CHARLESTON, S.C. – Zep Jasper was one of two players in double figures as College of Charleston dropped a 66-55 decision to Elon on Sunday at TD Arena.
 
The Phoenix (4-8, 1-7 CAA) claimed their first win in Colonial Athletic Association play and snapped an eight-game losing streak. Hunter McIntosh led all scorers with a game-high 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field.
 
Coming into the contest, the Cougars (8-9, 6-4 CAA) had won three-straight league games. Payton Willis added 11 points for Charleston – currently in third place behind James Madison and Northeastern in the latest CAA standings.
 
CofC will play its next three games in conference play on the road beginning with a weekend series at Hofstra (12-9, 8-6 CAA) on Saturday, Feb. 20 and Sunday, Feb. 21 in Hempstead, N.Y. Both games will tip-off at 1 p.m. (ET).
 
POSTGAME NOTES
· For the 10th-straight conference game, College of Charleston went with the starting five of Zep Jasper, Payton Willis, Brenden Tucker, Lorenzo Edwards and Osinachi Smart (6-4).
· For the second-consecutive year, College of Charleston and Elon split the regular-season series. The Cougars still lead 23-9 in the all-time series with Phoenix.
· Zep Jasper registered a team-high 18 points with a trio of 3-pointers against Elon. He is currently on a six-game double-digit scoring streak and has led the Cougars in scoring the last four-straight contests.
· Payton Willis recorded 11 points, three assists and two steals in 36 minutes of action versus Elon. It marked his 13th double-digit scoring game of the season.
 
POSTGAME QUOTES
 
College of Charleston Head Coach Earl Grant
On the loss …
"A lot changed in 24 hours. I really have to give Elon credit. Coach Schrage, how hard it is to lose the way they did yesterday and then show so much character today. Coming back out and playing inspired basketball. It's a great example of how mental is the four and physical is the one. We were amazing yesterday with our energy level and we did some great things as a collection. Today, we weren't quite as good. We broke down a couple of times defensively and gave them some open shots. They did a great job of guarding us and taking us out of some of our actions. Our execution wasn't as good. It's amazing, mentally, how you can be so different in back-to-back days. Hopefully, we can learn from both of these games we played over the weekend. We can learn from it and try to come back and work hard next week to get ready for the final stretch of the season."
 
On Elon's play on Sunday …
"If you don't stay humble, you will get humbled. Sometimes when you get humbled enough, there is something that rises up inside of you to put you in a position where you are desperate. They (Elon) were desperate (to win) and we got humbled. Plain and simple. We will watch film and see where we could have done things better."
 
College of Charleston Junior Guard Zep Jasper
On the difference between yesterday's game and today's game …
"The same energy from yesterday wasn't there today. We looked a little sluggish. We just didn't look right today. I don't think there is a reason (to why that happened). It was more of a humble thing with us beating them by 20+ points yesterday. We all knew that they (Elon) would come out and play hard from the jump. We didn't come out ready to play today."