COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (4-8, 0-1 CAA) at ELON (6-7, 1-1 CAA)
Game #13 • Friday Jan. 11, 2018 • 7:05 p.m. ET
Elon, N.C. • Schar Center (5,100)

Overall: Charleston trails 14-17 all-time
Last: Feb. 11, 2018
Score: Charleston lost 97-44
CofC on Jan. 11: 0-2 all-time

Twitter: @CofCWBB
Watch: Phoenix All-Access
Stats: CofCStats.com
    
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team finish out a four-game road swing to open 2019 with a two-game Colonial Athletic Association trip to Elon and William & Mary.
 
The Cougars (4-8, 0-1 CAA) face off against the Phoenix (6-7, 1-1 CAA) on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in Elon, N.C., with the game broadcast live on Phoenix All-Access. 

QUICK HITS
• Darien Huff is averaging 13.0 points per game and has hit double-digits in all but two game this season.
• Huff has hit at least one three-pointer in every game this season; her streak is at 18 games dating back to Feb. 18, 2018 against Delaware.
• Tyler Collins leads the CAA in assists per game, averaging 5.5.
• Collins has tallied nine or more assists in four of her first 12 collegiate games; tying a school record 12 on her debut.
• Collins has had a hand in over 50% of Charleston's 800 points, taking into account her 66 assists (roughly 304 points) and 114 points of her own.
• Deja Ford has made at least one free-throw when she's been to the line, dating back to the opening game of the 2017-18 season (26 games).
• Tyler Collins was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Deja Ford was named an Honorable Mention Player of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Deja Ford scored a career high 26 points at Lipscomb; going a perfect 5-5 in the third quarter.
• Huff hit 800 career points against Charleston Southern and will reach the 1,000-point club if continuing her scoring average.
 
SCOUTING ELON
• The Phoenix are converting as one of the top scoring offenses in the CAA with 68.8 points per game, second to only Northeastern (70.5) and just ahead of Charleston (66.7).
• Elon opened CAA play with a narrow 79-71 loss to the Huskies before bouncing back with a double-digit 77-64 victory over Hofstra to move to 6-7 overall, 1-1 in conference play.
• Picked to finish tied third in the CAA, the Phoenix are led this year by sophomore Emily Maupin, who is having a breakthrough season by averaging 12.2 points per game and 6.5 rebounds (both lead the team).
• Preseason Second Team All-CAA selection Saadia Munford tied a season high 15 points against Hofstra last weekend.
 
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH CANDICE M. JACKSON
"Playing Elon on the road in their new arena (Schar Center), another really good test for us in the conference... Every game that we play from now on is going to be a game, it's competitive, there's no easy matchups, there's nothing you can leave because you have to bring everything to the table... Elon's a very good team, a young team, very talented, they execute very well... For us I think we've got to continue to push the ball in transition, we have to rebound a lot better and really focus on protecting that paint and make them shoot from the outside, getting things going that way."

BACK IN THE GROOVE
• Darien Huff has double scoring digits in 10 of the Cougars 12 games this season.
• Huff has also converted from beyond the arc at least once in every game this season; her streak is at 18 games dating back to Feb. 18, 2018 against Delaware.
 
THAT FRESHMAN COLLINS
• As we hit the second round of conference games, freshman PG Tyler Collins has immediately made an impact for The College through the opening 12 games.
• Collins leads the CAA in assists (66) and assists per game (5.5), ranking her 66th and 28th in the entire NCAA.
• In her first game as a Cougar the freshman tied the single-game assist record of 12 set in 1999.
• Collins also accounts for 38% of the Cougars 171 assists, roughly pertaining to 304 of the teams 800 points. Her own 114 points this season brings that number up to 418 points, good for over 50% of the teams scoring through the season so far.
 
LEADING THE PACK
• Through the opening 12 games of the season, Darien Huff and Tyler Collins rank nationally in a number of individual categories.
• Collins leads the CAA in assists (66 for 66th in the NCAA) and assists per game (5.5 for 28th in the NCAA) while Huff leads in the conference in three-point field-goal percentage and third in free-throw percentage.
• The senior is converting at 43.3% from deep (41st in the NCAA) and 82.1% from the charity stripe (91st in the NCAA).
 
GEORGE MASON LEFTOVERS
• Charleston shot 72% in the opening quarter but dropped considerably in the second and fourth quarter.
• Entering the game as one of the hottest three-point teams in the CAA, CofC finished 5-17, going 2-13 through three periods.
• Darien Huff hit a three-pointer for the 18th straight game.
• Arynn Eady [3-3 FG] and Baileigh Larson [3-5] provided solid points from the bench.