Cougars Battle Down the Stretch, Fall to Pride Thursday Night

Thursday, February 12

Charleston, S.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

16-10,9-4CAA

Hofstra

17-9,8-5CAA

Hofstra

Col. of Charleston

Cougars Battle Down the Stretch, Fall to Pride Thursday Night

2/12/2026 10:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team battled down the stretch, ultimately falling 66-62 to Hofstra on Thursday night at TD Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Colby Duggan and Chris Davis Jr. combined for the Cougars' first three field goals from behind the arc to help Charleston take an early 11-9 edge.
Both teams fell cold from the field, combining to go scoreless for over a three-minute stretch. Neither team took more than a four-point lead through the first half until a 6-0 Hofstra run gave the Pride a 28-22 lead with 4:30 left to play. Successful trips to the free throw line from Jlynn Counter and Davis Jr. cut the deficit back to two less than a minute later.
Another 6-0 Hofstra run paired with the Cougars going 1-8 from the field to end the half gave the Pride a 37-30 lead entering the break. Colby Duggan and Davis Jr. led Charleston with eight points each in the opening 20 minutes.
Hofstra took an 11-point lead, their largest of the night, five minutes into the second half. After struggling from the field, a 7-0 Cougar run highlighted by a Chadlyn Traylor triple and Colby Duggan old fashioned three-point play cut the deficit to four at 44-40 with 13 minutes to play.
The Cougars cut it to a one possession game on three separate occasions in the final minutes of play but could never regain the lead.

KEY COUGARS

Duggan and Davis Jr. led Charleston with 14 points each. Davis Jr. added five rebounds in his first career start at TD Arena.
Traylor added 11 points, going 4-5 from the field.
Counter dished out a game-high eight assists to go with six rebounds.
Christian Reeves grabbed a team best seven rebounds.

GAME NOTES

Hofstra shot 33% from the field, narrowly edging out Charleston's 32$
The Pride won the rebounding battle 46-36.
The Cougars made 10 threes for the sixth time this season.
Charleston had a positive assist/turnover ratio for the 17^th time this season.
Hofstra and Charleston split the regular season meetings between the programs this season.

UP NEXT

Charleston, now 16-10 and 9-4 in CAA play, will travel to Campbell to face the Camels on Sunday, February 15. Action is set for 5:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

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