Women's Basketball Defeats Monmouth

Friday, January 20

Charleston, S.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

8-8,3-3CAA

Monmouth

8-10,3-4CAA

Monmouth

Col. of Charleston

1/20/2023 10:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Game Notes

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston fought hard against Monmouth for a 70-65 victory on Friday night at TD Arena.

The Cougars moved to 8-8, with a CAA record of 3-3. Monmouth dropped to 8-10, with a CAA record of 3-4.

Jada Logan led Charleston with 27 points with a second game in a row with 20-plus. Following behind her were Anika McGarity at 13 and Jaila Roberts at 11. Adaora Onwumelu pulled down 12 rebounds for the Cougars.

Ariana Vanderhoop with a double-double, 14 points, and 11 rebounds. Followed behind her were Brianna Tinsley and Lucy Thomas with 13 points.

Charleston will wrap up their home stand against William & Mary on Sunday, January 22, with tip-off at 2 p.m.

How It Happened

Both Charleston and Monmouth were back and forth for most of the first quarter of play.
With just under four minutes left in the first, Charleston led by one with a score of 6-5.
Charleston broke away with a 7-4 run with two minutes left in the first.
To end the first, McGarity dropped a buzzer-beater of a three to put Charleston ahead by four with a score of 18-14.
Monmouth would have a 6-0 run for four minutes into the second quarter.
Jazmyn Stone dropped a three at 6:38 to break the run, which brought Charleston on top by a score of 23-20.
After a few back-and-forth lead changes, Monmouth took a four-point lead at 3:27 by a score of 29-25.
Charleston picked up four free throws to bring them within two before the end of the second with a score of 33-31.
Monmouth struck first in the third, but Alexis Andrews dropped a three to start the third for Charleston, which cut Monmouth's lead to one.
Charleston picked up momentum on a 7-2 run at 7:24, which brought Charleston on top with a score of 38-37.
Monmouth fought back for the lead with a 6-3 run, with Monmouth on top 41-40.
Charleston tied up the score 43-43 with a three-pointer by Jaila Roberts at 4:23 in the third.
Monmouth took one-point lead with 1:33 left.
Onwumelu made a lay-up for Charleston to finish the third on top by a score of 48-47.
Charleston jumped to a 6-3 run in the fourth.
After Monmouth evened it up at 7:12 by a score of 53-53, the Hawks would not see a lead for the remainder of the game.

Game Notes

Logan went 13 for 14 from the charity line.
Logan with her fourth 20-plus point game, 28 points versus Tarleton, 25 versus Norfolk State, 25 versus Hofstra.
Logan has scored double figures in 14 of her last 16 games.
McGarity has reached double-figures in 10 of her last 12 games.
Onwumelu has six 10+ rebound games, 16 versus Hampton, 10 versus Meredith, Tarleton, Radford, and North Carolina A&T.
Charleston hits the road to close out the month of January with Stony Brook on January 26 and North Carolina A&T on January 29.