Friday, December 21
Charleston, S.C.
12:00 PM
College of Charleston
vs
Presbyterian
Cougars Close Out Pre-Christmas Schedule With Friday Matchup Against Blue Hose
12/20/2018 7:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (4-5) at Charleston Southern (1-7)
Game #10 • Fri. Dec. 21, 2018 • 12:00 p.m. ET
Charleston, S.C. • TD Arena (5,100)
Overall: Charleston leads 14-1 all-time
Last: Dec. 1, 2007
Score: Charleston won 74-51
CofC on Dec. 21: 5-7 all-time
Twitter: @CofCWBB
Watch: Charleston Sports Network
Stats: CofCStats.com
CHARLESTON, S.C. – With a two-game win streak on the line, the College of Charleston women's basketball team close out the pre-Christmas slate with a matchup against Presbyterian at TD Arena. Tip is set for noon against the Blue Hose (1-7) with the game broadcast live on the Charleston Sports Network.
Tickets are still available at CofCSports.com/Tickets.
QUICK HITS
• Charleston picked up two wins in four days, including a first road win of the season at Lipscomb and a home domination of Charleston Southern, to move to 4-5 on the year.
• Deja Ford scored a career high 26 points; going a perfect 5-5 in the third quarter at Lipscomb.
• Darien Huff scored a team-high 19 points against CSU, tying her career high of 6 steals while also grabbing 5 boards.
• Collins was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Ford was named a CAA Honorable Mention Player of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Collins leads the CAA in assists per game, averaging 6.8 (8th in the NCAA).
• Darien Huff is averaging 14.4 points per game and has hit double-digits in every game this season.
• Huff hit 800 career points against CSU and will reach the 1,000-point club if continuing her scoring average.
• Deja Ford hit 500 career points in the win over Charleston Southern.
SCOUTING PRESBYTERIAN
• The Blue Hose are 1-7 on the year having dropped five straight games over the last 30 days.
• The lone victory for Presbyterian is a 61-50 decision over Wofford, who beat CofC 78-58 back on Nov. 18, while notable losses have come against Tennessee, UNCW and South Carolina State (who The College took down 75-51 on Nov. 10).
• Kacie Hall is the standout player for PC; she leads the Big South in three-point field-goal percentage (56.7%) and ranks 3rd in the country at the Division I level.
• Hall was also picked to the Big South Preseason All-Conference First Team as voted for by the leagues coaches.
EFFORT, REWARDS
• After picking up the first road win of the 2018-19 season, Deja Ford and Tyler Collins earned nods from the CAA in the weekly awards.
• Collins earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors after tallying 9 assists, 11 points and 5 rebounds for the first weekly award of her Charleston career.
• Collins leads the CAA in assists per game (6.5) and ranks 8th at the Division I level.
• Ford set a new career high for the second game straight, this time dropping 26 on 8-14 shooting, going 4-6 from deep.
• The junior earned Honorable Mention Player of the Week and is averaging 13.4 points per game this season.
NATIONALLY RANKED
• Through the opening nine games of the season, the Cougars lead the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring offense (70.4 PPG) field-goal percentage (42.7%), free-throw percentage (76.0%), and three-point percentage (39.3%).
• This ranks The College 104th, 91st, 91th and 13th at the NCAA Division I level.
• Senior guard Darien Huff is nearly automatic from the charity stripe with her 96.7% conversion rate ranking her 3rd nationally while her 46.8% rate from three-point range ranks her 24th in the country and 1st in the CAA.
• Freshman point guard Tyler Collins currently leads the CAA with 6.8 assists per game and also ranks 7th in the NCAA; Collins' 61 season assists lead the conference and rank 21st nationally.
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH CANDICE M. JACKSON
"The biggest thing is we've got to have some energy... We want to finish on a winning tip... Presbyterian is a well-coached team, they play hard, they're scrappy, they hustle... We didn't bring the level of energy that I really wanted against Charleston Southern, so we'll need to bring that on Friday to get the win."
