Jan. 15, 2011

Final Stats

CONWAY - After missing two games with an injury, Sydnei Moss picked up where she left off as she returned to the Coastal Carolina starting lineup and led the Chanticleers with ten points; but it was visiting UNC Asheville who picked up the 65-53 victory at Kimbel Arena on Saturday, Jan. 15.

With the loss Coastal Carolina falls to 6-9 (0-3, Big South) and UNC Asheville improves to 8-7 (1-3, Big South) on the year.

Moss shot 33.3 percent form the floor and 4-of-6 from the charity stripe in her first action of the calendar year. She also pulled down seven boards in her 29 minutes on the court.

Once again Coastal held its opposition below its season shooting average as the Chants held UNC Asheville, who entered the contest shooting 40.8 percent, to just 37.9 percent from the floor. The Chanticleers also managed to hold Asheville's Kendall Shepard below her Big South leading 14.4 points per game.

Asheville finished the game with four players in double figures as Shepard and Lindsey Montgomery each had 13 followed by Kelli Riles' 12 and Lindsey Thompson's 11 points.

Following Moss' 10 points for the Chanticleers were juniors Olivia Irick and Kira Carter with eight points each.

UNC Asheville opened the game on a 5-0 run before Taylor Epley was able to stall the Bulldogs momentum and get the Chanticleers on the board with a 12 foot jumper in the second minute of the game.

Asheville would continue to shoot well and pull its lead out to as many as 11 throughout the first period of play. Coastal's Olivia Irick sank a three from the wing with a 37 second remaining in the half to knock the Asheville lead down to eight heading into the locker room for the intermission.

Through the first ten minutes of the second half, the two teams traded baskets as the Chants were unable to come within more than eight of the Asheville lead.

Over the next 2:53, the Bulldogs would use a 8-1 run to pull out to a game-high 15 point lead with 8:08 remaining in the game. Once again Coastal would fight back and cut the visitors lead to 10 points with 5:24 remaining. However, Asheville would match Coastal's efforts down the stretch as both teams scored 11 points each to close out the game.

Katie White's four blocked shots in the game moves her career total to 180 which is four rejections away from making her the sixth most prolific shot blocker in Big South history.

Coastal closes out its current three game home stand as Gardner-Webb comes to Conway on Monday, January 17. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

UNC Asheville will stay on the road and travel to Charleston Southern on Monday, January 17 for a 7 p.m. tip-off.