The Coastal Carolina University women's basketball team (4-9, 0-2 Big South) did not score in the last 6:43 and Radford University (8-7, 2-0 Big South) erased a 10-point second half deficit to defeat the Lady Chanticleers 55-41 Jan. 17 in Radford, Va.

Coastal started the game on an 8-2 run, capped by a three-pointer from senior Courtney Brown (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch). Radford would answer and tied the game at 12 on a three from Serena White. Radford took its first lead since 2-0 at 5:01 on free throws from Alisha Jones, making the score 18-17. Brown ended a five-minute scoring draught at 3:45 on a layup, cutting the Highlander lead to 20-19. Junior Jasmine Tyler (Jacksonville, Fla./Okaloosa C.C.) then made a big three-point play at 3:04, as it gave Radford’s leading scorer, Taryn Causey, her third foul. Freshman C.J. Ware (Decatur, Ga./Lakeside) hit a jumper at 2:20, giving Coastal a 24-20 advantage.

Brown and Tyler led the Lady Chanticleers with seven first-half points. Sophomore Vanessa Laug (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) had five rebounds, while junior Demaria Young (Memphis, Tenn./Walters State C.C.) had four. Coastal shot 40 percent in the first half, while holding Radford to just 25 percent from the field. Causey led Radford with seven points in the first half.

Coastal extended its halftime lead in the first five minutes of the second half. Junior Kim Turner (West Memphis, Ark./Hiwassee C.C.) hit a jumper to give CCU a 32-24 lead at 15:40. Coastal led by as many as 10 points on a fast break layup from Brown to Turner at 14:01. Radford made its run shortly thereafter as a layup from Kelli Dardon cut the lead to 39-37 at 7:10. Sophomore Alisha Dill (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill) hit two free throws to give CCU a 41-37 lead, but that would be it for the scoring for Coastal. A Shavon Earp layup tied the game at 41 at 3:41 and a free throw and three-point play by Causey extended the lead to 45-41. Darden hit a big layup at 1:29 gave Radford an eight-point lead and the Highlanders salted the victory with four free throws in the last minute.

Tyler led the Lady Chants with 12 points, while Turner added 11, eight in the second half. Coastal shot 32.1 percent from the field and were only 1-of-11 from three-point range.

Coastal ends its three-game roadtrip Saturday, Jan. 22, with a 2 p.m., contest at Winthrop. The game can be heard on THE TEAM 93.9 FM in Myrtle Beach and on www.GoCCUSports.com.