Tuesday, September 21, 2004
PRESBYTERIAN
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASES 2004-05 SCHEDULE
CLINTON, S.C. — Twelve
home dates highlight the 2004-05 Presbyterian College 28-game
regular season women’s basketball schedule announced today
by first-year head coach Jessica
Vanco.
PC
will open the season at home on November 15 as they host the
Flying Fleet of Erskine College. The Blue Hose will
participate in the Queen City Tip-Off Classic in Belmont, N.C
on November 18-19. The Blue Hose will take on CVAC members and
host Belmont Abbey College and Queens University of Charlotte
at the Classic. The Blue Hose continue their early season road
trip with a stop in Florence, S.C. to take on instate rival
Francis Marion University on November 23. The month will end
with a road trip to Greenwood, S.C. to participate in the SAC/PBC
Clash hosted by Lander University. PC will play Columbus State
University (11/26) and host Lander University (11/27) during
the Clash.
PC
opens the month of December with a road game against USC
Upstate (12/1) followed by a home games against Armstrong
Atlantic State University (12/4) and Johnson C. Smith
University (12/7). The team’s final contest prior to the
Christmas holiday will take place on December 8th
with a road trip to Tigerville, S.C. to face North Greenville
College.
The
new year will open with a home game against USC Aiken on
January 2, followed by a road game against Anderson College
(12/3). The Blue Hose open South Atlantic Conference play in
January with a road game against Mars Hill College on January
8 before a home game against Wingate University (1/12). The
Blue Hose hit the road for matchups against Carson-Newman
College (1/15) and Newberry College (1/19), before returning
home to host Lenoir-Rhyne College (1/22) and Tusculum College
(1/26). The month ends with a road trip to face Catawba
College (1/29).
The
month of February opens with a non-conference home game with
Converse College (2/1) 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.
“Our
schedule is very competitive including a tough non-conference
schedule which will prepare us for the South Atlantic
Conference regular season,” said Vanco. “We are looking
forward to the challenge each and every night.”
The
Blue Hose are coming off last season’s 8-20 overall record
and a seventh place finish in the South Atlantic Conference
regular season race.