recorded a team-high 38 steals through 15 games so far this season, good for second in the Big South. She has recorded three or more steals in seven games this season, including games against Davidson, Elon, Georgetown, and Wake Forest. The program record for steals in a season by an individual sits at 88, set by Emma Bockrath (2018-19), Narelle Henry (2002-03), and Erin Reynolds (2011-12). Lindsey Edwards was the most recent Panther to crack the program top-15 with 67 steals in the 2018-19 season.
 
Preseason Panthers
Three HPU players earned Big South Preseason honors and High Point was picked to win the conference for the second year in a row in preseason polls. Skyler Curran and Jenson Edwards were named to the Preseason All-Big South First Team while Jordan Edwards earned Second Team Big South preseason honors.