WOMEN’S HOOPS RYAN MADDEN • ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS COUGAR BASKETBALL TD ARENA • 301 MEETING STREET • CHARLESTON, S.C. • 29403 (O) 843.953.5465 (C) 805.453.4488 EMAIL: [email protected] The College (5-22) vs. UNCW (12-15) CONNECTING WITH WOMEN’S HOOPS Sunday, Feb. 28, 2015 • 1:00 p.m. College of Charleston TD Arena Arena • Conference • Game 28 Women’s Basketball GAME INFORMATION Site: TD Arena Time: 1:00 p.m. @CofCWBasketball Radio: N/A Television: MyTV Charleston Television Talent: Mike Gleason 5-22 12-15 @CofCWBB Nate Ross LiveStats: CofCStats.com Last Meeting: Series History: UNCW leads series, UNCW def. CofC, 55-49 on @CofCWBasketball 8-7 01/09/2015 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS GAME 28 PREVIEW 5-22 (3-13 CAA) Four College of Charleston seniors will be hon- Date Opponent Result/Time ored for their contributions to the CofC women’s November basketball program on Sunday afternoon prior 11/6 USC Aiken (exh) W, 81-67 to The College’s clash with UNCW at TD Arena, 11/14 @ Kennesaw St. L, 61-68 where tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. 11/16 UNCG L, 68-70 SCORING 11/19 @ E. Carolina L, 55-68 Playing in their final home game for the maroon (24) Brenna Bolden (03) Kelva Atkins and white are seniors Breannah Davis-Bloom, 11/23 @ George Mason L, 61-71 13.2 points/game 16.8 points/game Erin Hall, Christy Hewatt and Mikaela Hopkins. As 11/28 vs. UConn$ L, 24-85 REBOUNDING a group, this year’s class of graduates will always 11/29 vs. Minnesota$ L, 50-74 be remembered for helping to usher in a new 11/30 vs. Villanova $ L, 41-60 (24) Brenna Bolden (01) N. Teague era for CofC basketball, including last season’s December 6.8 boards/game 7.1 boards/game team that finished the year with an overall record 12/14 @ South Florida L, 47-67 ASSISTS of 19-15, good enough for third place in The Co- 12/21 Mercer W, 72-59 lonial’s regular season standings and semifinals 12/28 @ South Carolina State L, 51-60 (3) Shiclasia Brown (03) Kelva Atkins appearances in both the CAA Championship 12/30 USC Upstate W, 61-60 3.6 assists/game 3.5 assists/game and the Women’s Basketball Invitational. January STEALS 1/4 @Hofstra* L, 53-78 Individually, it’s sophomore guard Bre Bolden (24) Brenna Bolden (03) Kelva Atkins 1/6 Delaware* W, 55-49 who leads the way for the Cougars. The Edge- 1/9 @ UNCW* L, 57-69 3.3 steals/game 1.8 steals/game water, Md., is leading the team in points (13.2), 1/11 @ Elon* L, 68-77 rebounds (6.8), minutes played (33.8) and steals (3.3) – the latter of which she ranks eighth in the 1/16 Towson* L, 52-56 MEET THE COACHES NCAA. 1/18 Northeastern* W, 59-38 1/22 @ Delaware* L, 49-80 Also contributing to the cause has been the 1/25 James Madison* L, 73-53 steady play of senior shooting guard Erin Hall. 1/30 @ Drexel* L, 47-64 Averaging 9.8 points per game, Hall has been February a leader for the Cougars this season on and off 2/1 Towson* L, 49-71 the court. One of the best three-point shooters 2/8 Elon* L, 75-71 in the conference, Hall is currently draining at a 2/13 Hofstra* L, 57-69 31% clip from behind the arc and 84% from the 2/15 William & Mary* L, 59-74 charity stripe. 2/19 Drexel* L, 52-63 2/22 Northeastern* W, 54-52 As a team, the Cougars have been impressive on 2/26 William & Mary* L, 42-74 the glass where they average 13.5 offensive re- March bounds per outing. They also have been patrol- Candice M. Jackson Adell Harris ling the passing lanes to the tune of eight steals 3/1 UNCW 1 p.m. 1st Season 3rd Season per game. The Cougars Achilles’ heel, however, 3/4 James Madison 4 p.m. has been their difficulties offensively; where they * Colonial Athletic Association game 5-22 CofC 23-69 UNCW average a conference low 54.9 points per game. $-Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla. 5-22 Overall 23-69 Overall CHARLESTON WOMEN’S HOOPS 2014 Quick Facts Media Contact: Ryan Madden // 843.953.6720 // [email protected] Athletics Website: CofCSports.com // Twitter: @CofCWBasketball Facebook: College of Charleston WBB // College of Charleston Athletics Instagram: CofCWBB // YouTube: Charleston Sports Network COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON INFORMATION LETTERS RETURNING (8) Location.......................................................Charleston, S.C. PLAYER HT CL POS PTS Founded........................................................................1770 MikaelaCofC Invitational Hopkins 6-5 Sr. C 8.6 Nickname ................................................................Cougars Bre Bolden 5-11 So. G 8.5 President ..............................................Glenn F. McConnell Erin Hall 5-8 RSr. G 5.7 Athletics Director ....................................................Joe Hull Christy Hewatt 5-11 Sr. F 4.3 SWA............................. ................................Laura Lageman Jazz Green 5-7 Sr. G 3.6 School Colors ........................................Maroon and White ShannonGeorgia Tournament Hines (Athens,5-7 Ga.) Jr. G 2.2 Enrollment ................................................................11,617 Breannah Davis-Bloom 5-5 Sr. G 0.5 Affiliation ....................................................NCAA Division I Courtney Gardner 5-11 So. F 0.3 Conference .............................Colonial Athletic Association Varsity Sports .................................................................. 