Cougars Open Up Christmas Classic With 77-59 Win Over Radford

Saturday, December 18

Conway, S.C.

4:30 PM

College of Charleston

7-3,0-0CAA

Radford

4-6,0-0Big South

Radford

Col. of Charleston

Cougars Open Up Christmas Classic With 77-59 Win Over Radford

12/18/2021 6:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (7-3, 0-0) opened up the Coastal Carolina Christmas Classic with a 77-59 blitzing of Radford. It is the fourth consecutive win for CofC.

First Half

The first quarter was dominated by Anika McGarity and the Cougars
McGarity connected on all five of her three-point attempts, totaling 15 points in the opening period
Radford would tally just 11 points in the quarter, as the Cougars led 27-11 after one
The Cougars' shooting cooled off a little in the second quarter, but the defense did not. CofC once again held the Highlanders to just 11 points in the second period as well
Anika McGarity and Arynn Eady combined for 30 of Charleston's 40 first half points. Eady also added eight rebounds, a block, and a steal in the opening 20 minutes
CofC recorded seven steals and forced 12 turnovers in the first half
At the break, the Cougars led Radford 40-22

Second Half

The Cougars would outscore the Highlanders 22-18 in the third
Charleston led by as many as 28 in the third quarter
The game would enter the final period with CofC leading 62-38
Radford opened the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run that cut Charleston lead to 62-47 with just over seven minutes remaining
The Cougars would respond with eight consecutive points to put the game out of the Highlanders' reach
Charleston would wind down the clock and finish off the 77-59 victory

Team Stats

The Cougars move to 5-0 away from TD Arena this season
Charleston shot 47.1 percent (33-of-70) from the field and 38.9 percent (7-of-18) from distance
CofC forced 26 turnovers and tallied 16 steals

Key Cougars

Anika McGarity dropped a career-high 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting from downtown. The seven made three-pointers tie the second best individual mark in program history
Arynn Eady scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds
Latrice Perkins added 14 points, seven boards, and five steals
Jenna Annecchiarico tossed in eight points, six assists, and four steals

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