CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (2-0, 0-0) opened its home schedule in style as it coasted to a 113-52 victory over Pfeiffer (1-1, 0-0) on Friday at TD Arena. The scoring output marked the most points scored by the Cougars in the program's division-one history.
Head Coach Robin Harmony: "It's great to be back in TD Arena and playing at home. Our fans are getting to see the talent that we have brought in. Offensively, we did a good job today. We showed how we can really push the ball of offense. I thought our defensive intensity could have been better."
Coach Harmony on Grace Abercrombie's 18 point day: "Grace can just shoot the ball. The more shots we get her, the more her confidence will continue to build. She's just a shooter, she's unstoppable when she gets rolling."
First Half
- The Cougars jumped out to a 31-7 lead, capping a 17-0 run for CofC
- The Cougars finished the first quarter with a 35-9 leadÂ
- CofC shot 15-of-24 (62.5%) in the first quarter and forced 13 turnovers
- In the second quarter, Charleston outscored Pfeiffer 26-16 to take a 61-25 advantage into the halftime break
Second Half
- CofC outscored the Falcons 31-14 in the third quarter
- Freshmen Anani Humphrey and Bria McClure scored their first collegiate points in the 4th quarter
- 12 Cougars scored in the second half, including Anika McGarity who scored 12 in the half
- Charleston outscored the Falcons 52-27 in the second period to coast to a 113-52 win
Key Performers
- Freshman Grace Abercrombie put her potential on full display, leading the Cougars with 18 points and four made three-pointers
- Peyton Martin pitched in 14 points and a couple of blocks
- Arynn Eady posted a double-double, scoring 12 and grabbing 11 rebounds while also blocking four shots
- Jenna Annecchiarico once again stuffed the stat sheet, posting a stat line of 13 points, seven assists, six rebounds, and six steals
Team Stats
- The Cougars broke two division-one era program records, scoring 61 in the first half (most points in a half) and 113 for the contest (most points in a game)
- Charleston had six players in double-figures for the game
- CofC dished out 25 assists, its most in a game since it matched that number at Elon on 12/06/2008. The program record is 26
- Through two games, Charleston is 25-of-29 (86 percent) from the foul line as a unit
Noteworthy Nuggets
- It was the first time the Cougars had won by more than 40 points sinnce a 68-24 win over UNCW on 3/2/16
- CofC opponents are averaging just 50 points per game through two contests
- Jenna Annechiarico notched back-to-back games with six steals
Up Next
- The Cougars will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 19Â as Charleston travels to face Norfolk State at 6:00 p.m.