Charleston Wins Thriller Over William & Mary, 61-59

Friday, February 11

TD Arena

7 PM

College of Charleston

13-9,5-6CAA

William & Mary

6-15,1-9CAA

William & Mary

Col. of Charleston

Charleston Wins Thriller Over William & Mary, 61-59

2/11/2022 9:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (13-9, 4-6) pulled out a 61-59 win over the William & Mary Tribe on Friday night inside TD Arena.

The game went down to the wire, with Arynn Eady getting a clutch steal and making two big free throws to contribute to the victory.

First Half

The Tribe started the game 4-for-7 from the floor to grab an early 9-8 lead entering the first quarter media timeout
William & Mary built a 14-10 lead, but the Cougars would finish the half on a 6-0 spurt behind threes from Latrice Perkins and Tyler Collins to take a 16-14 lead after one
The Tribe regained a 20-16 lead, but CofC used a 7-0 run to take a 23-20 lead with 4:04 left until halftime
In the second quarter, Charleston held William & Mary scoreless for over five minutes
At the half, Charleston led 27-24
Latrice Perkins led the Cougars with 10 points in the first half. Tyler Collins added seven points

Second Half

The Cougars used built a 32-26 lead to start the second half, but a 7-0 run from William & Mary gave the Tribe a 33-32 lead at the 6:18 mark of the third quarter
The Tribe made 7-of-9 field goals for a stretch of the third quarter that kept the Cougars from building a lead
A pivotal moment came in the final minute of the third quarter when a William & Mary three-pointer was waved off after video replay showed the shot occurred after the shot clock expired. The overturned call resulted in CofC maintaining a 44-42 edge rather than the Tribe grabbing the lead
After three, CofC held tightly to a two point lead
Tyler Collins scored seven points in the third quarter to go along with two rebounds and an assist
CofC scored the first four points of the final quarter to extend its lead to six, but back-to-back threes from William & Mary tied the game at 48-48 with 7:24 remaining in the game
With the game tied at 52-52, the Cougars got two free throws from Arynn Eady and a layup from Latrice Perkins to grab a four point lead with 90 seconds to go
William & Mary used back-to-back and-ones to fuel a 6-0 run and grab a 58-56 lead with 20.6 seconds left
Jenna Annecchiarico went 2-for-2 at the free throw line to tie the game with 16 seconds left
Arynn Eady stole the ensuing William & Mary inbounds pass and got fouled. Eady would make both to give CofC a 60-58 lead
The Tribe got a trip to the free throw line after a foul call, but made just one of the two free throws.
The Cougars would also go 1-for-2 at the line. The Tribe got the board, but the Cougars played great defense to prevent William & Mary from getting a game-winning shot attempt. The Cougars would come away with the 61-59 win after a thrilling final minutes

Team Stats

The Cougars' bench outscored the Tribe's bench 16-2
Charleston shot 93 percent (13-for-14) from the foul line
CofC assisted on 11 of its 22 made field goals
The rebounding battle went in favor of the Cougars 38-33

Key Cougars

Arynn Eady was huge in the game, scoring 20 points and grabbing eight rebounds to go along with five steals and two blocks
Latrice Perkins dropped 14 points and eight rebounds
Tyler Collins scored 14 points, grabbed four boards, and totaled three assists
Jenna Annecchiarico recorded nine points, five rebounds, and five assists

Up Next

The Cougars will return to action on Sunday, February 13 as the Cougars turn around and host Elon at 2:00 p.m. It's the annual Pink Game, so fans are encouraged to wear pink. The game will be streamed on FloSports.