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

Up Next

• The Cougars will return to action on Sunday, January 16 as the Cougars visit William & Mary. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m. on FloSports.