NEWBERRY – Newberry will host Tusculum for the final game of the regular season in a doubleheader beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24.

WHO: Newberry College vs. Tusculum College
WHERE: Eleazer Arena in Newberry, S.C.
WHEN: 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24
RECORDS: Newberry is 15-11 overall and 10-9 in the SAC. Catawba is 16-9 with a 11-8 mark in the SAC.
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NEWBERRY STORYLINES

• Head coach Sean Page has two 1,000 career point scorers so far this season; Nicola Handreck (vs. Limestone) and Meg Essex (vs. Queens).
• Meg Essex needs 32 more blocks this season to tie recent Newberry Hall of Fame inductee, Tiffany Johnson at 225.
• Essex has eight double-doubles on the season to equal 11 for her career.
• Head coach Sean Page needs 22 more wins to reach 200 at Newberry.
• Kelsey McDermott set career highs in points (15), field goals (6), rebounds (7), and steals (4) in Wednesday's win over Coker.
• Against Mars Hill, Newberry set a season high in points in a period at 31, Georgia Elliott-King set a career high in points with 19, and bench set a new season high with 39 points.
• Shelby Britten had her sixth 20-plus point game of the season vs. Wingate, scoring 25

TUSCULUM STORYLINES

• Picked to finish eighth in the 2017-18 SAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.
• Returned only three starters.
• Defeated Division I UNC-G in an exhibition Dec. 19 with a final score of 71-69.
• Junior, forward, Kasey Johnson was a Second-Team Preseason All-Conference selection.

MORE INFORMATION

For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff.