Cougars Fall to Drexel in Final Seconds of CAA Opener, 61-60

Friday, January 7

TD Arena

7 PM

College of Charleston

8-4,0-1CAA

Drexel

9-2,1-0CAA

Drexel

Col. of Charleston

Cougars Fall to Drexel in Final Seconds of CAA Opener, 61-60

1/7/2022 9:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (8-4, 0-1) lost its CAA opener in heartbreaking fashion, 61-60, to Drexel (9-2, 1-0) on Friday night inside TD Arena. The loss ends a five-game winning streak for the Cougars.

First Half

The Dragons raced out of the gate, scoring the game's first nine points
Charleston would outscore Drexel 11-8 for the remainder of the quarter. After one, Drexel led CofC 17-11
Charleston started the second quarter much better than the first, scoring five straight to close the game to just one at 17-16
After tying the game at 21-21, freshman Grace Abercrombie knifed through the Drexel defense and finished through contact with her off-hand to give CofC its first lead of the game with just under 5:00 to play in the second quarter
The CofC run would get to 12-0 following Abercrombie's triple with 2:33 to go in the first half. The made jumper gave Charleston its largest lead of the first half, 28-21
At the half, the Cougars held a 30-27 lead
Tyler Collins matched her career-high of seven rebounds in the first half alone

Second Half

The Cougars and Dragons matched each other shot for shot until four straight points from Drexel tied the game at 34-34 at the midway point of the third period
With the Cougars leading 34-30, the Dragons reeled off a 10-2 run to grab a 40-36 lead with just over three minutes to play in the third period
With just over a minute left in the third, Latrice Perkins knocked down a triple to give CofC a 43-42 edge and cap a 7-2 spurt
The game would go to the fourth quarter with the Dragons clinging to a 44-43 advantage
Drexel would create a 55-49 lead with 5:30 to go
With just over three minutes to go, Jenna Annecchiarico knocked down a big three to cut the Drexel lead to 57-54
Trailing by two, Annecchiarico drained a huge three to give CofC a 60-59 lead with 59 seconds remaining
Drexel would take the lead on a baseline out-of-bounds play with 3.8 seconds to go. The CofC attempt at the buzzer was off and the Dragons escaped with the 61-60 victory

Team Stats

The Cougars and Drexel both recorded 45 rebounds each
CofC forced just 10 turnovers, its lowest number generated this season
Charleston held the Dragons to just 37.7 percent from the field and 12.5 percent from deep

Key Cougars

Arynn Eady was dominant, going for her fourth double-double of the season. Eady scored 12 points, pulled down a season-high 16 rebounds, and blocked three shots
Latrice Perkins led the team in scoring with 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting
Jenna Annecchiarico added 13 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists
Tyler Collins secured a career-high eight rounds in the game

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