Cougars Hit The Road For CAA Showdown With Dukes

Friday, February 14

Harrisonburg, Va.

12:00 PM

College of Charleston

James Madison

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2/13/2020 10:01:00 AM | Women's Basketball

College of Charleston (11-11, 4-7 CAA) vs. James Madison (17-4, 8-2 CAA)
Game 23 – Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 – 12:00 p.m. ET
Harrisonburg, Va. | Convocation Center
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History
Overall: JMU Leads Series 1-14
Last: Jan. 19, 2020 | L, 87-53

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Women's Basketball looks to get back on track with a road trip north to James Madison on Friday, Feb. 14 with tip-off scheduled for noon.

Last Outing
The College fell to Elon at TD Arena on Pink Day by a score of 85-57 despite senior Deja Ford's historical day. Ford became the 28th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone as she recorded 11 points. Sophomores Tyler Collins and Latrice Perkins poured in 18 and 12 points, respectively, while Collins also dished out four assist and registered four steals. The Cougars started the game on the right track, scoring seven points to the Phoenix's two. The entire first half was a back-and-forth scoring affair as Elon led by just one at the half. CofC let up 30 critical points in the third quarter, giving Elon a lead it never gave back.

Notables

Head Coach Robin Harmony has a total of 257 wins throughout her career.
Senior Deja Ford became the 28^th Cougar in program history to join the 1,000-point club.
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 (12.8) and Deja Ford (11.4) lead the Cougars in scoring per game.
Sophomore Arynn Eady ranks second in rebounds in the CAA with 9.3 per game.
Eady logged a career-high 18 rebounds twice this season, one in a 67-63 OT win over UNCW on Jan. 26 and the other in a 70-64 loss to William & Mary on Feb. 7, which is tied for fourth most in a single game in program history.
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.
Arynn Eady has four double-doubles on the season while Latrice Perkins has three.
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 twice this season for play through Nov. 13-19 and Jan. 22-28.
Ford earned Harris Teeter Student-Athlete of the Week honors (Dec. 30-Jan. 5).
Ford was named a Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention.

Scouting JMU
James Madison comes into the game with a 17-4 overall record and a 8-2 CAA record. They currently sit at second in the conference standings, only behind a Drexel team The College defeated in its CAA opener. The Dukes most recent matchup resulted in a 81-39 win over Towson.

Head coach Sean O'Regan is in the midst of his fourth season at the helm of the program. He has an overall head coaching record of 95-29, all with the Dukes. Last season, he led his team to the semifinals of the WNIT Tournament before losing to Northwestern 74-69.

The team is led by Kamiah Smalls, who averages 18.7 points per game, which ranks second in the CAA. The Dukes also bolster the CAA-leading rebounder in Kayla, Cooper-Williams, who grabs 10 a game.

2019-20 Women's Basketball Standings
*SCHOOL*	*CONF*	*CPCT.*	*OVERALL*	*PCT.*	*STREAK*
Drexel	10-1	0.909	17-6	0.739	W10
James Madison	8-2	0.800	17-4	0.810	W1
William & Mary	7-4	0.636	16-6	0.727	W3
Elon	6-5	0.545	11-11	0.500	W2
Northeastern	6-5	0.545	10-12	0.455	L2
Towson	5-5	0.500	10-11	0.476	L3
Delaware	5-6	0.455	9-13	0.409	W3
Charleston	4-7	0.364	11-11	0.500	L2
UNCW	3-8	0.273	6-16	0.273	L3
Hofstra	0-11	0.000	3-19	0.136	L13