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Wednesday, September 22, 2004 PRESBYTERIAN
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASES 2004-05 SCHEDULE CLINTON, S.C. — Fifteen
home dates and hosting the SAC/PBC Clash highlight the 2004-05
Presbyterian College 27-game regular season men’s basketball
schedule announced today by 16th-year head coach Gregg
Nibert. The
Blue Hose will open the season with an exhibition game against
the Columbia Sharkheads on November 5 before hosting Allen
University on November 15 for the regular season opener. PC
will hit the road to face North Greenville College (11/18) and
USC Upstate (11/23) before returning home on November 26-27 to
host the SAC/PBC Clash that pits SAC schools Presbyterian
College and Newberry College against Peach Belt schools Lander
University and USC Aiken. PC will take the Pacers of USC Aiken
on November 26 followed by a matchup the following night
versus Lander University. The month will end with a road trip
to Raleigh, N.C. to face region foe Shaw University on
November 30th. December
opens with the Blue Hose traveling to Greenwood, S.C. to take
on Lander University (12/4) followed by three straight home
games against North Greenville College (12/9), Erskine College
(12/11), and Francis Marion University (12/20). PC will finish
their pre-New Year’s schedule with a road game against
Queens University of Charlotte on December 30th. The
new year will open with a home game against Southern Wesleyan
University on January 3, followed by opening South Atlantic
Conference play with a road game against Mars Hill College on
January 8. The Blue Hose return home on January 12th
to host Wingate University before hitting the road for
matchups against Carson-Newman College (1/15) and Newberry
College (1/19). The Blue Hose return home to host Lenoir-Rhyne
College (1/22) and Tusculum College (1/26) and end the month
with a road trip to face Catawba College (1/29). The
month of February opens with a non-conference road game with
Allen University (2/2) followed by a home game against Mars
Hill College (2/5). PC will return to the road for a trip to
Wingate, N.C. to take on Wingate University (2/9), followed by
home games against Carson-Newman College (2/12) and Newberry
College (2/16). PC’s final regular season road trip will be
against Lenoir-Rhyne College (2/19) and Tusculum College
(2/23) before returning home on February 26 to host Catawba
College for Senior Night. The
2004-05 Food Lion/South Atlantic Conference Tournament will
open on March 2nd with first round matches for the
top four seeds. The semifinals and finals will be held from
March 4-6 in Hickory, NC on the campus of the Catawba Valley
Community College. “I
am very excited about this season’s schedule,” said
Nibert. “Our schedule will change our young team early to
prepare us for the rigors of South Atlantic Conference action
down the stretch.” PC
is coming off a 2003-04 campaign in which they compiled a
16-12 overall record and finished fifth in the SAC regular
season race. |