CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston wraps up non-conference play on Saturday with a 2 p.m. game in Durham, N.C., against NC Central. The Cougars begin their CAA schedule at TD Arena on Jan. 2-3 against Delaware. 

THE GAME
Who: College of Charleston Cougars (3-2) at NC Central Eagles (1-2)
When: Saturday, December 19, 2020 | 2 p.m.
Where: McDougald-McLendon Arena | Durham, N.C.
Broadcast ($4.99 charge): NCCU Sports Network
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats

COUGAR PROBABLE STARTERS 
0    Madison Taylor, G, 5-8, Jr., Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft School (9.2 ppg, 1.8 spg)
4    Amira Williams, F, 5-11, Fr., Winston-Salem, N.C./Winston-Salem Christian Acad. (5.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
5    Tyler Gray, G, 5-8, Fr., Bladensburg, Md./Elizabeth Seton (10.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.2 spg)
15  Arynn Eady, F, 6-1, Jr., Atlanta, Ga./St. Francis (8.8 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.6 spg)
23  Tyler Collins, G, 5-6, Jr., Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy (11.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.8 spg)

HEAD COACH ROBIN HARMONY (16-19 in second years at CofC; 262-133 in 14 years overall)
Robin Harmony is in her second season at CofC after leading the Cougars to a 13-17 record in 2019-20, a six-win improvement over the previous season and the most wins since going 19-15 in 2013-14. The team also doubled its CAA win total from three to six, including a 73-59 victory over Drexel, one of only two CAA losses suffered by the eventual conference co-champions.

Harmony was 131-48 in six seasons at St. Thomas (Fla.) and 115-66 in six seasons at Lamar before coming to CofC. She began her coaching career as an assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson in 1987-88 and was on the staff at her alma mater, the University of Miami, from 1988-2005.

COUGARS DOWN NC WESLEYAN IN LAST OUTING
Taylor Williams scored 20 points and Arynn Eady added 16 points and 17 rebounds in a 109-69 win over NC Wesleyan on Dec. 11 at TD Arena. Williams fell two points shy of her career high while Eady came within one of her career best on the boards.

Tyler Gray added 16 points and six assists, Madison Taylor and Anika McGarity both had 11 points and Amira Williams, making her first career start, scored 10 to give the Cougars six players in double figures. CofC drained 13 of 29 shots from beyond the arc, led by Taylor Williams with four in five attempts.

100-POINTS
The 109 points scored by the Cougars against NC Wesleyan set a school Division I record (since 1991-92) and marked only the second time CofC has reached the century mark. The Cougars defeated William & Mary, 101-65, on Jan. 12, 2014 at TD Arena.

BACK-TO-BACK 30+ MARGINS
The 109-69 win over NC Wesleyan combined with an 89-59 victory over Winthrop on Dec. 8 marks the first time in the Cougars' Division I history (since 1991-92) that they have won consecutive games by at least 30 points. It is also only the fourth time in that span that CofC has won two games in a season by 30 or more points, joining the 2001-02, 2007-08 and 2016-17 campaigns with that accomplishment.

LARGEST VICTORY MARGINS – LAST 15 SEASONS
44 (68-24) vs. UNCG - 3/2/16
40 (109-69) vs. NC Wesleyan - 12/11/20
39 (76-37) vs. UNCG - 1/8/17
36 (101-65) vs. William & Mary - 1/12/14
33 (95-62) vs. North Greenville - 11/7/18
32 (74-42) vs. Johns Hopkins - 1/3/07
32 (81-49) vs. Appalachian State - 12/14/07
32 (71-39) vs. Charleston Southern - 12/31/07
31 (76-45) vs. Charleston Southern - 12/31/12
31 (95-64) vs. Winthrop - 11/16/16
30 (85-55) vs. Elon - 12/8/08
30 (89-59) vs. Winthrop     - 12/8/20

COUGARS BURYING THE BOMBS
CofC has made 36 shots from beyond the arc over the past three games and is shooting 42.4 percent (36 of 85) over that span. The Cougars have reached double figures in 3s in each game during their streak, including 11 against Clemson, 12 against Winthrop and 13 against NC Wesleyan. 

The Cougars have made 12 or more 3-pointers nine times in their Division I history (since 1991-92) with five happening over the past two seasons.

MOST 3-POINTERS MADE
15 vs. Western Carolina - 12/30/19
14 vs. Mercer - 11/20/09
13 vs. Wofford - 2/14/05
13 vs. Northeastern - 1/19/14
13 vs. North Greenville - 11/7/18
13 vs. Charleston Southern - 12/20/19
13 vs. NC Wesleyan - 12/11/20
12 vs. Delaware - 1/5/20
12 vs. Winthrop - 12/8/20
11 vs. Several times (last vs. Clemson 12/6/20)

CAA AND NCAA 3-POINT RANKINGS
The Cougars enter the weekend leading the CAA with an average of 8.8 made 3-pointers per game (44 in five games), and their 32.8 percent shooting from behind the arc rank fourth in the conference. The 44 makes are tied for 34th in the nation.

Freshman Chelsea Wooten ranks second in the CAA with 12 long range bombs, Madison Taylor is fourth with nine and Tyler Collins is tied for seventh with eight.

ABOUT NC CENTRAL
The Eagles are 1-2 with a double overtime win over Campbell, and one of their losses came against then-No. 6 NC State. Kieche White scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the season-opening victory over the Camels but has not played in the past two games. Anissa Rivera (17.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.3 bpg) and Necole Hope (13.7 ppg) pace NC Central.

COUGARS VS. EAGLES
Saturday marks only the second meeting between CofC and NC Central, with the Cougars taking an 85-78 win at TD Arena on Nov. 15, 2019. Tyler Collins scored 24 points and Arynn Eady tallied a career-high 22 to go along with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead CofC. 

EADY SEEKING CONSECUTIVE CAA REBOUNDING CROWN
Junior forward Arynn Eady enters Saturday's game leading the CAA and ranking in a tie for 47th in the nation with an average of 10.0 rebounds per game after pacing the conference with 9.7 rpg a year ago. Her 290 total boards in 2019-20 are the second most in a season in school history.

Eady reached the 500-rebound milestone in a win over Winthrop and added 17 against NC Wesleyan, one shy of her career high set against UNCW (1/26/20) and William & Mary (2/7/20). With 518 rebounds, she needs 52 to move into the Top 10 in school history. Eady's average of 8.0 rpg is fourth in CofC annals.

COLLINS DISHES OUT THE ASSISTS
Junior guard Tyler Collins is tied for fourth in the CAA with 4.4 assists per game including six against Wofford, Clemson and Winthrop. She has 236 in her career and needs 18 more to crack the Top 10 at CofC.

As a freshman in 2018-19, Collins had 131 assists, the sixth most in a season in school history, and ranked third in the CAA with 4.4 apg. She tied the school mark with 12 assists in her collegiate debut vs. North Greenville.

COUGARS LAND OUTSTANDING RECRUITING CLASS
The CofC coaching landed the top recruiting class in school history, ranking first in the CAA and No. 47 in the nation according to the Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. The Cougars added wing Grace Abercrombie and point guard Bria McClure from Texas and wing Anani Humphrey from Maryland. Abercrombie was ranked No. 162 by Dan Olson, McClure was No. 187 and Humphrey was No. 209.