Tuesday,
February 11, 2003
BLUE
HOSE BASKETBALL LISTED AMONG NCAA LEADERS
PC’s Haskins ranked 10th in the nation in 3-Point FG%
CLINTON,
S.C. — Presbyterian College basketball teams is listed
among the NCAA Division II leaders in the latest statistics
announced this week.
The women’s basketball team (9-11, 4-4 SAC), junior guard Billie Haskins (Greensboro, Ga.) moved up four spots to 10th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (44.6%). The team, led by first-year head coach Leigh Irwin, jumped 11 spots to 19th in the nation in free throw percentage at 75.6%.
On
the men’s basketball team (20-4, 6-2 SAC) led by 14th-year
head coach Gregg Nibert,
remained fourth in the nation in scoring defense (57.0 pts/gm)
for the second straight week and dropped five spots to 27th in
field goal percentage defense (40.3%). The team is also T-20th
in win-loss percentage (83.3%), and moved up 10 spots to 16th in
three-point field goal percentage (40.5%).
The Blue Hose men’s and women’s basketball teams return to South Atlantic Conference action this Wednesday, February 12 as they travel to Wingate, N.C. to take on Wingate University. The women’s game is set to tip-off at 6:00 pm with the men’s game to start approximately at 8:00 pm.