The Presbyterian College women's basketball team closes out 2024 in Templeton against the Newberry Wolves on New Year's Eve at noon.
GAMEDAY INFO
Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Site: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
Tickets: Gobluehose.com
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 1-11
Last Game: December 19, 2024 – Presbyterian 40, Montana State 57
Head Coach: Tiffany Sardin (Virginia, 2006)
Record at PC: 1-11 (1st Season)
NEWBERRY
Record: 5-8
Last Game: December 18, 2024 – Newberry 57, Catawba College 71
Head Coach: Johnette Walker (Radford, 2009)
Record at Newberry: 5-8 (1st Season)
LAST TIME OUT
The Blue Hose were unable to pick up a win at the Puerto Rico Classico as they fell to Montana State 57-40 on Dec. 19. Kishyah Anderson tallied 21 points this game, marking her second game with at least 20 points. She also added an impressive five steals and three blocks. Paige Kindseth took 10 rebounds, her fifth game of the season with double-figure rebounds.
A LOOK AT THE BLUE HOSE
- Presbyterian has averaged 48.0 ppg while recording a 35.9 field goal percentage.
- Junior guard/forward Kishyah Anderson leads the team with 11.8 ppg while shooting at a 50.4 rate from the field.
- Senior guard Paige Kindseth is a not far behind with 8.6 ppg while leading the team with 7.4 rpg.
- Junior guard Shelby Fiddler leads the team from beyond the arc, with 12 made three-pointers while shooting at 22.6 percent.
- The Blue Hose are led by first year head coach Tiffany Sardin.
SCOUTING THE WOLVES
- Newberry heads into Tuesday's game with a 5-8 record, picking up their wins over North Greenville, Lenoir-Rhyne, Emory & Henry, UVA Wise, and Lincoln Memorial.
- Over their first 13 games, the team has averaged 54.7 ppg while shooting at a 37.7 field goal percentage.
- Senior forward Jess Tomkins leads the team in many fields, including, 16.5 ppg, a 58.1 field goal percentage, 8.5 rpg, and with 26 blocks.
- Sophomore guard Hannah Nimmo leads the team from range with a 33.9 three-point field goal percentage (19-of-56).
- Newberry is led by first year head coach Johnette Walker.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
Newberry and Presbyterian haven't faced off since before Presbyterian moved up to the Division I rank.
An Opponent to watch:
Tomkins 25 Points Not Enough As Wolves Winning Streak Snapped
Jess Tomkins, the reigning South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Player of the Week, continued her outstanding play with 25 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots but it wasn't enough as the Wolves saw their two-game winning streak ended with a 71-57 loss to Catawba at Eleazer Arena.
Catawba led 37-30 at the half and stretched the lead to 17, 58-41 with 39 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
The Wolves rallied to cut the lead to eight points, 62-54 on a layup by Tomkins with 3:21 left in the game, but that is as close as Newberry could get. The Wolves held Catawba to just 2-of-11 shooting in the fourth quarter.
Newberry held Catawba to just 42 percent shooting and forced 17 turnovers.
In her last six games, Tomkins is averaging 21.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and nearly two blocked shots per game. She is also shooting 61.7% from the floor and 77.8% from the free throw line.
Ryian Howard and Marykate Kent each added eight points for the Wolves.
Newberry is now 5-8 overall and 4-5 in the South Atlantic Conference.
The Wolves will take a break for the Holidays before traveling to Clinton for an exhibition game against Presbyterian on December 31st.
The Matchup History between these 2 teams here.
