Spartans Hold Off Cougars Late Surge As CofC Falls To 5-4

Monday, December 16

TD Arena

6:30 PM

College of Charleston

5-4

UNCG

7-4

UNCG

Charleston

Photo by: Ben Clemens

Spartans Hold Off Cougars Late Surge As CofC Falls To 5-4

12/16/2019 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score: UNCG 69, College of Charleston 56
Location: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
Records: CofC (5-4, 0-0 CAA) UNCG (7-4, 0-0 SoCon)
The Short Story: After a long 15-day break, CofC fell to UNCG at home despite making a late push deep into the fourth quarter.

QUICK FACTS

Sophomore Latrice Perkins led the Cougars in scoring with 14 points.
Sophomore Tyler Collins poured in 11 points while dishing out four assists.
Senior Baileigh Larson recorded eight points which tied her season high.
UNCG committed 19 turnovers, compared to CofC's 18.
The College registered nine steals while UNCG only recorded four.
The Spartans outrebounded the Cougars 34-28.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Collins knocked down a shot from deep to give the Cougars their first points of the game.
The Spartans knocked down a three of their own and proceeded to go on a 16-2 run before freshman Nia Covington hit a free throw at the 2:01 mark of the first quarter.
Perkins sparked an 8-2 run to start the second quarter to get the UNCG lead within single digits.
UNCG went on a 12-2 run to end the second quarter to give itself a 44-25 lead at the half.
The Spartans took their largest lead of the night, 27, at the 8:50 mark of the fourth quarter.
Larson gave a spark off the bench that guided the Cougars to a 13-2 run. During that run, Larson, Covington and Madison Taylor got on the board.

HEAD COACH ROBIN HARMONY
"Not happy with the results tonight. The credit to our kids is that they did continue to fight, and they didn't give in. It could have been a game where it was really a blowout. We know we have to get better and take baby steps. We haven't played in 16 days, so I'm sure that it was a factor. So, we have to come back and practice and go again on the road on Friday. We have to leave with a win."

WHAT'S NEXT
The College will return to action on Friday, Dec. 20 as it faces off against Charleston Southern at 6 p.m.