College of Charleston
USC-Aiken
Cougars Falter Against Pacers
11/23/2010 3:19:00 AM | Women's Basketball
USC Aiken shot 55.4 percent and held the College of Charleston women's basketball team without a shot the final 6:29 of the game as the Pacers defeated the Cougars, 81-48, in front of 127 fans at the Carolina First Arena.
The Cougars (2-3) fired the game's first shot but that would be the only lead they would have as the Pacers (4-1) went on a 19-6 run over the next six-and-a-half minutes to build an 11-point, 19-8 lead with 13:27 remaining in the half. Charleston outscored the Pacers 14-7 the next four minutes, capping it off with a three-pointer by Megan Fischer (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), to cut the margin to four, 26-22, with 9:04 to go before intermission. That would be as close as Charleston would get, as USC Aiken finished out the half on a 13-4 run to take the 39-27 lead into the locker room.
The second half opened with 12 unanswered points by USC Aiken as the Pacers built a 24-point, 51-27 lead with 14:13 left in the game, before Cathryn Hardy (Dayton, Ohio) ended the drought with a jumper at 13:49. The Cougars would get no closer than 22 the rest of the game as USC Aiken outscored Charleston 30-19 down the stretch. Charleston cut the deficit to 22 off a jumper by Taylor Mims (Baton Rouge, La.) at 6:29 but that would prove to be the Cougars' last basket as USC Aiken took an 11-0 run to end the game with the score 81-48.
Alyssa Frye (Chester, Va.) led the Cougars with a career-high 11 points. Latisha Harris (Aynor, S.C.), Tonia Gerty (Port Orange, Fla.) and Fischer followed with eight apiece. Harris added a team-leading six rebounds on the night.
Four Pacers scored in double-figures with Nakia Pinkney leading the way with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Charleston shot 37.7 percent from the field and was five-of-18 from beyond the three-point arc. USC Aiken was 31-of-56 from the field and shot 50 percent from three-point range. USC Aiken held the 38-25 rebound advantage and had eight less turnovers, 14-22, with the Pacers converting 25 of their points off the CofC miscues, compared to nine for Charleston.
Charleston is next in action against Kansas State Saturday, Nov. 27th at 2 p.m., at the Carolina First Arena. For ticket information log on to www.CofCSports.com or call the ticket office at 843.953.CofC (2632).
