Box Score Final Score: Col. Of Charleston 85, NC Central 78
Location: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
Records: CofC (3-2, 0-0 CAA) NCCU (0-2, 0-0 MEAC)
The Short Story: The Cougars escape the Eagles late push to earn their third straight win, backed behind sophomores Tyler Collins and Arynn Eady's career nights.
 
QUICK FACTS

• Collins poured in a career-high 24 points to lead all scorers while Eady dropped a career-high in points (22) and rebounds (15) for her first double-double of the season.
• Sophomore Latrice Perkins ended the night with her third double-double of the season, logging 14 points and 10 rebounds.
• CofC forced NC Central to commit 23 turnovers.
• The Cougars recorded 14 steals, the second most of the season.
• The College grabbed a total of 49 rebounds, including 22 offensive rebounds, compared to NCCU's 46.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game was tied at 4-4 at the 6:39 mark of the first quarter when the Cougars went on a 11-0 run sparked by a freshman Taylor Williams layup.
• The Eagles brought the game within five points in the first quarter, but the Cougars then went on a 9-2 run to give themselves a double-digit lead for the second time.
• NCCU kept CofC within 11 points throughout the second quarter, finishing the half with a score of 37-28.
• Eady scored the first points of the second half when she knocked down a mid-range jumper from a Perkins assist.
• CofC led by as much as 16 points in the third quarter but NCCU brought it within six at the end of the quarter.
• The Eagles went on an 8-0 run from the 00:44 mark of the third quarter to the 9:07 mark of the fourth quarter to bring CofC within three points.
• Collins hit four free throws while Eady knocked down five in the last two minutes of the game to seal the victory.

 
HEAD COACH ROBIN HARMONY
"I'm really proud of our kids today because they came in here and they got the lead early and then they got a little frazzled, but they stuck with it and continued to fight for 40 minutes. Arynn Eady played her butt off and Tyler Collins, same thing. Eady had a double-double and Tyler hit daggers when we needed it. She ran the point and was solid. She didn't turn the ball over, and if she did, you didn't even notice it. Those two stepped up big for us."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars are set to hit the road as they face off against South Carolina State on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Orangeburg, S.C.