Friday, November 17
Mount Pleasant, Mich. - McGuirk Arena
12:00 PM
College of Charleston
at
Central Michigan
Photo by: Al Samuels
Cougars Embark on Weekend Trip to Michigan to Challenge CMU, MSU
11/16/2017 10:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team (1-1) will jaunt off to the Great Lakes State this weekend for a pair of noon-games against Central Michigan (1-1) on Friday and Michigan State (2-0).
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Both games will be televised, with Friday's game airing on CSN, and Sunday's game showing on Big Ten Network+.
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The trip will represent a homecoming for CofC head coach Candice M. Jackson, who played point guard for the Spartans from 2000-04, and served as a graduate assistant in 2005 when the team made it to the NCAA National Championship game.
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The Cougars split their opening weekend with a win at home over Lipscomb and a loss at Furman. Shiclasia Brown and Darien Huff each established scoring career highs with 29 and 21 points respectively in single-game outings. Tanisha Brown meanwhile had an excellent opening weekend, averaging a 20-9-6 with 2 steals and a block on 64% shooting over the course of both games. She also recorded her 11th career double-double when she pulled down a 21-12 against Lipscomb.
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The Cougars and Spartans have never met in women's basketball, but did meet CMU once before in 2011 at a neutral site contest at Tulane. Four Cougars scored in double-figures in that meeting, led by Megan Fischer's 14 point, nine rebound day. The two squads played to overtime, but the Chippewas pulled away in the end for the 72-69 win.
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Central Michigan spit their opening two games of the season, falling to Purdue before bouncing back to defeat Vanderbilt 92-75. The Chippewas come off an impressive 23-9 season that saw them go 15-1 at home. A first-round loss in the MAC Tournament to Western Michigan sent them to the WNIT, where they fell to Wright State 66-64. Presley Hudson and Cassie Breen both average over 20 points per game so far this season, while Reyna Frost is the team's leading rebounder with 13 per contest.
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 Michigan State has stormed through their first two games of the season, defeating Robert Morris and Oakland with an average margin of victory of 37 points. The team went 21-12 last year, making it to the Big Ten Championship game before falling to Maryland 100-89. The Spartans drew Arizona State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but lost 73-61. They've had four different players average double-digit scoring for them so far this year, led by Shay Colley's 15-8 average performance.
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Both games will be televised, with Friday's game airing on CSN, and Sunday's game showing on Big Ten Network+.
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The trip will represent a homecoming for CofC head coach Candice M. Jackson, who played point guard for the Spartans from 2000-04, and served as a graduate assistant in 2005 when the team made it to the NCAA National Championship game.
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The Cougars split their opening weekend with a win at home over Lipscomb and a loss at Furman. Shiclasia Brown and Darien Huff each established scoring career highs with 29 and 21 points respectively in single-game outings. Tanisha Brown meanwhile had an excellent opening weekend, averaging a 20-9-6 with 2 steals and a block on 64% shooting over the course of both games. She also recorded her 11th career double-double when she pulled down a 21-12 against Lipscomb.
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The Cougars and Spartans have never met in women's basketball, but did meet CMU once before in 2011 at a neutral site contest at Tulane. Four Cougars scored in double-figures in that meeting, led by Megan Fischer's 14 point, nine rebound day. The two squads played to overtime, but the Chippewas pulled away in the end for the 72-69 win.
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Central Michigan spit their opening two games of the season, falling to Purdue before bouncing back to defeat Vanderbilt 92-75. The Chippewas come off an impressive 23-9 season that saw them go 15-1 at home. A first-round loss in the MAC Tournament to Western Michigan sent them to the WNIT, where they fell to Wright State 66-64. Presley Hudson and Cassie Breen both average over 20 points per game so far this season, while Reyna Frost is the team's leading rebounder with 13 per contest.
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 Michigan State has stormed through their first two games of the season, defeating Robert Morris and Oakland with an average margin of victory of 37 points. The team went 21-12 last year, making it to the Big Ten Championship game before falling to Maryland 100-89. The Spartans drew Arizona State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but lost 73-61. They've had four different players average double-digit scoring for them so far this year, led by Shay Colley's 15-8 average performance.
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