BOILING SPRINGS N.C. - The Gardner-Webb women's basketball team is back in action on Wednesday night, going for back-to-back Big South wins as the Runnin' Bulldogs host Presbyterian

GAME INFORMATION
Game 20: Presbyterian (2-16, 0-5 Big South) at Gardner-Webb (6-13, 3-2 Big South)
Location: Paul Porter Arena - Boiling Springs, N.C.
Stream: ESPN Plus
Talent: Seth Eaves, Bryson Byrnes
Tip-Off: 7:00 pm
Series History: GWU leads 19-15
Previous Meeting: 3-1-25 - GWU, 91-81

THE MATCH-UP:  On Wednesday night, Gardner-Webb plays host to Presbyterian as the long-time foes meet for the 35th time as NCAA Division I opposition. The Runnin' Bulldogs lead the series 19-15, have won 9 of the last 10, and the last six in a row dating back to 2023

LAST TIME OUT: The Runnin' Bulldogs scored a key Big South win on Saturday, winning 52-45 at Charleston Southern to move to 3-2 in the league. Gardner-Webb was impressive on the defensive end, holding Charleston Southern to 15 points or less in three of four quarters, including just four in the second and nine in the fourth

STAR FRESHMAN: Freshman guard Makayla Legette is the reigning Big South Freshman of The Week. In a win on Saturday at Charleston Southern, Legette scored 14 points, shot 6-of-13 from the floor, and added four rebounds, four assists and two steals as the Runnin' Bulldogs scored a key victory early in Big South play. Legette also posted eight points on 4-of-9 shooting with two rebounds, one assist and one steal at Radford last Wednesday night

BACK IN THE LINEUP: Junior guard Anaya Harris returned to the Gardner-Webb lineup on December 13th and has quickly made her presence known once again. The Raleigh, N.C. native dropped 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting in her season debut against Western Carolina, scored 20 in the loss to UNC Asheville two weeks ago, and despite only scoring eight points against USC Upstate, scored the game-clinching bucket with under a minute to play

PRESS TO RUN: The strength of the Runnin' Bulldogs team so far in 2025-26 has been defense. In six wins, Gardner-Webb is allowing only 51.1 points per game, including a season-low 35 in a win over Hampton on November 16th where the Pirates shot 21.2% for the game and 14.% from three. In its six wins, Gardner-Webb has yet to allow an opponent to score more than 62 points and three times the Dawgs have held opponents to under 50.

SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE: Under 3rd year head coach Tiffany Sardin, the Blue Hose enter Wednesday night's contest 2-16 overall and 0-5 in the Big South. Presbyterian has had a couple of close calls, including a 64-53 loss to UNC Asheville on Saturday, where the Blue Hose trailed by as many as 23 entering the fourth quarter before losing by just 11