Charleston Continues Home Stand with Feb. 6 Game against Samford
2/5/2010 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The College of Charleston men's basketball team hosts Samford Saturday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in its second of five straight home games at the Carolina First Arena. The Cougars are 9-0 at home this season and are looking for the season sweep over the Bulldogs.
The Cougars are 9-0 all time against Samford. Both were members of the TAAC (now A-Sun), with the Cougars leaving before the 1998-99 season and Samford before the 2003-04 season. Charleston defeated Samford, 78-67, in its last meeting earlier this year.
Charleston is 15-8 overall and 10-2 in the Southern Conference after having defeated Chattanooga, 86-74, in its last game. The Cougars connected on 17 of a school-record 44 three-pointers in the 12-point win. Matt Sundberg (Kennesaw, Ga.) scored a career-high 17 points off a career-best five-for-nine effort from beyond the three-point arc.
Samford is 9-14 and 3-8 after falling to The Citadel, 61-57, this past Thursday. Samford was led by Josh Davis with 24 points and seven rebounds. He is the team leader in both categories as well, with 12.8 points a game and 4.0 rebounds per game.
The Cougars are 8-2 in their last 10 games and average 81.0 points per game, compared to 74.7 for the opposition. Charleston holds a 49.3 shooting percentage, compared to 43.9 for the other teams.
The game will be televised on SportSouth (Comcast Channel 28).
For ticket information to this and all other home games visit www.CofCSports.com or call 843.953.CofC (2632).
