Cougars Travel to Boston for CAA Clash at Northeastern

Wednesday, January 26

Boston, Mass.

5:00 PM

College of Charleston

Northeastern

Cougars Travel to Boston for CAA Clash at Northeastern

1/25/2022 1:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Game is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on FloSports

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (10-6, 1-3) will travel to Boston to face Northeastern in a CAA road test on Wednesday. Tip is set for 5:00 p.m. on FloSports.

Notes and Nuggets

The Cougars are looking to rebound from its lowest offensive output of the season in a loss to James Madison
Charleston has been comfortable away from home this season. CofC is 7-1 away from TD Arena this season
The Cougars are 5-1 in true road games this season, including a 1-1 mark in CAA road contests
Arynn Eady was dominant on the defensive end against James Madison. The senior forward grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked five shots, and recorded three steals
Over its last five games, Charleston is a combined 85 percent (60-of-71) from the foul line.
On the season, CofC is shooting 72.6 percent from the free throw line as a team. That mark ranks fourth in the CAA.
In the win over Towson, the Cougars shot 28-32 from the foul line. Jenna Annecchiarco was responsible for nearly half of those makes as she went 18-for-19 from the line herself
In that game, Annecchiarico scored a division-one program record 36 points in an 88-72 win over Towson
The junior guard leads the Cougars in points per game (14.8), assists per game (6.3), steals per game (3.1), three-point percentage (36.7 percent), and minutes per game (33.2)
Annecchiarico ranks seventh nationally in assists per game and ninth in steals per game. She leads the CAA in both categories
After seeing little playing time for much of the season, senior guard Madison Taylor scored six points off the bench in 21 minutes at William & Mary. She came up huge against James Madison, playing a season-high 28 minutes and dropping a team-high 14 points on five made three-pointers
The Cougars own a NET ranking of 164 following a 1-1 week in CAA play. That mark makes them the sixth-highest ranked CAA squad
CofC's highest NET win of the season came last Friday when the Cougars took down Towson (80)
The Cougars are currently in the top ten nationally in steals per game and top five in turnover margin.
Charleston ranks 12th in the country in scoring offense, racking up 79.4 points per contest. CofC is the top scoring offense in the CAA

Getting to Know Northeastern

Northeastern has won two straight CAA games, handling Elon and William & Mary
The Huskies are led by Kendall Currence, a senior guard averaging 15.0 points per contest. Freshman Claudia Soriano has won CAA Rookie of the Week multiple times this season
Northeastern ranks 171st in the NET rankings, seven spots behind CofC

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