College of Charleston
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Cougars Head to Towson for Battle with Tigers
2/19/2026 11:56:00 AM | Women's Basketball
TOWSON, Md. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team is set for a road contest at Towson in Baltimore, Md. on Friday night.
GAME #25 — College of Charleston (20-4, 12-1 CAA) at Towson (14-11, 7-6 CAA) | Friday, February 20 | 7 p.m. | SECU Arena | Baltimore, Md. | FloCollege
OPENING TIP — CofC, the preseason Coastal Athletic Association favorites, is 12-1 in CAA play. The squad started conference play 12-0 and is 20-4 overall. CofC has reached the 20-win mark for the third consecutive season – the first time the program has done so in the D1 era.
The Cougars' 75-70 win at Florida State in December gave them a win over a Power 4 school for the second consecutive year. It was also Charleston's first victory over an ACC school since CofC defeated Clemson in 2009.
The Cougars are currently ranked 8th in the most recent College Insider Mid-Major top-25 rankings, No. 102 in the NET and No. 117 in the Torvik.
CofC returns two starters from last years WNIT Super 16 squad, including the reigning CAA Player of the Year in Taryn Barbot.
Charleston returns six key contributors from last year's team, while adding seven newcomers, including two starting transfers in Tyja Beans (Western Carolina), Grace Ezebilo (Tyler Junior College).
The 2024-25 Charleston women's basketball team set a record for the most wins in the program's Division I era with 25. Charleston also earned its first Power 4 win since 2009 with a 68-62 victory over Northwestern at the Hawk Classic on December 20, 2024.
FAN INFO — Tickets can be purchased here. The contest will be broadcast on FloCollege and the stream can be found here. Live stats can be found here, and all other pertinent information and/or updates can be found on the Charleston women's basketball team's schedule page on cofcsports.com.
AMONG THE NCAA — The Cougars currently have two players who are in the top-20 in the nation in their respective categories. Grace Ezebilo is 4th in the country in offensive rebounds per game (4.7), 6th in rebounds per game (12.1), 8th in total rebounds (291) and is also in the top-20 in defensive boards per game (7.5). Taylor Barbot is one of only 22 players in the country to record a triple-double and is also in the top-20 in assists per game (6.1), total assists (146) and assist/turnover ratio (2.47).
As a team, Charleston is in the top-20 in the country in offensive rebounds per game (15.8) and turnover margin (6.92).
(*Stats as of 2/19/26)
LAST TIME OUT — The College of Charleston women's basketball team fell 69-57 to Monmouth at the OceanFirst Bank Center on Sunday afternoon.
- Tyja Beans poured in eight first quarter points as the Cougars and the Hawks headed to the second period tied 18-all.
- Monmouth scored the first six points of the second stanza and held a 33-24 advantage with 3:35 left in the half.
- The Hawks then increased their lead to double digits as they held a 38-27 edge at the break.
- Charleston scored the first four points of the second half, but Monmouth responded with an 8-2 run to take a 46-33 lead.
- The Hawks held a 51-40 lead after the third quarter, and Charleston was never able to get within 10 in the final frame as Monmouth won the contest 69-57.
50TH ANNIVERSARY — The College of Charleston women's basketball team will celebrate the varsity program's 50th anniversary throughout the 2025-26 season.
All throughout the entire 2025-26 campaign, feature stories on past Cougar greats and influential players will be shared on the College of Charleston official athletics website at cofcsports.com.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS — Towson is 7-6 in conference play and 14-11 overall. The Tigers are 9-3 at home and are coming off a 75-70 road loss to William & Mary on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers are led by senior guard India Johnston who's averaging 14.5 points and 2.2 assists per game. She was named the CAA Player of the Week on December 22. The other leading scorers for
Towson are junior guard Zoli Khalil and junior guard Thalia Shepard who are posting respective scoring averages of 9.6 and 8.8.
Towson was picked 7th in the CAA Preseason Poll and is currently 6th in the CAA.
MATCHUP HISTORY VS. TOWSON — Charleston is 7-19 all-time against Towson and 2-10 on the road. The Cougars won the last contest between the two teams in TD Arena last year.
PRESEASON FAVS — Charleston was picked as the preseason Coastal Athletic Association favorites, receiving eight of the 13 first place votes.
IN THE POLLS — The Cougars are currently ranked 8th in the most recent College Insider Mid-Major top-25 rankings, No. 102 in the NET and No. 117 in the Torvik.
AWARDS — Taryn Barbot has earned four CAA Player of the Week awards this season. Most recently, she won the award on February 2 after posting 25 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals in the Cougars' win at Elon. She also won the award on January 5 after averaging 26.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the opening weekend of conference play. Additionally, She was named the CAA Player of the Week on December 1 after a strong week at the Big Easy Classic in New Orleans, and once more on November 17 after posting her eighth career 30-point game in the 75-44 win over Iona.
Grace Ezebilo was named the CAA Player of the Week on February 9 after averaging 11.5 points and an incredible 21.5 rebounds per game as she helped CofC win two games and improve to 11-0 in CAA play.
Taylor Barbot garnered Coastal Athletic Association Player of the Week honors on December 15 after leading all players in points (20) and assists (8) in the Cougars 75-70 win at Florida State.
Additionally, Taryn Barbot was picked as the CAA Preseason Player of Year and was named to the Preseason All-CAA First Team. She was also one of just 25 athletes named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list. Taylor Barbot earned a Preseason All-CAA Second Team nod.
THE HARMONY FILE — The 2025-26 campaign is Robin Harmony's seventh as the head coach at College of Charleston. Harmony was named the program's eighth head coach on April 19, 2019 and has earned 115 wins at CofC, including three straight 20 win seasons at the helm.
In her most recent season, Harmony led the Cougars to their winningest season in D1 program history with 25 wins. The Cougars advanced to the semifinals of the CAA conference tournament and the Super 16 in the WNIT after earning their first postseason victory ever on their home court.
In her 18+ years as a head coach, Harmony has:
- 11 20-win seasons
- Led Charleston to back-to-back WNIT appearances
- Three Southland Conference regular season titles (Lamar)
- Led Lamar to three WNIT appearances
- Member of University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame
- Named an ACC Women's Basketball Legend in 2013
BARBOT'S WORLD — Taryn Barbot, the 2025-26 CAA Preseason Player of the Year is averaging 18.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.3 steals per contest this season.
Barbot was just one of 25 athletes named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List, which recognizes the best mid-major player in the country. Additionally, she's earned three CAA Player of the Week awards this season.
After earning the program's first CAA Rookie of the Year in 2023-24, Barbot came back and won the program's first CAA Player of the Year after the 2024-25 season. The Floral Park, N.Y. native amassed the 1,000 point mark on March 24, 2025 and became the first sophomore in program history and the fastest Charleston basketball player to do so (64 games). She's now scored 1,500 points as a Cougar and is 10th on the Charleston's all-time scoring list. She's also just the seventh Cougar in program history to score over 1,000 points and grab over 500 rebounds.
MILESTONES
- Taryn Barbot: 1,500 points and counting (10th on the Cougars all-time scoring list).
- Taryn Barbot: 196 steals, 4 away from 200.
- Marissa Brown: 291 points, 9 away from 300.
- Tyja Beans: 96 steals, 4 away from 100.
- Grace Ezebilo: 291 rebounds this season, 12 away from being the all-time single-season rebounds leader in CofC program history.
TWINTASTIC — The Cougar roster consists of two sets of twins: the Barbots and the Philpotts.
UP NEXT — The Cougars will return to Charleston, S.C. for a contest against William & Mary Friday, February 27. Tip-off is set for 7 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.
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