CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston returns home for a 3-game homestand beginning Tuesday night vs. William & Mary at 7 p.m. ET.  The game will air on FloSports. Tickets can be purchased here.

STORYLINES

• After a two-game road swing that saw the Cougars lose a pair of tough battles by a combined eight points, Charleston returns home for a 3-game homestand which begins Tuesday vs. William & Mary and runs through Saturday at TD Arena. 
• CofC is 7-9 all-time against the Tribe, winning three of the last five matchups. 
• The Cougars have won four straight meetings against William & Mary at TD Arena, with the last such loss coming on Jan. 14, 2016. The Cougars are 6-1 all-time at home vs. the Tribe. 
• Charleston is 6-3 at TD Arena this season, pouring in 80.2 PPG at its friendly confines and shooting 34.4 percent from 3-point range. The Cougars also averaging two more steals per game at home compared to road matchups. 
• CofC's freshmen five has been stellar of late. The group that includes 5-time CAA Rookie of the Week Reyne Smith, 3-time Rookie of the Week Ben Burnham, Babacar Faye, Nikita Evdokimov and Raekwon Horton combined for a season-high 43 points on Saturday at JMU shooting 44.1 percent. Smith led CofC in scoring with 21 points. One of these five has reached double figures in 14 of Charleston's 17 games. 
• Freshmen are accounting for 36 percent of CofC's scoring overall this season, the highest percentage in the CAA (479 of the Cougars' 1332 points). 
• Smith, a 5-time CAA Rookie of the Week honoree, is leading all CAA freshmen in scoring (12.5), free throw percentage (.932) and 3-pointers made (2.9). He's well on his way to perhaps earning CofC's first CAA Rookie of the Year award since Jarrell Brantley in 2016. Smith is only 10 triples shy of CofC's all-time single-season made 3s list with 50 treys. 
• Senior John Meeks is also on a torrid stretch, scoring in double figures in nine of the last 10 games, including seven consecutive games. Over the last five games, he's averaging 17.3 PPG.
• In CofC's last two losses, the Cougars snagged a combined 31 offensive rebounds, including a season-high 18 at James Madison. CofC ranks second in the entire country in offensive rebounds per game now with 14.65 per game, trailing only South Carolina State's 14.8. It's worth noting CofC outrebounded SC State by 19 in a 32 point win on Nov. 11 this season. 
• Senior Dimitrius Underwood continues his to build a strong CAA Defensive Player of the Year resume. He's averaging a CAA-high 2.3 steals per game, which is 0.5 more than the next closest player. He has three more steals than any other CAA player despite five game postponements.

GAMEDAY REMINDERS

• If you selected mobile tickets, add your tickets to your Apple Wallet or Google Pay App prior to arriving at TD Arena for the smoothest entry experience.
• Don't forget the College of Charleston has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for athletics events . CLICK HERE to read the policy. (Link: https://cofcsports.com/sports/2018/10/23/college-of-charleston-athletics-clear-bag-policy.aspx )
• In accordance with College of Charleston policy, face coverings are required at TD Arena.

 
UP NEXT

• Charleston continues its homestand with Hofstra on Thursday and Northeastern on Saturday at TD Arena. 
• The matchup with Hofstra tips off at 7 p.m. at The Six.