Sunday, December 16
Nashville, TN
3:00 PM CT (4:00 PM ET)
College of Charleston
at
Lipscomb University
Cougars Visit Nashville For Sunday Showdown With Lipscomb
12/15/2018 11:58:00 AM | Women's Basketball
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (2-5) at LIPSCOMB (2-7)
Game #8 • Sun. Dec. 16, 2018 • 3:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. ET
Nashville, Tenn. • Allen Arena (5,028)
Overall: Charleston leads 1-0 all-time
Last: Nov. 10, 2017
Score: Charleston won 85-69
CofC on Dec. 16: 0-1 all-time
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: CofCStats.com
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team returns from a two-week finals break with a Sunday showdown at Lipscomb in Nashville, Tenn., that opens a stretch of three games in five days. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) with the game broadcast live on ESPN+.
SCOUTING LIPSCOMB
• The Bison are 2-7 on the season after picking up wins over Tennessee State (Nov. 9) and Alabama A&M (Nov. 15) by a combined six points at the beginning of the season.
• Currently on a six-game loss streak, all other matchups this season but one has seen Lipscomb fall by double digits.
• The Bisons return ASUN All-Freshman selection Emily Kmec alongside junior Lauran Rau and sopomore Taylor Clark who leads Lipscomb this season with 10.0 points per game.
• Seventh year head coach Greg Brown led the Bison to the ASUN Semifinals in 2017-18 with a 12-19 (7-7 ASUN) record.
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH CANDICE M. JACKSON
"We definitely have to be ready to guard the perimeter... They [Lipscomb] are guard-oriented and they play well together, we have to play strong team defense, communicate consistently and close out on their shooters. We're a fast-paced team and we like to get out in transition and push the ball as much as we can... We're a hard team to guard when we get the ball and go... [This week in practice] We really focused on getting ourselves together, working on us, our offensive execution, key defensive principles and talking, talking is a big thing for us... We've been working on getting back on track."
NATIONALLY RANKED
• Through the opening seven games of the season, the Cougars lead the Colonial Athletic Association in field-goal percentage (42.2%), free-throw percentage (78.5%) and scoring offense (70.0 PPG).
• This ranks The College 101st, 18th and 111th at the NCAA Division I level.
• Charleston are also 2nd in the CAA in three-point field-goal percentage with 38.9%, which ranks them 18th in the United States.
• Senior guard Darien Huff is nearly automatic from the charity stripe with her 96.2% conversion rate ranking her 3rd nationally (1st in the CAA) while her 48.6% conversation rate from three-point range ranks her 23rd in the country and 2nd in the CAA.
• Freshman point guard Tyler Collins currently leads the CAA with 6.1 assists per game, also ranking her 22nd in the NCAA.
UPPERCLASSMEN IMPROVEMENTS
• Through the opening seven games of this season, senior/junior duo Darien Huff and Deja Ford have improved considerably from 2017 to 2018.
• Huff is averaging two minutes less in terms of playing time, but averaging 4 points more with a rise from 10.1 to 14.3 from year to year.
• Huff's converting from the field at a 48% rate, 48% from deep (2nd in the CAA), compared to 37%/34% at this point a year ago.
• Ford's shooting numbers have also jumped considerably... last year shooting just 34% and 18% compared to a 49% and 47% rate this season.
• Both are an integral part of a backcourt that has helped improve the Cougars points per game average from 60.5 to 70.0.
FRESHMAN IMPACT
• Five true freshman and one redshirt have seen game time through the opening seven games; one starting every game so far.
• Tyler Collins created history in her first game by dishing out 12 assists - tied for the most in a single game in program history dating back to Sara Weaver against Limestone in 1999.
• The freshman point guard also added 13 points in her second game vs. S.C. State and led all Charleston scorers with 15 points against Campbell.
• Latrice Perkins went perfect from the field against S.C. State for 13 points; Madison Taylor scored 16 points in the season opener against North Greenville and has started two games this season in the guard role.
