Jan. 31, 2011

Final Stats

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Led by Sydnei Moss 'second consecutive double-double performance and Katie White 's four blocked shots and numerous shot alterations, the Coastal Carolina women's basketball team snapped its seven game losing streak in dominating fashion to upend Winthrop 48-29.

Winthrop, 9-11 (3-5, Big South), scored on its first possession in the game to take the early lead, but from there on out it was all Coastal Carolina, 7-13 (1-7, Big South), as the Chanticleers bested the Eagles in nearly every statistical category and earned their first Big South Conference win this season.

Winthop's 29 points were the third fewest scored by the Eagles at home in the history of Winthrop Coliseum and the lowest allowed by the Chanticleers in a Big South contest.

Moss led all scorers in the contest with 18 points while Olivia Irick and Jessica Noll contributed ten and eight points respectively. Moss also pulled down a career-high 15 boards and tied a career-high with six thefts.

The Chants shot 36.2 percent for the game and continued its improvement from the free throw line making 11-of-16 shots for 68.8 percent. Coastal also picked off eight Winthrop passes and dished out 10 helpers.

Winthrop was paced by Dequesha McClanahan's nine points. Marry Hathaway collected 13 rebounds in the defeat. The Eagles shot a dismal 12-of-60 from the floor for 20.0 percent and only 6.3 percent from deep (1-of-16).

Coastal opened up the second half on a 7-0 run to extend its lead to eleven at 27-16 after just 2:10 had elapsed off the game clock. Noll had five points during the burst and Moss added two.

Over the next eleven minutes of play the stingy Chanticleer defense limited the Eagles to only six points while continuing to force turnovers and ill advised shots. During the stretch Coastal would use an 11-6 scoring run to take a 38-22 advantage with 6:45 to play. The advantage was the Chants largest since holding an 18 point advantage in its last victory at USC Upstate on Dec. 30.

Coastal stormed out to an eight point advantage early in the first half to put the Eagles down 12-4. The Chants then kept Winthrop without a made field goal for 10:06 while forcing six turnovers that led to three Coastal points. Winthrop would use layups on back-to-back possessions to pull within four with just under four minutes remaining in the stanza, but Moss answered on the offensive end with an 18 foot jumper to put Coastal back on top by a score of 16-10. Winthrop would outscore Coastal 6-4 through the rest of the half to cut the Chanticleers' lead to 20-16 heading into the locker rooms.

"This was a great victory for our team tonight," said head coach Alan LeForce. "We have been playing better as of late and tonight all of the pieces came together. Sydnei Moss had a fantastic ball game, she scored, rebounded, and played great defense. The whole team stepped up tonight."

The Chanticleers return home after four consecutive games away from Kimbel Arena to play host to the Presbyterian Blue Hose on Saturday, Feb. 5. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.