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Charleston Heads to N.C. A&T for Regular Season Finale
3/6/2026 10:33:00 AM | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The College of Charleston women's basketball team heads to N.C. A&T for CofC's final regular season contest on Saturday afternoon.
GAME #29 — College of Charleston (23-5, 15-2 CAA) at N.C. A&T (12-16, 7-10 CAA) | Saturday, March 7 | 2 p.m. | Corbett Sports Center | Greensboro, N.C. | FloCollege
CAA CHAMPS — With the Cougars' 66-43 win over Stony Brook on Friday, CofC clinched the outright CAA Regular Season Championship and the No. 1 overall seed in the CAA Tournament.
OPENING TIP — CofC, the preseason Coastal Athletic Association favorites, is 15-2 in CAA play. The squad started conference play 12-0 and is 23-5 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 also set a new program record with their 15th conference win on Friday.
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 9th in the most recent College Insider Mid-Major top-25 rankings, No. 106 in the NET and No. 123 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 (12.0) and is also in the top-20 in total rebounds (325). Taylor Barbot is one of only 23 players in the country to record a triple-double and is also in the top-20 in assists per game (5.7) and assist/turnover ratio (2.37).
As a team, Charleston is in the top-20 in the country in offensive rebounds per game (15.9), turnover margin (7.04) and turnovers per game (12.6).
(*Stats as of 3/3/26)
LAST TIME OUT — The College of Charleston women's basketball team defeated Stony Brook by a final of 66-43 at TD Arena on Thursday night.
- After a slow start from both teams, Taryn Barbot drilled a three from the logo to beat the first quarter buzzer and tie the game 12-all.
- The two teams traded buckets as the Seawolves held a 23-22 advantage at the second quarter media timeout.
- Sophia Tougas knocked down a corner three to give the Cougars a 25-23 lead as she helped the Cougars take a 27-24 lead into the locker room.
- Sophia Tougas capped off a 9-0 run by the Cougars as she gave CofC a 36-25 lead and forced a Stony Brook timeout with 5:36 left in the third quarter.
- The Cougars continued to find their rhythm as they outscored the Seawolves 17-8 in the rest of the period and held a 53-33 edge with 10 minutes to play.
- Four different Cougars scored in the final period as CofC cruised to a 66-43 win against Stony Brook.
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 have been published on the College of Charleston official athletics website at cofcsports.com.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES — N.C. A&T is 7-10 in conference play and 12-16 overall. The Aggies are 8-6 at home and are coming off a 55-46 win over UNCW.
The Aggies are led by redshirt senior center Chaniya Clark who's averaging 13.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest. Junior forward Paris Locke is averaging 11.4 points per game, while graduate guard D'Mya Tucker is posting 11.0 points per contest.
N.C. A&T is currently 9th in the CAA.
MATCHUP HISTORY VS. N.C. A&T — Charleston is 3-3 all-time against N.C. A&T and the Cougars defeated the Aggies 71-62 at TD Arena earlier this season. On the road, CofC holds a 1-2 record against the Aggies.
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 9th in the most recent College Insider Mid-Major top-25 rankings, No. 106 in the NET and No. 123 in the Torvik.
AWARDS — Taryn Barbot has earned five CAA Player of the Week awards this season. Most recently, she won the award on February 23 after dropping a season-high 36 points in the Cougars 88-78 win at Towson. She also won the award on February 2 after posting 25 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals in the Cougars' win at Elon. Barbot also garnered 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 118 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
- Tied for most D1 wins (118) by a head coach at Charleston
- 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 19.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.3 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 1,602 points as a Cougar and is 6th on 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
- Head Coach Robin Harmony: 118 wins at CofC, 1 away from becoming the all-time wins leader in Charleston's D1 era.
- Taryn Barbot: 1,602 points and counting (6th on the Cougars all-time scoring list).
- Taryn Barbot: 589 rebounds, 11 away from 600.
- Taylor Barbot: 296 rebounds, 4 away from 300.
- Tyja Beans: 493 rebounds, 7 away from 500.
- Marissa Brown: 290 rebounds, 10 away from 300.
- Sophia Tougas: 873 points, 27 away from 900.
TWINTASTIC — The Cougar roster consists of two sets of twins: the Barbots and the Philpotts.
UP NEXT — Charleston has clinched the No. 1 seed in the CAA Tournament. The Cougars will head to Washington, D.C. for the CAA Tournament with their first round quarterfinal game set for 12 p.m. on Friday, March 13. The game will be streamed on FloCollege and a link to the stream, live stats and tickets can be found on the women's basketball schedule page at cofcsports.com.
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