Charleston Heads Upstate for Coastal Carolina Christmas Classic

Saturday, December 18

Conway, S.C.

4:30 PM

College of Charleston

Radford

Charleston Heads Upstate for Coastal Carolina Christmas Classic

12/17/2021 10:46:00 AM | General, Women's Basketball

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Cougars will face Radford on Saturday at 4:30 pm and Florida A&M on Sunday at 2:00 pm

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (6-3, 0-0) will travel to Conway, S.C. to play in the Coastal Carolina Christmas Classic this weekend. The Cougars will match up with Radford (4-5, 0-0) on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. On Sunday afternoon, CofC will face Florida A&M. That game will tip-off at 2:00 p.m.

Notes and Nuggets

The Cougars are coming off a 102-25 thrashing of Agnes Scott that saw CofC break program records for assists, steals, field goals, and field goal attempts
Charleston also nearly broke school records in three point field goals attempted and points scored, with 34 and 102, respectively
Charleston has now won three consecutive games following thrashings of Charleston Southern and Agnes Scott that bookended a 75-68 road win at UNCG
It's the second three-game winning streak for the Cougars this season. Charleston began the 2021-22 season with a three consecutive victories
Jenna Annecchiarico ranks third nationally with 4.811 steals per game. That number is the best in the CAA
Annecchiarico has posted 6.3 assists per game - good for seventh in the country and second in the CAA
Arynn Eady's 2.44 blocks per game ranks 18th in the nation (1st in CAA), while her 2.78 steals per game ranks 38th nationally and third in the conference.
Grace Abercrombie is third in the CAA with 1.89 made threes per game
Charleston is one of just nine teams to own a record of 4-0 or better on the road this season
Charleston has the top scoring offense in the CAA at 81.3 points per game, a mark that ranks 16th nationally
The Cougars also own an average scoring margin of 19.7, a number which ranks second in the CAA and 25th among the nation
CofC is averaging 15.3 steals per game - the second best mark in the country. The Cougars are also second in the nation in turnover margin
CofC leads the CAA in turnovers forced, turnover margin, and steals per game

Getting to Know Radford and FAMU

Radford is 4-5 this season and coming off a 49 point loss at Virginia Tech. The Highlanders have lost two straight games after a 4-3 start
The Highlanders average 61.1 points per game and is led by Bridget Birkhead, a senior guard averaging 10.1 points per contest
Florida A&M is 0-8 this season and coming off a 61-52 loss at Georgia State

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