Davidson at CofC Notes
2/23/2009 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
? The Cougars are looking for the series sweep when they host Davidson Feb. 23 ... in the last meeting, Charleston took the 74-71 decision back on Jan. 12 ... the Wildcats still hold the 20-5 mark over the Cougars ...
? The Wildcats hold the 20-5 record over the Cougars, but it was CofC that took the last game, with a 74-71 win Jan. 12 ...
? Davidson is 11-16 overall and 10-8 in the SoCon and defeated Georgia Southern, 65-57, in its last game ... Mercedes Robinson leads the Wildcats with 15.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game ...
? Charleston is coming off a 57-55 win against Appalachian State this past Saturday ... Jade Hughes nailed the game-winning three-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to stave off a furious Mountaineer rally and take the two-point win ... The Cougars seemed in control and led 53-43 with 4:13 remaining before the Mountaineers rattled off 12 unanswered points to take the 55-53 lead with 28 seconds to go ... Leading the Mountaineer charge was Sam Ramirez, who scored eight of her 19 points during that stretch ... On the next possession Hughes nailed the go-ahead three and Charleston was able to hold on for the 57-55 win ...
? With the win at Georgia Southern Feb. 16, Head Coach Nancy Wilson, whose first win was a 100-51 decision over Baptist College (now Charleston Southern) in 1976-77, reached the 500-win plateau ... she now has a 500-309 record in 26 seasons ... she ranks 24th in victories among active Division I women's basketball coaches and is 37th on the all-time list ... she is also in the top 50 in victories among all women's basketball coaches ... Wilson, who left CofC in 1984 to become head coach at South Carolina until 1997, claimed her 200th win with a 70-67 victory over Southern Mississippi on Jan. 10, 1985 ... Her 450th victory was a 59-50 win over Wofford on Jan. 7, 2006 ...
? The Cougars won their ninth win in a row with the 64-53 decision over Furman Feb. 3 ... it was the first nine-game winning streak for Charleston in NCAA Division I history ... Charleston won seven in row from Jan. 23 - Feb. 11 during the 1988-89 season ... the nine-game streak was snapped this with the 61-41 loss at Samford Feb. 7 ...
? The Cougars earned their 20th win of the season, surpassing the Division I mark for most wins by CofC in a season ... Charleston last won 16 games in 1989-90, the first year of CofC's recassification from NAIA to NCAA ... the 13 league wins is the best record for the Cougars in the SoCon in a season ... Charleston went 28-4 in its last year in NAIA in 1988-89 ...
? Two Cougars are averaging in double-figures to lead Charleston ... Tonia Gerty leads with 11.6 points per game, while Jade Hughes follows with her 10.9 ... Brooke Kotcella is close behind with 9.1 a game ... Sarah Moye leads the team in rebounds with 6.5 a game ... Nikki Williams has 6.3 ...
? Brooke Kotcella scored a career-high 24 points against the USC Aiken Pacers Dec. 31, in part to a six-for-nine effort from beyond the three-point arc ... the six three-pointers tied a CofC Division I single-game record ...
? Charleston finished is regular-season road record at 9-5 ... the Cougars have found success outside of the Carolina First Arena ... the best record on the road for CofC before this was a 7-10 mark in 2004-05... CofC has been putting up impressive numbers on the road ... they outscore their opponents 919 - 880 and have a better shooting percentage (41.4 - 39.5) ... CofC also outrebounds the home teams 38.4 - 34.4 and has a better three-point field goal percentage (34.2 - 32.9) ... Charleston has won its last six of eight games on the road ...
? Charleston is looking to finish its first season at the Carolina First Arena with a 12-2 mark. It would be the best record for the Cougars at home since going 14-2 in 1988-89.
? Sarah Moye recently became the seventh player in CofC Division I history to join the 500-rebound club at CofC ... she did it with a two-rebound effort at Elon ... Nikki Williams pulled down five rebounds against S.C. State earlier this season to reach the 500 rebound plateau and became the sixth Cougar to do so ... she has 607 so far this season ... Williams just recently moved into the top five ... Moye's 604 career boards is sixth ...
? Jade Hughes recently moved into the top five in career assists at CofC ... she is fourth with her 295 and is just nne from moving into second ...
? Charleston has found success from the perimeter this season ... should the 35.4 percentage hold for the season, it would rank first in the CofC Division I record books for three-point field goal percentage ... same goes for its 72.5 free throw percentage ...
? As of the Feb. 15th national rankings the Cougars are 95th in scoring margin (5.3), 54th in free throw percentage (72.8), 49th in rebound margin (4.8), 61st in three-pointers per game (6.2), 32nd in three-point field goal percentage (.361) and 53rd in win-loss percentage (72.0) ...
