Both Presbyterian College basketball teams mounted comebacks on Wednesday night.

The one in Charlotte, N.C., succeeded.

The PC women stormed back from a 22-point deficit late in the first half to defeat Queens, 68-60.

In Clinton, the men whittled a 19-point a 19-point shortfall down to one, but Florida A&M won, 65-60.

After trailing, 38-19, at halftime, the Blue Hose outscored the Royals 49-22 in the final two quarters.

Mara Neira led the charge with 24 points. She hit four three-pointers in a row.

Natalie Herrin had her best game to date with 12 points and six rebounds.

“Our kids really responded at halftime and made the appropriate adjustments,” head coach Alaura Sharp stated. “It comes down to players stepping up.”

By the end of the third quarter, Queens (4-5) led, 47-42. 

With less than two minutes left in the final period, the teams were tied at 60. Ashley Carrillo’s basket at 1:03 put Presbyterian (7-3) ahead to stay.

Neira hit half her 16 shots and her eight three pointers. Bryanna Brady scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebound.

Three Royals – Kinley Brown (16), Nicole Gwynn (15) and Tiziana Huici (10) – scored in double figures. After shooting .526 in the first quarter, Queens didn’t shoot better than .353 in any of the remaining periods.

Both teams amassed 18 turnovers and the Blue Hose had one more rebound (41-40),

The Blue Hose have an eight-day break before returning to Templeton Center to play against the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Opportunities for upsets abound in the Presbyterian College baseball schedule released by head coach Elton Pollock.

The Blue Hose take on Clemson, South Carolina, Georgia and Georgia Tech, among others.

The first of 29 home games – and a three-game series – is against Saint Peters of Jersey City, N.J., on Feb. 16-18.

See the full schedule here.

Laurens won its fourth girls’ basketball game in a row on Wednesday night, improving to 4-3 with a 41-34 decision over Woodruff.

Zoe Young scored 21 points and blocked six shots as the Raiders took control in the second half. Others scorindg were Faith Jackson with six points, Ty Jones four and Destiny Anderson  four apiece, and  Shanayi Chinn nd Keyoric Yeargin, each with three.

The Wolverines won the boys’ game, 51-42. Woodruff stabilized the margin after leading by eight points. The Raiders made a run in the third quarter but could get no closer than three points.

TyJ Jones and Martinez Shaw each scored 11 points, and Nigere Brown scored 10 for Laurens (2-5).

Tylan Fowler scored four points for the Raiders, Zakarion Simpson three and Jaylen Simpson two.

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