Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball

The Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team represents Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. It currently competes in the Big South Conference.^[2][3]

Presbyterian Blue Hose
2024–25 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team
University	Presbyterian College
Head coach	Tiffany Sardin (1st season)
Conference	Big South
Location	Clinton, South Carolina
Arena	Templeton Physical Education Center (capacity: 2,300)
Nickname	Blue Hose
Colors	Blue and garnet[1]
NCAA tournament second round
Division II: 1994, 1998, 2000
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 Division I: 2024
Conference tournament champions
South Atlantic: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 Big South: 2024

History

Presbyterian began play in 1977.^[4] They made six NCAA Division II Tournament appearances in their time in Division II (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), winning two games in their tenure. They began play in Division I in 2007.^[5]

Team record

Division One Only!

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Jessica Vanco (Independent) (2007–2008)
2007–08	Jessica Vanco	2–24
Jessica Vanco:		2–24
Ronny Fisher (Big South Conference) (2008–2016)
2008–09	Ronny Fisher	4–25	1–15
2009–10	Ronny Fisher	5–25	3–13
2010–11	Ronny Fisher	9–20	5–11
2011–12	Ronny Fisher	14–15	8–10
2012–13	Ronny Fisher	19–12	14–4
2013–14	Ronny Fisher	12–19	9–11
2014–15	Ronny Fisher	16–15	10–10
2015–16	Ronny Fisher	18–13	13–7
Ronny Fisher:		97–144	63–81
Todd Steelman (Big South Conference) (2016–2018)
2016–17	Todd Steelman	13–18	10–8
2017–18	Todd Steelman	12–18	9–9
Todd Steelman:		25–36	19–17
Alaura Sharp (Big South Conference) (2018–2024)
2018–19	Alaura Sharp	7–24	4–14
2019–20	Alaura Sharp	12–18	7–13		NCAA Tournament canceled
2020–21	Alaura Sharp	11–10	10–8
2021–22	Alaura Sharp	12–18	6–12
2022–23	Alaura Sharp	13–17
2023–24	Alaura Sharp	21–14	Big South	1st Place	Big South Conference
Alaura Sharp:		76–101	27–47
Total:
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Blue Hose appeared in their first NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 2024. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2024	First Four First Round	Sacred Heart South Carolina	W, 49–42 L, 39-91

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Blue Hose made six appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 1–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	First round	Wingate	L, 63–64
1995	First round	Longwood	L, 72–78
1998	First round Regional semifinals	Virginia Union Bowie State	W, 74–65 L, 59–63
1999	First round	Wingate	L, 76–77
2000	Regional semifinals	Francis Marion	L, 79–82
2002	First round	Virginia State	L, 56–65