Women's Basketball Goes For Third Straight Victory Saturday At Charleston Southern
February 19, 2016 | Women's Basketball
The Game
Gardner-Webb puts its two-game win streak on the line Saturday, when it travels to Charleston, S.C. to face the Charleston Southern Buccaneers at 2:00 p.m.Saturday's matchup will be streamed on the Big South Network and the game will be broadcast on wgwg.org with Jared Pankhurst and Brendan Boylan on the call.
Last Time Out
The Runnin' Bulldogs avenged an early season loss to Presbyterian in their last game with a 51-40 victory over the Blue Hose, Tuesday evening inside Paul Porter Arena. Olivia Parker led the way with her third-straight double-double with a game-high 15 points and 11 boards on 6-of-11 shooting. Gardner-Webb led 20-16 at halftime but put the game away with a huge third quarter, outscoring PC 25-2. PC did not score a single field goal in the third quarter and its only points came on two free-throws by Taylor Petty with 6:07 remaining.
Series Notes
This will be the 16th meeting between Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, since GWU joined the Division I ranks in the 2000-01 season. Gardner-Webb swpt the season-series between the two schools last season. The Runnin' Bulldogs have won six straight meetings between the two schools.
Jump Shots
2 Gardner-Webb owns a 4-2 record against Charleston Southern inside of the Buc Dome. The Runnin' Bulldogs have won three straight games on CSU's home court.
2 The Runnin' Bulldogs own a 69-39 record in conference play inside of Paul Porter Arena under head coach Rick Reeves, compared to a 39-68 record away from Boiling Springs.
2 Over the last two seasons when Gardner-Webb is leading with 5:00 left it has a combined record of 26-2, including a an 12-1 record this season.
2 In 2015-16, when Alexus Hill scores in double-figures, Gardner-Webb owns an 12-3 record.
2 Currently, the Runnin' Bulldogs have four players that are averaging double-figures on the season, which would be tied for the most since 2009-10 when it also had four players average double-digits.
2 Since it joined the Big South Conference in the 2008-09 season, Gardner-Webb owns a 31-25 record in the month of February.
2 Olivia Parker has recorded 12 double-doubles in 2015-16, and combined over the last two seasons, the senior forward has put together 23 double-digit points and rebounds performances.
2 With a victory next Tuesday against UNC Asheville, GWU will improve to 14-2 in Paul Porter Arena this season, matching the best home court record in a single-season under Coach Reeves
