College of Charleston (5-4, 0-0 CAA) vs. Charleston Southern (2-6, 0-0 Big South)
Game 10 – Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Charleston, S.C.
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History
Overall: Cougars Lead Series 24-11
Last: Dec. 19, 2018 | W, 79-52
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Women's Basketball is set to make a short drive to face off against crosstown foe Charleston Southern on Friday, Dec. 20, with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
 
Last Outing
CofC's late comeback attempt was cut short by UNCG as the Cougars fell by a score of 69-56 on Monday, Dec. 16. Sophomore Latrice Perkins led all Cougars in scoring with 14 points, while sophomore Tyler Collins was a close second with 11 points. After the Spartans went on a 16-2 run during the first quarter, Perkins sparked an 8-2 run to start the second to cut the UNCG lead to single digits. UNCG followed that up with a 12-2 run to end the half, leading 44-25. Senior Baileigh Larson provided a spark coming off the bench, logging a season-high eight points that guided the Cougars to a 13-2 run. The Spartans eventually ran away with the game, knocking down free throws to seal the deal at the end of the fourth.
 
Notables

• Latrice Perkins has three double-doubles on the season while Arynn Eady has two.
• Perkins and Collins became the first Cougars since 2015 to score at least 29 points in a single game.
• The Cougars forced 33 turnovers against Coker on Nov. 12 which tied the most in a game since 2010 when CofC took down Wofford.
• Six Cougars have scored in double digits this season.
• Perkins earned Harris Teeter Student-Athlete of the Week honors (Nov. 6-12).
• Eady earned Harris Teeter Student-Athlete of the Week honors (Nov. 13-19).
• The Cougars return four starters from the 2018-19 season including senior Deja Ford and sophomores Madison Taylor, Arynn Eady and Tyler Collins.
• Ford was named a Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention.
• The College introduce four new faces to the squad this year.
• CofC returns eight letterwinners from the 2018-19 season.
• Ford needs only 147 points to reach the 1,000-point milestone

 
Scouting CSU
The Buccaneers come into this game with an overall record of 2-6 but ride a two-game win streak. In their most recent matchups, CSU took down Columbia (S.C.) by a score of 76-59 on Dec. 16 and Virginia-Lynchburg by a score of 92-55 on Dec. 7.
 
Head Coach Fred Applin is in the midst of his eighth season at the helm of the program. Applin entered the season riding four consecutive seasons with 10+ wins and tied the program record for single season wins with 18 two seasons ago.
 
The team is led by Tierra Steede, who has scored 24 points in one game played, Sharita Godfrey, who is averaging 11.3 points per game and a team-high 6.6 rebounds, and Carmella Walker, who is putting up 10.5 points per game.