Presbyterian College NCAA News

Presbyterian College at Dayton When: 8 p.m. TV: None Radio: WHIO-AM and WHIO-FM Series: First meeting Probable starters Dayton Player Year Pos.

In Dayton's last contest, Chris Wright had 16 points and 12 rebounds to help Dayton hold off the Old Dominion Monarch 58-50. It was UD's 24th straight homecourt victory, extending the Flyers' school record.

Marcus Ginyard and Dexter Strickland didn't play for North Carolina last night because of injuries, but neither was needed in a blowout victory over Presbyterian College at the Smith Center.

Presbyterian's Travis Smith is in a tight spot during Saturday's 39-point loss to North Carolina, one of several routs the Blue Hose have suffered this season.

Al'Lonzo Coleman and two other juniors at Presbyterian College have dominated most of the team's basketball practices this season but will not score a single point in a game -- and that's by choice.

While other schools are aiming to be at their best this March, the 1,200-student liberal arts school in Clinton, S.C., is eyeing March 2012, the first year its team will be eligible for the NCAA tournament. The Blue Hose's three most experienced players have opted to redshirt this season so they will be fifth-year seniors when the school completes its five-year transition to Division I.

North Carolina ran past Presbyterian College in their first game since playing Kentucky last Saturday, 103-64. Ed Davis scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Deon Thompson chipped in 19 points to lead an attack that had four Tar Heels score in double digits.

CLINTON - Travis Smith canned a three-point shot with four seconds remaining to knot the score, but Tehran Cox's layup at the buzzer guided High Point to a 63-61 come-from-behind win Thursday evening.

Jake Troyli scored a career-high 22 points and Presbyterian defeated Montreat 68-50 on Monday night.

Charles Garcia scored a game-high 22 points along with eight rebounds to lead Seattle past Presbyterian 67-63 in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational on Friday afternoon.

PRESBYTERIAN BLUE HOSE COACH: Gregg Nibert . RECORD: 0-4 LAST SEASON: 12-17 overall, 9-9 in Big South PRESEASON OUTLOOK: The Blue Hose were picked to finish last in the Big South in pre-season polls.

Bradley sophomore forward Taylor Brown turned in career-highs with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double, leading the host Braves to a 71-58 victory against Presbyterian College in the second round of the HoopTV Las Vegas Invitational Tuesday night at Carver Arena.

CLINTON - Presbyterian College's season came to an end Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium with an unwelcome first.

Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help No. 23 Illinois overcome a sluggish start and beat Presbyterian College 94-48 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday night.

Where, When: at PC's Bailey Memorial Stadium, Clinton, S.C., 1 p.m. Records: GWU is 2-3 in the Big South, 5-5 overall; Presbyterian is 0-5 in the league, 0-10 overall Last week: GWU bowed to Big South leader Liberty 51-28; Presbyterian lost to Coastal Carolina 41-36 The series: Presbyterian leads 16-15; Last year the Runnin' Bulldogs won 47-21 in ...

Amu Saaka scored a career-high 29 points and Furman rallied to defeat Presbyterian 68-64 on Tuesday night.

Presbyterian coach Harold Nichols would express unyielding admiration for his players minutes later, but as they filed one by one into the locker room, even he couldn't manage a consoling smile.

Zach MacDowall threw three touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina beat Presbyterian 41-37 on Saturday.

Tanner Smith scored 14 points Friday and No. 24 Clemson held Presbyterian to 16 field goals in downing the Blue Hose 84-41. The Tigers scored the last 11 points of the first half for a 41-22 lead and then went on a 15-2 run during the second period of the season-opening game.

Tied 1-1 after Coastal won 21-13 in Clinton last season. Weather 66 degrees at kickoff; Partly cloudy; Chance of rain: 10 percent.

The 24th-ranked Clemson Tigers have won 26 straight games in the month of November and they should have no trouble continuing that run against the Presbyterian Blue Hose tonight at Littlejohn Coliseum.