Cougars Face Iona in First Road Test

Wednesday, November 20

New Rochelle, N.Y.

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

Iona

11/19/2024 4:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.- The College of Charleston women's basketball team is set to face Iona in their first road test of the season. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. in New Rochelle, N.Y.

OPENING TIP

CofC enters the matchup 3-0, hosting three matches inside TD Arena to kick off the season.
The Cougars have faced Iona once in program history, falling to the Gaels inside TD Arena in 1998.
Charleston entered the new season after an impressive 2023-24 season, finishing 22-10. The Cougars gathered the most wins in a season since 2009-10 and competed in the postseason for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
The Cougars defeated North Carolina Central last Wednesday, led by Taryn Barbot with 17 points while Marissa Brown tallied a career-high 14 points after downing three shots beyond the arc.

BARBOT SHOW

Taryn Barbot enters Wednesday averaging 16.0 points per game, leading the team in assists.
The sophomore guard enters November continuing to make history by earning the program's first CAA Preseason Player of the Year nomination, voted on by the conference's coaches.
The New York native was named the program's first rookie of the year after an impressive 2023-24 campaign, earning six weekly awards and starting all 17 matchups for CofC.
Barbot averaged 14.6 points in her debut year and scored a season-high 36 points on January 14- the most by any CAA player last season.

THE RETURN OF STONE

Stone returned to the court after 611 days, tallying a game-high 20 points versus Robert Morris and earning the start versus North Carolina Central
The redshirt-sophomore sunk three buckets from the arc with seven field goals in 26 minutes of play versus RMU.
The Washington native missed the entirety of last season after an injury.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

The Cougars hold a 0-1 record versus the Gaels, falling inside TD Arena in 1998. Charleston has never competed at Iona.
Iona is 0-3 on the season, most recently falling to Rutgers 53-81 on the road last Friday morning.
The Gaels are averaging 50 points per game while shooting 30 percent from the field. Judith Gomez currently leads the squad averaging 10.3 points per game.

BY THE NUMBERS

Charleston topped the CAA last season in offensive rebounds per game and landed 16^th in the country as well.
Four players are averaging double-digit scoring after three games to kick off the season.
Lara Rohkohl is averaging 10.3 boards per game, the only Cougar in double-digit rebounds.

TUNE IN

Wednesday's matchup will be livestreamed on ESPN+ with live stats available at CofCStats.com.

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