Women's Basketball Hosts Kansas State Saturday
11/26/2010 1:45:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The College of Charleston women's basketball team will host its first Big 12 Conference school Saturday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. when the Kansas State Wildcats face the Cougars at the Carolina First Arena.
The Cougars and Wildcats will meet for the first time on the hardwood. It is actually the first time Charleston has faced any team from the state of Kansas. Charleston is 0-1 overall against teams in the Big 12, with its first and only meeting a 50-68 loss to Iowa State last season at the Doubletree White Invitational at Northwestern in Chicago, Ill.
Charleston (2-3) is coming off a 48-81 loss to USC Aiken this past Monday. The Cougars were led by Alyssa Frye (Chester, Va.) with a career-high 11 points. Latisha Harris (Aynor, S.C.) had a solid performance on the boards with a team-leading six rebounds.
Tonia Gerty (Port Orange, Fla.) leads the Cougars so far this season with 12.8 points per game. Deidre Ramer (Franklin, Tenn.) has 33 boards in just five games and is averaging a team-leading 6.6 rebounds. Charleston is averaging 47 points and 42.8 rebounds per game.
Kansas State is 4-0 and is embarking on its first road trip of the year. The Wildcats have wins over Grambling State, #14 St. John's, Indiana State and Western Illinois. They are led by Brittany Chambers with 17.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Jalena Childs follows with 13.0 points per game. In four contests this season, the Wildcats have outscored their opponents by 15.0 points and are pulling down six more rebounds per game.
For ticket information for this or any other women's basketball game go to www.CofCSports.com or call the ticket office at 843-953-CofC (2632).
