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College of Charleston Athletics

Scoreboard

Action
61
Col. of Charleston CC 14-12,6-9 CAA
73
Winner Hofstra Hof 6-16,3-11 CAA
Col. of Charleston CC
14-12,6-9 CAA
61
Final
73
Hofstra Hof
6-16,3-11 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Col. of Charleston CC 15 11 20 15 61
Hofstra Hof 16 16 21 20 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Hofstra Outlasts Charleston, 73-61

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The College of Charleston women's basketball team (14-12, 6-9) fell at Hofstra on Wednesday night in Hempstead, N.Y. 

The Cougars played from behind all game, but tied it up with 5:18 to play. From that point on, the Pride would score the game's final 12 points and escape with the victory.

First Half

  • Charleston got out to an early 5-4 lead, but a 6-0 Hofstra run put the Pride up 10-5
  • At the first quarter media timeout, CofC trailed 12-8
  • The Cougars closed the period on an 8-3 run to trail 16-15 after one
  • Hofstra opened the second quarter on a 7-0 spurt to extend its advantage to 23-15
  • Throughout the second quarter, the Cougars would trim the deficit to three or four points, but the Pride kept responding. CofC cut it to 30-26, but a Hofstra jumper in the final minute of the quarter gave the Pride a 32-26 halftime edge
  • The Cougars shot just 28 percent in the first half, while Hofstra posted a field goal percentage of 44 percent
  • Jenna Annecchiarico led the Cougars with 11 points in the first half, while Latrice Perkins added seven
  • Arynn Eady entered the half with three personal fouls

Second Half

  • Hofstra opened the second half on a 6-2 run, extending its lead to 38-28 at the 7:55 mark
  • After the Pride extended the lead to 13, three consecutive triples by CofC helped trim the deficit to 45-37 with 5:53 left in the third
  • Arynn Eady picked up her fourth foul with four minutes left in the third quarter
  • With 1:23 left in the third, CofC closed the gap to 49-44
  • After three, Hofstra led 53-46
  • Back-to-back threes by Jenna Annecchiarico and Anika McGarity helped trim Hofstra's lead to 57-54 with 6:38 to go in the game
  • With 5:18 to play, a huge three-pointer by Jenna Annecchiario evened the score at 61-61
  • Hofstra would score the final 12 points of the game to come away with the 73-61 win

Team Stats

  • Hofstra shot 53 percent from the field, a season high. The Cougars shot just 32 percent from the floor
  • Charleston forced 23 turnovers, but committed 20 of its own
  • Hofstra won the rebounding battle 43-29

Key Cougars

  • Jenna annecchiarico scored 29 points and dished out seven assists to lead CofC
  • Anika McGarity scored 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting from deep
  • Latrice Perkins added 11 points and three boards

Up Next

  • The Cougars will return to action on Sunday, February 27 as CofC travels to Wilmington to face UNCW. The game will tip at 2:00 p.m. on FloSports.
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