Blue Hose face Sacred Heart in the NCAA Tournament
CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose women’s basketball team will play the Sacred Heart Pioneers this week in the NCAA Tournaments first four at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. The winner of this game will move on to compete against the No. 1 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks on their home court.
COACH SHARP’S THOUGHTS
“We kind of anticipated playing in the Columbia region and I love that because we can have a great following and great fan support. Just seeing our players faces as they found out, and adding it to the memory box of all the stuff that we’ve been through. We are still hungry for history and still have some peak performance.
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
After the conclusion of the regular season, the Big South office announced their yearly post season accolades. Among the notable recipients were sixth-year center Bryanna Brady and sophomore guard Tilda Sjökvist, both securing spots on the Second Team All-Conference roster. Additionally, Sjökvist has been honored with a place on the league’s All-Academic team.
HOW WE GOT HERE
After a rollercoaster of a regular season the Blue Hose were seeded fifth heading into the Big South Tournament with a 17-14 record. With three starters and a sixth man going down with unfortunate injuries throughout the season, Presbyterian players and coaches came together as a family to overcome so much adversity to get where they are today.
BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
After being named the five seed going into the Big South Conference Tournament, Presbyterian took down the fourth seeded Charleston Southern Buccaneers in the quarterfinals 54-51. The Blue Hose made history in the semifinals after beating the top seeded High Point Panthers on their home court to move on to the finals for the first time ever. The much-anticipated Big South Championship game was between the five seeded Presbyterian Blue Hose and the three seeded Radford Highlanders. After a score of 60-37, Presbyterian players and coaches were the ones cutting down the nets, earning the programs first automatic bid to the Big Dance.
