March 1, 2010

Final Stats

ROCK HILL, S.C.- The Coastal Carolina University women's basketball team couldn't recover after a mid-second half Winthrop run and fell 47-39 in the Winthrop Coliseum on Monday, March 1. The Chanticleers fell to 15-11 on the season and 6-8 in the Big South Conference, as the Eagles improved to 12-16 and 6-8 in the league. The teams are now tied for fifth place in the conference.

The teams exchanged baskets to start the game until Winthrop's Shanice Cole started a 8-0 Eagle run, putting the Eagles up 11-5 with 14:36 left in the first half. The Chanticleers battled back to tie the game up at 15, as junior Sydnei Moss hit a three and was fouled to make a four-point play with 7:09 remaining. The four-point play started a 9-2 run, giving the Chants a three-point lead, 20-17, with 2:59 remaining in the half. Winthrop and Coastal exchanged baskets until the Eagles scored the final five points of the half on a three and a jumper, giving them a 26-23 lead at the end of the half.

Senior Amanda Stull came out of the locker and knocked down a three pointer on the Chants' second possession to tie the game up at 26 with 18:51 left in the game. The Chanticleers held close and trailed by one at 34-33 on a jumper by sophomore Olivia Irick with just over 10 minutes to play. However, Coastal's shooting was cold during an almost 18-minute span, as that would be its only field goal in that time. Winthrop capitalized, going on a 12-1 run over 7:10 to take its largest lead of the game at 46-34 with a little more than three minutes to play. The Chanticleers made a late 5-0 run to close the gap to 46-39 with 52 seconds ticking on the clock, but couldn't capitalize on missed Eagles free-throws, missing five shots in the final minute to give Winthrop with the win.

Coastal shot just 14.8 percent (4-for-27) from the field in the second half and 26.5 percent (13-for-49) for the game. Winthrop shot 41.9 percent (18-for-43) from the field. The Eagles had 24 points in the paint where the Chanticleers only tallied eight points. Winthrop also outrebounded Coastal, 30-26.

Cole had a game-high 19 points, while Kaitlyn Rubino finished the game with nine points, all coming in the second half. Moss led the Chanticleers with 12 points, and senior Kendra Reynolds and junior Katie Ahaus both tallied eight points.

Coastal will be in the "Pink Zone" as they return home to take on current league-leader Gardner-Webb on Friday, March 5 in Kimbel Arena at 7 p.m.