Women's Basketball Clinches CAA Regular Season Title with Win Over William & Mary

Friday, February 27

Charleston, S.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

22-4,14-1CAA

William & Mary

13-13,6-9CAA

William & Mary

Col. of Charleston

Women's Basketball Clinches CAA Regular Season Title with Win Over William & Mary

2/27/2026 11:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team (22-4, 14-1) defeated William & Mary (13-13, 6-9) by a final of 70-48 at TD Arena on Friday night.

With the win, Charleston has clinched at least a share of the 2025-26 CAA Regular Season Championship, and the Cougars can clinch the outright title with one win in any of their final three games. Charleston also clinched a top four seed and double-bye in the CAA Tournament with tonight's win. The 2025-26 CAA Regular Season Championship is the first championship in Division I program history.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sophia Tougas and Tyja Beans both contributed five first quarter points as Charleston took a 16-13 lead into the second period.
After William & Mary took a 17-16 lead, a quick 4-0 run by Tyja Beans put CofC up 20-17 and forced a Tribe timeout with 6:03 left in the half.
The Tribe took a 24-23 lead, but Taryn Barbot hit three free throws that gave CofC a 28-26 advantage going into the break.
Sophia Tougas drilled two threes to begin the third quarter as the Cougars opened up a 39-32 edge halfway through the period.
Led by five points each from Tyja Beans and Taryn Barbot, Charleston closed the quarter on an 11-0 spurt and took a 52-34 lead into the fourth quarter.
Taryn Barbot led the Cougars with seven fourth quarter points as Charleston cruised through the final 10 minutes to a 70-48 victory over William & Mary at TD Arena.

LEADING COUGARS

Junior Taylor Barbot had six points, five rebounds and three assists.
Junior Taryn Barbot poured in a game-high 22 points as she reached the 20 point mark for the 13th time this season. She also grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists against the Tribe.
Junior Tyja Beans tallied 18 points and five rebounds.
Redshirt senior Sophia Tougas added 13 points with three triples.

KEY STATS

Charleston made 15 free throws and shot 83.3% from the line, while William & Mary made just three shots from the charity stripe.
The Cougars forced 23 Tribe turnovers, collected 11 steals and scored 23 points of turnovers.
Charleston outscored William & Mary 24-8 in the third quarter.

OF NOTE

Charleston has clinched at least a share of the 2025-26 CAA Regular Season Championship, and the Cougars can clinch the outright title with one win in any of their final three games.
Charleston clinched a top four seed and double-bye in the CAA Tournament
The 2025-26 CAA Regular Season Championship is the first championship in Division I program history.
Marissa Brown scored her 300th career point.
Taryn Barbot collected her 200th career steal.
Taryn Barbot scored her 1,558th point as a Cougar and is eighth on Charleston's all-time scoring list.
Charleston is now 13-14 all-time against William & Mary.

UP NEXT — The Cougars stay at home and host Campbell on Sunday, March 1. 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.

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