RANDOM KNOWLEDGE
• The College have put up double-digit victories in the non-conference schedule in the past seven seasons (including this year)
• Five freshmen join the Charleston roster; the biggest recruiting class in Candice M. Jackson's history at CofC.
Game #8 • Sun. Dec. 16, 2018 • 3:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. ET
Nashville, Tenn. • Allen Arena (5,028)
Overall: Charleston leads 1-0 all-time
Last: Nov. 10, 2017
Score: Charleston won 85-69
CofC on Dec. 16: 0-1 all-time
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: CofCStats.com
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team returns from a two-week finals break with a Sunday showdown at Lipscomb in Nashville, Tenn., that opens a stretch of three games in five days. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) with the game broadcast live on ESPN+.
SCOUTING LIPSCOMB
• The Bison are 2-7 on the season after picking up wins over Tennessee State (Nov. 9) and Alabama A&M (Nov. 15) by a combined six points at the beginning of the season.
• Currently on a six-game loss streak, all other matchups this season but one has seen Lipscomb fall by double digits.
• The Bisons return ASUN All-Freshman selection Emily Kmec alongside junior Lauran Rau and sopomore Taylor Clark who leads Lipscomb this season with 10.0 points per game.
• Seventh year head coach Greg Brown led the Bison to the ASUN Semifinals in 2017-18 with a 12-19 (7-7 ASUN) record.
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH CANDICE M. JACKSON
"We definitely have to be ready to guard the perimeter... They [Lipscomb] are guard-oriented and they play well together, we have to play strong team defense, communicate consistently and close out on their shooters. We're a fast-paced team and we like to get out in transition and push the ball as much as we can... We're a hard team to guard when we get the ball and go... [This week in practice] We really focused on getting ourselves together, working on us, our offensive execution, key defensive principles and talking, talking is a big thing for us... We've been working on getting back on track."
NATIONALLY RANKED
• Through the opening seven games of the season, the Cougars lead the Colonial Athletic Association in field-goal percentage (42.2%), free-throw percentage (78.5%) and scoring offense (70.0 PPG).
• This ranks The College 101st, 18th and 111th at the NCAA Division I level.
• Charleston are also 2nd in the CAA in three-point field-goal percentage with 38.9%, which ranks them 18th in the United States.
• Senior guard Darien Huff is nearly automatic from the charity stripe with her 96.2% conversion rate ranking her 3rd nationally (1st in the CAA) while her 48.6% conversation rate from three-point range ranks her 23rd in the country and 2nd in the CAA.
• Freshman point guard Tyler Collins currently leads the CAA with 6.1 assists per game, also ranking her 22nd in the NCAA.
UPPERCLASSMEN IMPROVEMENTS
• Through the opening seven games of this season, senior/junior duo Darien Huff and Deja Ford have improved considerably from 2017 to 2018.
• Huff is averaging two minutes less in terms of playing time, but averaging 4 points more with a rise from 10.1 to 14.3 from year to year.
• Huff's converting from the field at a 48% rate, 48% from deep (2nd in the CAA), compared to 37%/34% at this point a year ago.
• Ford's shooting numbers have also jumped considerably... last year shooting just 34% and 18% compared to a 49% and 47% rate this season.
• Both are an integral part of a backcourt that has helped improve the Cougars points per game average from 60.5 to 70.0.
FRESHMAN IMPACT
• Five true freshman and one redshirt have seen game time through the opening seven games; one starting every game so far.
• Tyler Collins created history in her first game by dishing out 12 assists - tied for the most in a single game in program history dating back to Sara Weaver against Limestone in 1999.
• The freshman point guard also added 13 points in her second game vs. S.C. State and led all Charleston scorers with 15 points against Campbell.
• Latrice Perkins went perfect from the field against S.C. State for 13 points; Madison Taylor scored 16 points in the season opener against North Greenville and has started two games this season in the guard role.
RANDOM KNOWLEDGE
• The College have put up double-digit victories in the non-conference schedule in the past seven seasons (including this year)
• Five freshmen join the Charleston roster; the biggest recruiting class in Candice M. Jackson's history at CofC.
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