Game #10 • Fri. Dec. 21, 2018 • 12:00 p.m. ET
Charleston, S.C. • TD Arena (5,100)
Overall: Charleston leads 14-1 all-time
Last: Dec. 1, 2007
Score: Charleston won 74-51
CofC on Dec. 21: 5-7 all-time
Twitter: @CofCWBB
Watch: Charleston Sports Network
Stats: CofCStats.com
CHARLESTON, S.C. – With a two-game win streak on the line, the College of Charleston women's basketball team close out the pre-Christmas slate with a matchup against Presbyterian at TD Arena. Tip is set for noon against the Blue Hose (1-7) with the game broadcast live on the Charleston Sports Network.
Tickets are still available at CofCSports.com/Tickets.
QUICK HITS
• Charleston picked up two wins in four days, including a first road win of the season at Lipscomb and a home domination of Charleston Southern, to move to 4-5 on the year.
• Deja Ford scored a career high 26 points; going a perfect 5-5 in the third quarter at Lipscomb.
• Darien Huff scored a team-high 19 points against CSU, tying her career high of 6 steals while also grabbing 5 boards.
• Collins was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Ford was named a CAA Honorable Mention Player of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Collins leads the CAA in assists per game, averaging 6.8 (8th in the NCAA).
• Darien Huff is averaging 14.4 points per game and has hit double-digits in every game this season.
• Huff hit 800 career points against CSU and will reach the 1,000-point club if continuing her scoring average.
• Deja Ford hit 500 career points in the win over Charleston Southern.
SCOUTING PRESBYTERIAN
• The Blue Hose are 1-7 on the year having dropped five straight games over the last 30 days.
• The lone victory for Presbyterian is a 61-50 decision over Wofford, who beat CofC 78-58 back on Nov. 18, while notable losses have come against Tennessee, UNCW and South Carolina State (who The College took down 75-51 on Nov. 10).
• Kacie Hall is the standout player for PC; she leads the Big South in three-point field-goal percentage (56.7%) and ranks 3rd in the country at the Division I level.
• Hall was also picked to the Big South Preseason All-Conference First Team as voted for by the leagues coaches.
EFFORT, REWARDS
• After picking up the first road win of the 2018-19 season, Deja Ford and Tyler Collins earned nods from the CAA in the weekly awards.
• Collins earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors after tallying 9 assists, 11 points and 5 rebounds for the first weekly award of her Charleston career.
• Collins leads the CAA in assists per game (6.5) and ranks 8th at the Division I level.
• Ford set a new career high for the second game straight, this time dropping 26 on 8-14 shooting, going 4-6 from deep.
• The junior earned Honorable Mention Player of the Week and is averaging 13.4 points per game this season.
NATIONALLY RANKED
• Through the opening nine games of the season, the Cougars lead the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring offense (70.4 PPG) field-goal percentage (42.7%), free-throw percentage (76.0%), and three-point percentage (39.3%).
• This ranks The College 104th, 91st, 91th and 13th at the NCAA Division I level.
• Senior guard Darien Huff is nearly automatic from the charity stripe with her 96.7% conversion rate ranking her 3rd nationally while her 46.8% rate from three-point range ranks her 24th in the country and 1st in the CAA.
• Freshman point guard Tyler Collins currently leads the CAA with 6.8 assists per game and also ranks 7th in the NCAA; Collins' 61 season assists lead the conference and rank 21st nationally.
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH CANDICE M. JACKSON
"The biggest thing is we've got to have some energy... We want to finish on a winning tip... Presbyterian is a well-coached team, they play hard, they're scrappy, they hustle... We didn't bring the level of energy that I really wanted against Charleston Southern, so we'll need to bring that on Friday to get the win."
Players Mentioned
Charleston Softball Post Game Press Conference vs. Georgia
Saturday, May 16
On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics: Christian Michner, Head Women's Soccer Coach
Wednesday, May 13
On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics: Ellis Chang, Baseball
Wednesday, May 06
On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics: Mackenzie Mathis, Softball
Wednesday, April 29
