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

Up Next

• The Cougars will have a quick turnaround as Charleston will face Florida A&M on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in its final game in Conway.