Cougars Fall on the Road to Northeastern, 81-70

Wednesday, January 26

Boston, Mass.

5:00 PM

College of Charleston

10-8,2-5CAA

Northeastern

11-6,5-2CAA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Col. of Charleston	17	8	22	23	70
Northeastern	22	21	17	21	81

1/26/2022 7:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Junior guard Jenna Annecchiarico scored her 1,000th career point

BOSTON, Mass. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (10-8, 2-5) lost just its second road game of the season on Wednesday night, falling 81-70 at Northeastern.

Jenna Annecchiarico scored her 1,000th career point in the game. The junior guard accomplished the feat in 97 career games.

First Half

Charleston got out to an early 6-5 advantage, but back-to-back threes from Northeastern gave the home team an 11-6 lead
The Cougars would use a 9-3 spurt to grab a 15-14 lead with 2:30 to play in the first period
Northeastern ended the period on an 8-2 run to carry a 22-17 lead into the second quarter
The Huskies opened the second quarter on a 13-0 run to extend its lead to 37-17
Charleston would score five straight points, but the Huskies ended the half on back-to-back triples
At the break, CofC trailed Northeastern 43-25
Annecchiarico led the Cougars with 10 points in the first half

Second Half

The Cougars scored the first four points of the half, but Northeastern responded by making five of its next seven field goals to push its lead to 53-34 with 4:09 left in the third
The Cougars would trim the deficit to 13 as Northeastern carried a 60-47 advantage into the fourth quarter
Annecchiarico scored nine third quarter points to help cut into the Huskies' lead
CofC trimmed the margin down to just 10 points early in the fourth quarter
The Huskies would stretch it back out, holding on to a 72-56 lead with 5:00 left in the game
Northeastern would keep the Cougars at bay for the remainder of the game, claiming the 81-70 win

Team Stats

The Cougars shot 16-of-18 from the foul line, shooting above 80 percent from the stripe as a team for a fourth straight game
Northeastern outrebounded the Cougars 43-27
Charleston outscored the Huskies by seven in the second half, but the 18-point halftime deficit proved to be too large to overcome

Key Cougars

Jenna Annecchiarico supplemented her milestone night with a complete performance, scoring 32 points, grabbing five boards, dishing out four assists and recording three steals
Arynn Eady recorded her seventh double-double of the season, dropping 16 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four blocks and three steals
Tyler Collins added ten points

Up Next

The Cougars will return to action on Sunday, January 30 as Charleston hosts UNCW on National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m. on FloSports.