Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop looks to end a two-game skid as it heads to Clinton, S.C. to take on Presbyterian College, Saturday afternoon in Big South Conference men's basketball action.
 

Game 28: Winthrop (18-9, 12-2 Big South) at Presbyterian College (9-17, 6-7 Big South)
Date	Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, 4 p.m. (EST)
Location	Clinton, S.C. | Ross E. Templeton Center (2,300)
Live Stats	Statbroadcast (click here)
Television/Stream	ESPN3 (click here) | Tyler Shugart (PxP) – Kenn Blankenship (Analyst)
Radio	94.3 FM/104.1 The Bridge / ESPN 730 | WGNC AM1450/101.1 FM (click here) / Dave Friedman (PxP) – Mike Pacheco (Analyst) – Pregame 3:30 p.m.
Notes	Winthrop | Presbyterian College
Social Media	@Winthrop_MBB | @WUEagles | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand

 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Winthrop
G         3          Micheal Anumba (6-4, So., 6.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.9 apg)
G         13        Hunter Hale (6-3, Gr., 12.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 apg)
G         54        Chandler Vaudrin (6-7, R-Jr.., 9.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5.8 apg)
F          25        Josh Ferguson (6-8, Sr., 10.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.1 apg)
F          30        D.J. Burns Jr. (6-9, R-Fr., 12.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 apg)
 
THE SERIES
Series Record: 25-13 (Winthrop leads)
Series Streak: W1
Record at Ross E. Templeton: 7-8
Streak at Ross E. Templeton: L1
Kelsey vs. Presbyterian College: 13-2
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Winthrop and PC meet for the 39^th time and second time this season
• Eagles won the first meeting 72-57 at the Winthrop Coliseum and now lead the all-time series 25-13
• PC won the meeting in Clinton last season, 99-91

 
THE GAME

• It's a battle of two teams looking to end two-game skids as the regular season starts to wind down
• Eagles still lead the league in scoring at 80.0 ppg, but have not hit 80 points in a game since scoring 104 against UNC Asheville (69.75 ppg over last four)
• Winthrop is 6-1 on the road in league play this year while PC is 4-2 against the league at home and 6-4 overall
• Eagles also lead the Big South in threes per game (9.3), rebound margin (+7.3) and scoring margin (+9.9)
• Since the two teams last met the Eagles are 4-2 while the Blue Hose are 1-5

 
WINTHROP       

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is in his 8^th season with the Eagles (157-91)
• Kelsey ranks 5^th all-time in Big South history in career wins and is now three wins away from tying Nield Gordon for 2^nd all-time in program history
• The victory at Longwood gave Kelsey 90 league wins all-time as he remains 8^th all-time
• Sitting at 12-2 in the league for the first time in league history, a half-game ahead of Radford at 11-2
• Eagles are winning league games by a margin of +13.2
• Hunter Hale is coming off nine points at Gardner-Webb but leads the team in scoring at 12.6 ppg followed by D.J. Burns Jr. at 12.5 ppg
• Eagles are averaging 81.7 ppg in league play and allowing 68.5 ppg
• Hale also leads the team in scoring in league games at 14.6 ppg while Burns Jr. is averaging 14.0
• Chandler Vaudrin is second in the league at 5.8 assists per game and his average currently ranks 4^th all-time in program history for a single-season
• Vaudrin is sitting in 8^th all-time for total assists in a single-season, just nine out of 4^th place
• This past Monday the Eagles went jumped to 21^st in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll and received one vote in the AP Top 25 Poll

 
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

• Blue Hose are led by first-year Quinton Ferrell (9-17)
• Started off league play 5-2, but are 1-5 in the last six games and sitting in a tie for sixth in the standings
• Cory Hightower leads the team in scoring at 13.2 ppg overall and 14.8 ppg in league play
• Hightower only played eight minutes in the first meeting after leaving in the first half
• Chris Martin is second on the team in scoring at 10.6 ppg and 11.5 in conference play
• Martin led the team in scoring in the first meeting with Winthrop with 13 points
• Hightower has led the team in scoring the last two games and coming off 21 in the loss to Radford

 
FERGUSON MAKING HIS MARK
Josh Ferguson reached the 500 rebound mark at the end of the 2018-19 season and became the 58th player in Big South Conference history to reach 600 rebounds. Ferguson pulled down eight rebounds in the win over Elon to reach exactly 600 rebounds for his career. He currently ranks 5th all-time in program history and is on pace to finish 3rd all-time. Ferguson became the 26th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and currently has 1,013 as he trails Pierre Wooten for 23^rd on the list by six points.  
 
TRIPLE-DOUBLE FOR VAUDRIN
Chandler Vaudrin had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the league-opening win over Longwood on Jan. 2. It was the first triple-double by a Winthrop player since Xavier Cooks had 11 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists against Reinhardt. Vaudrin nearly averaged a triple-double over the first two games of Big South action as he posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists at Campbell. It was the second triple-double of the season in the Big South and 13^th nationally at the NCAA D1 level. For his efforts against Longwood and Campbell he was named the Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week. He is currently the active leader overall NCAA divisions for career triple-doubles (5).
 
HALE REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Hunter Hale surpassed 1,000 points in his collegiate career after scoring 17 points in the loss at Furman. Hale's career began at Central Michigan and this last spring Hale transferred to the Eagles from Grand Valley State to begin graduate school and arrived with 926 points in his career. This season Hale is averaging 12.6 ppg as he's started 24-of-25 games he's played this season.
 
WINTHROP SPORTS SHOW AT ROCO
Joins us on Mondays at The Roasting Company throughout the basketball season will be the Winthrop Sports Show at ROCO hosted by the voices of the Winthrop Eagles Dave Friedman and Mike Pacheco. The two will sit down weekly with head coaches Pat Kelsey and Lynette Woodard as well as other selected guests throughout the season. The show is from 6-6:30 p.m. and airs live on 94.3 FM & 104.1 The Bridge.
 
TUNE IN TO THE EAGLES ALL SEASON LONG
Fans can listen to the games all season long on OTS Media of Rock Hill (94.3 FM and 104.1 The Bridge), which is the flagship station for Winthrop Athletics. In addition, most games will simulcast on 730 ESPN Charlotte and AM 1450 WGNC Gastonia.
All home games as well as all Big South games home or away are available to watch through the Big South Network on ESPN+ unless otherwise picked up by another ESPN network. To watch live Big South games on ESPN+, you need a subscriber. For more information how to subscribe, click here.

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