Charleston Comes Up Short at Elon, 65-60

Friday, January 14

Elon, N.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

8-6,0-3CAA

Elon

9-4,1-2CAA

Col. of Charleston

Elon

1/14/2022 9:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (8-6, 0-3) dropped a hard-fought game on the road at Elon on Friday night.

First Half

The Cougars got their first bucket of the game from Latrice Perkins to make it a 4-2 Elon lead, but the Phoenix would rip off a 13-2 run to take an early 17-4 advantage
Charleston would score the final four points of the quarter and after one, Elon held a 17-8 lead
After the Phoenix went up 19-8, the Cougars went on a 7-0 run to trim the score to just 19-15
Both squads would trade baskets over the remaining three minutes of the half
Elon took a slim 28-26 lead into the break

Second Half

Grace Abercrombie continued to heat up in the third quarter. After an and-one and a deep three, Charleston took its first lead at 34-33 with 7:23 remaining in the third
The margin would remain within one possession for much of the third quarter
Latrice Perkins scored a second-chance layup with a minute to go in the third to tie the game at 41-41
The Phoenix banked in a three at the buzzer to take a 44-41 lead into the fourth period
Elon opened the fourth on an 8–4 tun to take a 52-45 lead with 6:05 to go
Latrice Perkins got a steal and a three-point play to cut the Elon lead to 58-53 with around four minutes to play
After Elon extended its lead to 60-53, CofC reeled off four consecutive points to cut the deficit to 60-57 with 1:52 left
Elon connected on a three to make it a six-point game and, despite a flurry of offensive rebounds, CofC could not make it a one-possession game
The Phoenix would go on to claim the 65-60 win

Team Stats

The Cougars were outrbeounded 46-47
The CofC bench contributed 23 points
Charleston tied a season-low with four three-pointers

Key Cougars

Grace Abercrombie led the Cougars with 19 points in addition to seven rebounds, two blocks, and two steals
Latrice Perkins added 14 while Jenna Annecchiarico scored 10
Arynn Eady racked up 12 rebounds and three steals

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