College of Charleston
15-3,7-0CAA
UNCW
5-13,1-6CAA
Cougars Stifle Seahawks; Win Eighth-Straight Game
1/23/2026 9:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team (15-3, 7-0) defeated UNCW (5-13, 1-6) 71-37 at Trask Coliseum Friday night.
After falling behind 13-6, the Cougars stifled the Seahawks, scoring 25-straight points over a span of more than 16 minutes to take control of the game. With the win, the Cougars improved to 7-0 in conference play for the first time ever.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Taryn Barbot drilled a triple on the first possession of the game, the Seahawks hit three-straight triples and made their first five shots to take a 13-6 advantage with 6:14 left in the first period.
- Over the last six minutes of the quarter, the Cougars forced eight Seahawks turnovers and scored the last 15 points of the stanza to take a 21-13 edge in the second period.
- With Charleston's defense continuing to give UNCW trouble, the Cougars held the Seahawks scoreless for over 16 minutes, and outscored them 10-2 in the second quarter as they took a 31-15 lead into the break.
- Triples from Sophia Tougas and Taryn Barbot helped extend Charleston's lead to 21 points (41-20) by the third quarter media timeout.
- Coming off the bench, Jami Hill drilled three triples to close out the third quarter as CofC took a 55-24 lead into the final 10 minutes.
- Two more Jami Hill triples extended the Cougars' advantage to 37 (61-24) and forced a Seahawks timeout with 7:40 left in the game.
- Taylor Barbot, Leah Philpotts and Jami Hill all scored for the Cougars over the last seven minutes as CofC went on to win the contest 71-37.
LEADING COUGARS
- Junior Taylor Barbot had five points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals. She also collected her 100th career steal Friday night.
- Junior Taryn Barbot stuffed the stat sheet as she totaled 12 points, nine boards and a career-high nine assists. She also collected four steals against the Seahawks.
- Junior Tyja Beans scored 10 points and scored in double digits for the eighth-consecutive game.
- Junior Jami Hill tied her career-high with six made threes as she totaled a game-high 20 points and went 6-for-7 from beyond the arc.
- Redshirt senior Sophia Tougas tallied 10 points and put up double figures for the sixth time this year.
KEY STATS
- Charleston shot 44.1% from the field and 42.3% from beyond the arc, while holding UNCW to a 31.6% clip.
- CofC forced 27 UNCW turnovers, collected 13 steals and scored 29 points of Seahawk errors.
- The Cougars won every quarter against the Seahawks.
- Charleston outrebounded UNCW 36-24.
- CofC scored 18 fast break points and did not allow any points in transition.
- The Cougars got 28 points from their bench.
- Charleston outscored UNCW 24-12 in the paint.
OF NOTE
- Taryn Barbot scored her 1,401st point as a Cougar and is 12th on Charleston's all-time scoring list.
- The two points allowed in the second quarter are the least points the Cougars have ever allowed to a D1 opponent in a quarter. It's also tied for the second-least points allowed in a quarter in program history.
- The 37 points given up is tied for the 11th-fewest points allowed in a game in program history. It's also the fewest points the Cougars have allowed this season.
- Four different Cougars scored in double figures, while eight different Cougars scored in the contest.
- CofC is now 21-20 all-time against UNCW, and the Cougars have won five-straight against the Seahawks.
- The Cougars have now won eight-straight contests.
- Taylor Barbot collected her 100th career steal Friday night.
UP NEXT — Charleston will return to TD Arena for a matchup against North Carolina A&T Sunday, January 25. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m., the game will be streamed on FloCollege and a link to the stream as well as live stats can be found on the women's basketball schedule page at cofcsports.com.
Sunday's contest will also feature Breanna Bolden's jersey celebration. Bolden will see her jersey become just the sixth jersey in program history to be raised into the rafters of TD Arena.
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