GREENWOOD, S.C. - The second-seeded Lander Bearcats host seventh-seeded Flagler tomorrow at 5:30 in the Peach Belt Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals.
Tickets for the game will be $10 each and can be purchased exclusively online HERE. Admission is free for students with a valid ID from a PBC school and children five and under. Tickets will not be sold at the venue and must be purchased ahead of time. Fans can have their tickets scanned from their phones or print out their tickets.
Lander all-access sports passes and faculty/staff are not valid for free entry into PBC Tournament games.
QUICK HITTERS
Lander's Record: 21-3, 15-3 PBC
Flagler's Record: 12-16, 6-12 PBC
First Met: November 15, 1997 (Lander won 88-74)
Last Met: February 26, 2022 (Lander won 85-72)
Last Five: Lander leads 5-0
Who's Next: vs. PBC Semifinals (March 4)
STORYLINES
- These two teams faced each other just four days ago to wrap up the regular season.
- In the second half, the Bearcats outscored Flagler 56-37 to erase a six-point halftime deficit and take the win.
- Aniaya Jester and Vashae Rideout had career-highs in points with 25 and 22, respectively. Jester also had a game-high 11 rebounds and seven assists. In her final regular-season home game, senior Sarah Crews scored 12 points, while Miriam Recarte had ten rebounds and two blocks.
- Lander leads the Peach Belt and is fourth in NCAA Division II in assists per game (17.9). They are also first in the PBC and fifth in the country in scoring margin (20.0). The Bearcats lead the PBC in assist-turnover ratio (1.06), field-goal percentage (44.6), and scoring offense (79.2). They are also second in assists (430), blocked shots per game (4.3), and rebound margin (7.7).
- Cange currently leads the PBC and is second in the country in field-goal percentage (67.7). She is also first in the conference in points per game (19.2), offensive rebounds per game (4.5), and free throws made (114). She is second in rebounds per game (10.1) double-doubles (15).
- Miriam Recarte is first in the conference and is 3rd nationally in blocked shots per game (2.96) and is second in the PBC in blocked shots (71).
- The Bearcats have won 15 out of their last 16 against the Saints, including their current seven-game winning streak.
- A win by Lander would match the Bearcat's longest winning streak in the series with the Saints from January 3, 2015-February 3, 2018.
TEAM COMPARISON
LANDER TEAM LEADERS
FLAGLER TEAM LEADERS
PPG |
Tori Pearce - 17.9 |
RPG |
Tori Pearce - 8.4 |
APG |
Tori Pearce - 6.2 |
SPG |
Tori Pearce - 3.1 |
BPG |
Sophie VanDyke - 0.9 |
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