Cougar Women?s Basketball Set to Host Georgia Southern
1/18/2009 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The College of Charleston women's basketball team, winners of its last three in a row, will host the Georgia Southern Eagles Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Carolina First Arena.
The Cougars (11-5, 5-4 SoCon) host an Eagles team (11-7, 6-3) that has won its last two in a row, including a 74-69 win over Furman Saturday. Ashley Melson leads Georgia Southern with 12.9 points a game, while J'Lisia Ogburn paces the team in rebounds with 5.8 a game.
The Cougars are coming off their third win in a row, a 64-57 victory at Wofford Saturday. Jade Hughes (Spartanburg, S.C.) led the team with 19 points, her second straight with 19 and her sixth out of her seventh game with double-figure points. Nikki Williams (North, S.C.) pulled down 11 rebounds for Charleston as well. The win Saturday was the Cougars' third in a row away from home. It marked the first time since the 1996-97 season, the team has accomplished that feat.
Charleston is looking to win its 12th game of the season. Should the Cougars defeat the Eagles, it would mark the quickest that the team has reached 12 wins in its NCAA Division I history. CofC is just four wins away from tying its Division I all-time win total.
Georgia Southern leads the series 25-9 and has won the last three of four games. Charleston defeated the Eagles in the last meeting. The Cougars defeated Georgia Southern, 65-53, in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Southern Conference Tournament. The Cougars last defeated the Eagles at home with a 77-69 decision Dec. 3, 2005.
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