Charleston Begins Three-Game Homestand with Tilt Against Tarleton State on Tuesday

Tuesday, November 23

TD Arena

7 PM

College of Charleston

Tarleton State

Charleston Begins Three-Game Homestand with Tilt Against Tarleton State on Tuesday

11/22/2021 3:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (3-0, 0-0) returns home to the friendly confines of TD Arena to host the Tarleton State Texans (3-1, 0-0) at 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloHoops.

Notes and Nuggets

Last time out, the Cougars outlasted Norfolk State in a comeback win that made the Cougars 3-0 for the first time since the 2001-02 season
Grace Abercrombie repeated as CAA Rookie of the Week, winning the award twice in just her first two weeks at the collegiate level
The freshman from Jacksonville, Texas scored 25 points in the win at Norfolk State, connecting on 5-of-11 tries from downtown
Perhaps overshadowed by Abercrombie's performance was Peyton Martin's 19 points and 10 rebounds in the win over the Spartans
The frontcourt duo of Martin and Arynn Eady provides the Cougars with a wealth of experience to go with defensive prowess and offensive ability
In the Norfolk State game, the Cougars converted 27 Spartan turnovers into 26 points
Charleston is forcing its opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game
The Cougars have five players that average over 12.0 points per game
CofC's top three scorers (Abercrombie, Annecchiarico, Martin) are all newcomers to the roster
CofC is towards the top of the CAA ranks in several major categories
The Cougars lead the conference in points per game (86.3), scoring margin (32.3), opponent field goal percentage (31.8 percent), and turnover margin (24.3)
CofC ranks second in field goal percentage (45.4 percent), as well as three-point percentage (37.2 percent) and free throw percentage (79.2 percent)

Getting to Know Tarleton State

The Texans are in their second season as a division-one program
Tarleton State went 9-16 last season and currently own a 3-1 record with all three wins coming over non-D1 opponents
Last season, Jenna Annecchiarico played against the Texans while a member of Eastern Michigan. She scored nine points and dished out 7seven assists in 38 minutes

Matchup History

This is the first time the Cougars and Texans have met in the history of the two programs

Up Next

The Cougars will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 27 as Charleston plays host to North Florida. The game will tip at 2:00 p.m. and will be available to stream on Flo Hoops.