? In the league stats, the Cougars as a team are showing up in the tops in some categories ... as of Feb. 17 the Cougars are fourth in scoring offense (65.3) and fourth in scoring defense (59.4) ... Charleston is third in scoring margin (+5.9) and fourth in free throw percentage (.725), as well as fourth in field goal percentage (.404) ... the Cougars are third in three-point field goal percentage (.354) and second in three-point field goal percentage defense (.296) and second in rebounding defense (35.3) ... Charleston is third in rebounding margin (+4.8), second in offensive rebounds (14.4) and fourth in steals (9.2) ... the Cougars are also fourth in three-pointers made (6.0), third in turnover margin (+1.0) and fourth in assist/turnover ratio (0.7) ...
? Individually, Charleston is also making its mark in the league rankings (since Feb. 17) ... Tonia Gerty is 12th in scoring (11.7), while Jade Hughes is 14th (10.9) ... Brooke Kotcella is 27th (9.1) ... Nikki Williams and Sarah Moye are 11th (6.5) in rebounds ... Deidra Jones is fourth in the league in field goal percentage (.494), Brooke Kotcella, 13th (.425) ... Tonia Gerty is third in assists (3.8), Jade Hughes, sixth (3.5) ... in free throw percentage, Jade Hughes ranks third (.833) ... Tonia Gerty is 13th in steals (1.7) ... Brooke Kotcella is third (.439) in three-point field goal percentage, while Jade Hughes is 10th (.396) ... Brooke Kotcella is ninth in three-point field goals made (1.7), along with Jade Hughes, who is eighth (1.7) ... Sarah Moye is sixth in offensive rebounds (2.8), while Nikki Williams is 10th in defensive rebounds (4.5) ...
? The Cougars have found success the last two seasons with holding the lead in the closing minutes of the game ... Charleston is 31-0 when leading at the five minute mark, including a 17-0 record this season ... Charleston is 31-1 over the last two years when leading with 15 minutes remaining ...
? Nancy Wilson is in her 14th season as head coach of the Cougars, but only her sixth since the 1983-84 season ... During her eight seasons the 1981-82 SCAIAW Coach-of-the-Year took the team to five consecutive 20+ winning seasons, which included three AIAW National Championship appearances ... After her first stint with Charleston, Wilson went to South Carolina, where she took the Gamecocks to five NCAA tournaments, including the “Sweet 16” in 1989-90, in her 13 years at the helm ...
? Charleston just needs to score to win ... In 17 of the Cougars' 19 wins this season, they have scored over 60 points ... CofC is 14-0 this season when it holds its opponent to under 60 points ... in only three games this season, the Cougars won and scored less than 60 points, a 51-49 win against Georgia State, a 52-42 decision against Georgia Southern in the first meeting, and a 57-55 win against Appalachian State Saturday ...
? The win over Davidson marked the first time since 2005-06 the Cougars had won when trailing at the two-minute mark ... the Cougars were 0-36 until Davidson ... Charleston trailed by one with two to go in that game ...
? For the fifth time this season, the Cougars held an opponent to under 30 percent shooting. ... GSU shot just 27.5 percent from the field Feb. 16 ... CofC is now 27-0 when holding opponents to under 30 percent since joining the league in 1998.
? The Cougars finished November with a 4-1 record ... it tied for their best November record ... Charleston went 4-1 as well in 2001-02 ...
? The win Saturday against Appalachian State gave the Cougars a 20-win season for the first time in their NCAA history and the first since going 28-4 in 1988-89 ... Charleston has had 14 20-win seasons in its 34-year varsity history ... CofC has already guaranteed itself its first winning season since going 15-14 in 2004-05 ...
? Based on diligent research by the Southern Conference office, it was determined that the College of Charleston is one of four Division I schools with active men's and women's coaches with over 500 wins ...
-- 1,480 Connecticut
(798, Jim Calhoun and 682, Geno Auriemma)
-- 1,389 North Carolina
(583, Roy Williams and 806, Sylvia Hatchell)
-- 1,084 Belmont
(557, Rick Byrd and 527, Tony Cross)
-- 1,011 College of Charleston
(511, Bobby Cremins and 500, Nancy Wilson)
(through the games of Monday, February 16, 2009)
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? Cougar fans will hear new voices calling all the women's basketball action this year ... Dane Arlauckas and Erica Adamson will provide play-by-play and color commentary during home games, while Arlauckas will call the action on most road contests ...
