Cougars Aim To Bounce Back At Home Against UNCW

Sunday, January 26

TD Arena

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

UNCW

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1/25/2020 12:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball

College of Charleston (9-8, 2-4 CAA) vs. UNCW (5-12, 2-4 CAA)
Game 18 – Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 – 1:00 p.m. ET
TD Arena | Charleston, S.C.
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History
Overall: UNCW Leads Series 12-14
Last: March 8, 2019 | L, 62-66

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Women's Basketball remains at home for a third consecutive game as they play host to UNCW on Sunday, Jan. 26 with tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m. This game will be broadcasted on FloSports.

Last Outing
The College fell to preseason favorites James Madison at home by a score of 87-53. The Dukes started off the game on an 11-0 run after the Cougars got on the board first with a made free throw. JMU once again started off hot at the beginning of the second quarter, going on a 9-2 run and led by as much as 22 points in the quarter. Perkins opened up the scoring for the Cougars in the second half after knocking down consecutive buckets, cutting the JMU lead to just 13 points. The Dukes didn't allow CofC to bring the score within 24 points throughout the entire fourth quarter and led by as much as 34 points.

Notables

Head Coach Robin Harmony has a total of 255 wins throughout her career.
The Cougars started conference play 2-0 for the first time since the 2009-10 season. This also marks the first time The College has gone 2-0 in CAA play since joining the league in 2013.
Latrice Perkins (13.9), Tyler Collins (12.5) and Deja Ford (11.6) lead the Cougars in scoring per game.
Sophomore Arynn Eady ranks second in rebounds in the CAA with 8.4 per game.
Senior Deja Ford earned her first CAA Player of the Week honors for the week of 12/30 through 1/5 after scoring 59 points while leading the Cougars to three wins.
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 single game since 2010 when CofC took down Wofford.
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).
Ford earned Harris Teeter Student-Athlete of the Week honors (Dec. 30-Jan. 5).
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.
Ford needs only 46 points to reach the 1,000-point milestone

Scouting UNCW
The Seahawks come into the game with an overall record of 5-12 and a 2-4 record in CAA play. UNCW is looking to bounce back after losing three consecutive games, most recently to Towson by a score of 41-62 on Jan. 19.

Head coach Karen Barefoot is in the midst of her third season at the helm of the program. She has accumulated 35 wins and 43 losses while at UNCW. Overall, she has posted a 347-280 record throughout her 22-year coaching career.

The team is led by GiGi Smith and Lacey Suggs who score 16.8 and 11.9 points per game, respectively. Smith is in the Top 5 in scoring in the CAA. In addition, Suggs grabs 5.2 rebounds per game, leading the Seahawks in that category.