21 LETTERS LOST (6) Home Court ............................................. TD Arena (5,100) PLAYER HT CL POS PTS Press row phone .......................................... 843-819-7429 Alyssa Frye 5-8 Sr. G 14.4 Website ......................................................CofCSports.com Afreyea Tolbert 5-10 Sr. G 14.2 Twitter ..................................................@CofCWBasketball Jill Brown 5-6 Sr. G 4.4 Jasmine Carter 5-11 Fr. F 5.7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HISTORY Deidre Ramer 6-2 Sr. C 1.6 Program Started/Total Years..............................1974/40th Britanny Johnson 5-5 Sr. G 1.0 Program Record............................................616-529 (.538) All-Time CAA Record (2013-Present)................12-20 (.375) NEWCOMERS (5) CAA Tournament Record......................................1-1 (.500) PLAYER HT CL POS All-Time SoCon Record (1998-2012)............108-176 (.380) Shiclasia Brown 5-5 Sr. G SoCon Tournament Appearances/Last..................15/2012 Shanique Heard 5-6 Fr. G SoCon Tournament Record................................6-15 (.285) Zoe Wallis 6-5 Fr. C *Nola Henry 5-7 Jr. G Coaching Staff ^Jacqueline Luna-Castro 6-2 Jr. F Head Coach...........................................Candice M. Jackson Alma Mater...................................................Michigan State Record at CofC/Years....................................5-22 (.185)/1st *Will sit out a year due to NCAA transfer guidlines Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) ......................................... ^Transferred from Boise State, sat out 2013-14 season ....................................... .......................Bob Clark (Towson) ................................................... Darren Guensch (Radford) ..............................................Adria Crawford (Georgetown) 2013-2014 NUMBERS RETURNING Dir. of Operations........Courtney Davidson (Michigan State) Points: ......................1,005-of-2.360 - 43 percent returning Field Goals: ....................382-of-824 - 44 percent returning Dir. of Sports Performance..................Marc Proto (Temple) CAA Tournament Athletic Trainer........................Amanda Taylor (W. Carolina) 3-Point FG’s: .....................55-of-152 - 36 percent returning Rebounds: NCAA Tournament ....................828-of-1526 - 47 percent returning Assists: ...........................151-of-451 - 33 percent returning 2014 Venue Information Steals: ..............................96-of-322 - 30 percent returning Home Court..........................................................TD Arena Blocks: .............................82-of-104 - 79 percent returning Established..................................................................2008 Turnovers: ......................223-of-503 - 44 percent returning Facility Record...................................................53-35 (.616) Minutes: ...................2,837-of-6,799- 37 percent returning Listed Capacity............................................................5,100 Starts: ..............................59-of-170 - 35 percent returning 2014-15 Quick Facts 2014 | 15 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON WOMENS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES >>> BY THE NUMBERS >> Number of >>Percent shooting >> Career high turnovers the from behind the arc points output from Cougars are forcing by senior Erin Hall sophomore Bre 17 their opposition in to 31 through the Cougars 29 Bolden at Elon per outing first seven games. COUGARS INK FOUR EARLY SIGNEES and three, Huff scored 427 points during Shambria “Bria” Washington: Guard | 5-7 | the 2013-14 season, while also Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic HS) Here’s a look at the Cougars’ 2014 early managing an impressive 2:1 assist-to-turn- signee class: over ratio. Huff was named as a Kentucky Another talented combo-guard, Wash- State Junior All-Star in 2014, after she ington comes The College as a natural Dajah Logan: Guard | 5-11 | Randallstown, led her team to a 32-5 record and a state scorer who’s racked up over 1,400 points Md. (McDonogh HS) runner-up finish. The daughter of Justin throughout her prep career, includ- Huff and Leslie McCurry, Darien played ing 705 her junior year alone. Far from A top Mid-Atlantic region prospect, Logan her AAU ball under head coach David one-dimensional, Washington also has is enjoying a sensational