CofC Falls To Towson After Comeback Fell Short

Friday, January 17

TD Arena

6:30 PM

College of Charleston

9-7, 2-3CAA

Towson

7-8, 2-2CAA

Towson

Charleston

Photo by: Yousef Hattar

1/17/2020 9:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score: College of Charleston 62, Towson 79
Location: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
Records: CofC (9-7, 2-3 CAA) Towson (7-8, 2-2 CAA)
The Short Story: The College's comeback attempt fell short as it drops its third straight to Towson after a five-day break.

QUICK FACTS

Sophomore Latrice Perkins led the Cougars in scoring with 17 points while also grabbing five rebounds.
Sophomore Tyler Collins poured in 16 points and dished out four assists.
The Cougars committed 17 turnovers compared to the Tiger's 19.
The College recorded eight steals to Towson's seven.
CofC shot 36.1% from the field and 33.3% from deep compared to the 42.2% from the field and 35.7% from deep the Tigers shot.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Tigers started the game off hot, going on a 7-0 run before the Cougars went on a 9-0 themselves to take its only lead of the game.
Two made free throws by Taylor Williams and a mid-range jumper from Collins cut the Tiger lead to just six points at the 4:00 mark of the second quarter.
With the Tigers leading by seven at the half, Ford knocked down a triple right out of the gate to bring it within four points.
Towson went up by double-digit points late in the third and lead 19 at the end of the quarter.
The Cougars went on a 7-0 run, capped off by a Collins three to bring the game within 11 points early in the fourth.
The Tigers didn't let go of the gas as they stormed back after the Cougars made a few runs to cut the lead as they didn't let their lead get below 15 points after the 3:03 mark of the fourth.

HEAD COACH ROBIN HARMONY
"The good part about tonight is that we didn't quit. They made a couple of runs at us, we got the game a closer and then, obviously, we broke down again. We want to get to the point where we get better every game, so we just have to continue to get better and continue to fight. We played a really good team tonight, we let them get behind us, we gave up easy baskets and we got in early foul trouble which affected us too. We just have to keep sticking to the plan and the kids have to do what we want them to do: talk on defense, be at the mid-line and don't give up easy transition points. We didn't give up as many, but we also didn't take care of the ball and then we went away from what was working. Every time we drove to the paint, we got fouled, but then we stopped doing that. It's frustrating but we just have to keep working and keep getting better."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars are back in action as they play host to preseason favorite James Madison on Sunday with tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.