CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (1-0, 0-0) began the 2021-22 season with a bang, cruising to an 80-48 win at Wofford on Tuesday night. It was the first time the Cougars had won on opening night since the 2018-19 season.

Head Coach Robin Harmony: "I'm proud of our team. That was a big time road win. We have struggled on the road in the last two years, so that was really good to see. To be able to score 80 points and win by 32 makes it that much better. There were times that they made a run, but we always answered back. I'm really proud of the way our team played. There are still a lot of things we can work on, but it's a really nice road win to start the season. Now we go home and regroup and get ready to play on Friday."

First Half

• Latrice Perkins scored the first CofC points of the 2021-22 season, knocking down a three early in the first quarter and putting Charleston on the board first
• After leading 16-12, the Cougars held Wofford scoreless for the remaining 3:38 of the first quarter
• After a quarter of play, CofC was in front 20-13. Both Jenna Annecchiarico and Latrice Perkins scored eight points in the opening period
• The Cougars again scored 20 points in the second quarter, carrying a 40-30 lead into the halftime break
• Charleston had three players in double-figures in the first half, with Annecchiarico totaling 14 points and Perkins and Tyler Collins adding 10 each
• The Cougars shot 8-17 (47 percent) from three-point range in the opening half

Second Half

• From the 7:07 mark until the 4:08 mark of the third quarter, the Cougars put together a 10-2 run to build a 20 point lead, 56-36
• Charleston shot 7-10 (70 percent) from the field in the third, while holding the Terriers to 28.6 percent shooting
• Wofford ended the third period on an 8-3 run, but the Cougars held a 59-44 advantage entering the final stanza
• It was the fourth quarter that the Cougars asserted their dominamce. Charleston outscored Wofford 21-4 in the fourth
• The Cougars held Wofford to 2-16 (12.5 percent) shooting in the final period
• CofC would coast through the fourth quarter on its way to a commanding 80-48 win

Key Performers

• Jenna Annecchiarico made her presence known in her Charleston debut. The transfer guard poured in 27 (5-6 from three) points while stuffing the stat sheet with six rebounds, six steals, and five assists
• Tyler Collins added 20 points to go along with five boards
• Latrice Perkins scored 16 points, pulled down six rebounds, and dished out four assists
• In her first game as a Cougar, transfer forward Peyton Martin grabbed 13 rebounds to go along with six points and three steals

Team Stats

• CofC had an effecient night offensively. The Cougars shot 27-55 (49.1 percent) from the floor, 8-17 (47.8 percent) from three, and 15-16 (93.8 percent) from the free throw line
• The Cougars outrebounded the Terriers 41-31
• CofC forced 17 turnovers in the game
• Charleston led for 38:37 of the contest

• Tuesday was the first time since 11/15/19 that the Cougars scored 80 points in a game
• The 32 point margin of victory was the largest since CofC beat North Greenville 95-62 in 2018
• Annechiarico was the first CofC player to score more than 25 in a game since 12/1/19 when Tyler Collins dropped 29 on Winthrop
• CofC held Wofford to just 48 points, the first time the Cougars have held an opponent under 50 points for the first time since 2017

• The Cougars will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 12 as Charleston hosts Pfeiffer in its home opener. The game will serve as the annual Education Day and will tip at 11 a.m.