COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (7-14, 3-7 CAA) vs. ELON (7-14, 2-8 CAA)
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 • 2:05 p.m. ET
Charleston, S.C. • TD Arena (5,100)
Overall: Charleston trails 14-18 all-time
Last: Jan. 11, 2019
Score: Charleston lost 76-68
Last Time:
Deja Ford (22 points) and
Darien Huff (16 points) combined for 38 points in the loss.
Twitter: @CofCWBB
Watch: Charleston Sports Network
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Looking to make it three Colonial Athletic Association home wins in a row, the College of Charleston women's basketball team host Elon on Sunday afternoon at TD Arena.
Closing out a four-game homestand, the Cougars will tip-off with the Phoenix at 2:05 p.m. live on the Charleston Sports Network.
QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH CANDICE M. JACKSON
"Elon's tough, they're a tough team... They're scrappy and they're a lot like us, they like to get up and down and score in transition and they score in the paint very well... We have to be locked in... We have to make sure that we're completing our defensive assignments and that we are ready to go."
QUICK HITS
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Arynn Eady was named CAA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 4.
• Eady grabbed back-to-back double-doubles vs. Hofstra (Feb. 3) and William & Mary (Feb. 8).
• Charleston looks to win three CAA home games in a row for the first time since Feb. 27, 2014.
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Deja Ford is averaging 13.1 points per game and has hit double-digits in 17 of 21 games this season - reaching 20+ points four times.
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Darien Huff has hit double-digits in 16 of 21 games this season - recently posting back-to-back 20+ point games.
• Huff has hit at least one three-point attempt in 27 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 18, 2018 vs. Delaware.
• Huff hit 950 career points against William & Mary and will reach the 1,000-point club by March 1 if continuing her scoring average.
• Two Charleston student-athletes are averaging double-figures through CAA play;
Deja Ford (13.7) and
Darien Huff (13.2).
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Baileigh Larson set career highs in points (16) and rebounds (7) at William & Mary.
• Freshman PG
Tyler Collins leads the CAA in assists per game, averaging 4.7 (69th in the NCAA)
• Collins has tallied nine or more assists in four of her first 21 collegiate games; tying a school record 12 on her debut.
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Tyler Collins was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Ford was named an Honorable Mention Player of the Week on Dec. 17.
• Huff can become the second to reach 1,000 points under
Candice M. Jackson; the first being 3x CAA Defensive POTY Breanna Bolden.
SCOUTING ELON
• After defeating Charleston 76-68 on Jan. 11, the Phoenix have lost seven in a row, the win over The College was their last victory.
• Elon have played the top five CAA teams in their last five matchups.
• Emily Maupin leads the Phoenix, averaging 12.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
• Lexi Mercer is the other student-athlete averaging double-figures with 10.0 points per game.
• During conference play, Elon is just 1-5 on the road, their lone road win coming against bottom of the conference Hofstra back on Jan. 6.
• Elon are struggling defensively in 2019 and are 9th in the CAA in FG percentage defense and 10th in 3-point FG percentage defense.
CONSISTENT BUCKETS
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Deja Ford has hit double-digit scoring in 17 of the Cougars 21 games this season, reaching 20+ points four times.
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Darien Huff has hit 10+ points in 16 of 20 games and has converted at least one three-point basket once in every game this season.
• Huff's three-point streak is at 27 games dating back nearly a year to Feb. 18, 2018 against Delaware.
EDGING CLOSER TO THE CLUB
• Senior guard
Darien Huff continues to edge closer to Charleston's 1,000 points-club and become the 12th memeber in the Division I era (27th all-time).
• Huff sits at 958 career point, just 42 shy of 1,000, and looks to become the second student-athlete in the Jackson era to reach the milestone behind three-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year Bre Bolden.
• If Huff continues her scoring average of 13.2 points per game, she will reach 1,000 on March 1 at Hofstra.