Cougars Host South Carolina State in Saturday Afternoon Matchup

Saturday, November 10

Charleston, S.C.

2:00 PM

College of Charleston

South Carolina State

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Cougars Host South Carolina State in Saturday Afternoon Matchup

11/9/2018 12:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (1-0) vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (0-1)
Game #2 • Sat. Nov. 10, 2018 • 2:00 p.m. ET
Charleston, S.C. • TD Arena (5,100)
Overall: Charleston trails the series 10-21 all-time
Last: Dec. 28, 2014
Score: S.C. State won 60-51
CofC on Nov. 10: 3-1 all-time

Watch: Charleston Sports Network
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Game Notes: The College

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team close out a two-game homestand with a Saturday afternoon matchup against in-state rivals South Carolina State. The Lady Bulldogs dropped their season opener on the road at Radford, while The College defeated North Greenville to open the year as Charleston look to move to 2-0 for the first time under head coach Candice M. Jackson.

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SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
• The Lady Bulldogs opened the year with a 61-31 road loss at Radford, ending the game with a 20% FG.
• Jakayvea Akins and Kemoni Jenkins led S.C. State with 9 points apiece with Taylor Brown adding 7 points and 8 boards.
• Audra Smith takes over the Bulldog program after arriving from Clemson, where she spent five years as the Tigers' head coach.
• South Carolina State finished 12-17 (6-10 MEAC) last season. Senior guard Kemoni Jenkins is the leading returning scorer at 10.0 ppg. while senior forward Kyesha Lewis added 9.5 ppg. (41 3's).
• South Carolina State was picked 11th in the preseason MEAC Poll by the coaches and sports information directors. The Lady Bulldogs return seven (7) veterans and welcomes six (6) newcomers to the squad this upcoming season.

QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH CANDICE M. JACKSON
"I'd like to see a better defensive showing from us… we've been working on getting some things getting tightened up on our defensive principles and concepts and I think that the girls are ready to do it. I'd love to see us put up a lot of points again and I think that's going to come from our transition game… I just want to see us continue to share the ball, I want to continue see our freshman really come alive… South Carolina State is offering something different in the fact that they like to move, like to play at a faster pace, and we need that… We need to see what we're up against as we work on our transition offense and defense, we gotta know what we're up against… This will be a really good test for us and it'll be tough."

SEASON OPENER DOMINATION
• The College opened the year with a dominating but balanced display; a 95-62 victory over NCAA Division II North Greenville.
• Senior guard Darien Huff and junior guard Deja Ford both had 19 points, Huff opening the game on her very own 8-0 run.
• In her first game for Charleston, Tyler Collins added 9 points, dishing out 12 assists to finish a point shy of a double-double, while Madison Taylor added 16 from the bench, 8 in the first half and 8 in the second.
• Redshirt freshman Ericka Broughton brought power from the bench, adding 11 points and grabbing 7 boards with Bri Sullivan also grabbing 8.
• Arynn Eady started at forward, adding another 9 rebounds and 6 points.

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
• In Charleston's opening night victory, they entered a number of top-ten historical categories.
• The 95 points by the offense are tied for the sixth most in a single game in program history while the 13 three-pointers made are tied for the second most in a single game.
• The 28 points in the third quarter are tied for the 5th most.

NO FEAR FRESHMAN
• Five true freshman and one redshirt freshman saw game-time in the season opener.
• Tyler Collins and Arynn Eady started in the point guard and forward roles respectively.
• Collins created history in her first game… The 5'6" point guard dished out 12 assists in 26 minutes of action - tied for the most in a single game in program history dating back to Sara Weaver against Limestone in 1999 (Lisa Schweers tallied 16 against Francis-Marion pre-Division I era).

RANDOM KNOWLEDGE
• The College have put up double-digit victories in the non-conference schedule in each of the past six seasons
• Charleston look to go 2-0 for the first time in the Jackson era
• The Cougars have put up 195 points over two games (exhibition and season opener)
• Five freshmen join the Charleston roster; the biggest recruiting class in Candice M. Jackson's history at CofC

NORTH GREENVILLE LEFTOVERS
• Charleston shot between 47-55% through three quarters, dropping off in the fourth to finish the game at 48% from the field
• The Cougars dished out 23 assists, forcing 16 turnovers, adding 40 points from the bench
• Freshman combined for 46 of Charleston's 95 points
• From deep, the Cougars went 13-19 for a 68.4% clip; Darien Huff going 5-7, Deja Ford going 3-4 and Madison Taylor going 3-5

A CHARLESTON WIN WOULD...
• Make them 2-0 for the first time under head coach Candice M. Jackson
• Cut the series to 11-21 all-time vs. S.C. State
• Make them 4-1 all-time on Nov. 10
• Make Charleston 670-629 all-time

A CHARLESTON LOSS WOULD...
• Make the series history 10-22 all-time with South Carolina State
• Make them 3-2 all-time on Nov. 10
• Make Charleston 669-630 all-time

UP NEXT
• Charleston hit the road for the first time this season with a Thursday evening matchup at Campbell in Buies Creek, N.C., with a 7 p.m. tip.
• The Camels own the series 11-7 overall with Charleston dropping the last three matchups dating back to 1998.
• Campbell fell in their season opener 59-83 to Old Dominion and will face Western Carolina in Cullowhee, N.C., on Friday before hosting Charleston next Thursday.