Cougars Fall To Phoenix Despite Williams' Career Night

Friday, January 10

Elon, N.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

9-5, 2-2CAA

Elon

7-7, 2-1CAA

Charleston

Elon

Photo by: Yousef Hattar

Cougars Fall To Phoenix Despite Williams' Career Night

1/10/2020 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score: College of Charleston 48, Elon 90
Location: Elon, N.C. (Schar Center)
Records: CofC (9-5, 2-1 CAA) Elon (7-7, 2-1 CAA)
The Short Story: The College loses its first conference game of the season to Elon despite freshman Taylor Williams' career night.

QUICK FACTS

Freshman Taylor Williams scored a career-high 21 points while grabbing three rebounds and logging two steals.
Senior Deja Ford poured in 10 points of her own while also snagging three rebounds.
Elon outrebounded Charleston 56-33.
The Cougars forced 21 turnovers compared to the 16 they gave up.
CofC shot a season-low 23.9% from the field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Elon started the game off hot going on a 13-0 run, knocking down three triples in the process.
CofC went on its own run of 8-0 to cut the Phoenix lead to just five points, sparked by a Ford three pointer, consecutive Latrice Perkins buckets and an Arynn Eady layup.
Williams attempted to give the Cougars life as she knocked down a mid-range jumper at the 8:39 mark of the second quarter, but the Phoenix answered back with an 8-2 run.
CofC fought hard at the end of the second quarter but Elon finished the half strong and led by 20 points.
The College scored a total of six points in the third quarter, giving Elon a lead of 34 points at the end of the quarter.
Elon held CofC to just 12 points in the fourth quarter.

HEAD COACH ROBIN HARMONY
"I'm disappointed in our team when they faced adversity in the beginning of the game and never recovered. We need to learn and grow from this game."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars look to bounce back as they face off against William & Mary on the road on Sunday, Jan. 12 with tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m.