Final Stats

CONWAY - Trailing by 17 points to Longwood (5-9, 2-3) early in the fourth quarter, Coastal (6-8, 1-4) began a comeback attempt that cut the deficit to four but ultimately fell short as the Lancers closed the game with four straight free throws to earn a 56-48 victory Monday night at The HTC Center.

The victory was Longwood's first in four attempts inside Coastal's arena.

Coastal was undone by its shooting as the Chants finished the game 15-of-60 (25.0 percent) from the field, including a 5-of-24 mark from beyond the arc. Coastal did perform well at the free throw line -- hitting 13 of 18 attempts -- but was countered by Longwood's 13-of-15 night at the stripe.

Ced Gibson was the Chants' leading scorer with 16 points, nine of which came in the fourth quarter as the junior guard orchestrated a 15-2 Coastal run that made it a two-possession game with 38 seconds remaining. Gibson finished the game 5-of-12 from the field with a 3-pointer, and led Coastal at the line making five of six tries. She also dished out a team-leading three assists.

Jas Adams paced the Chants with nine rebounds and three steals, and added eight points to finish third on the team in scoring. Adams' second 3-pointer of the night two-and-a-half minutes into the fourth quarter helped spark the Chants' late run.

Longwood finished 19-of-52 (36.5 percent) from the field and was led by the 13 points Daeisha Brown. Micaela Ellis and Deborah Headen added 10 points apiece to round out the Lancers in double figures. Eboni Gilliam pulled in 11 of Longwood's 39 rebounds.

Coastal found itself in an early hole after Longwood scored the game's first 11 points over a five minute span. Gibson gave Coastal its first basket at 4:26 of the first, and the Chants were able to trim the deficit to eight, 21-13, by the end of the quarter.

The two sides were deadlocked in the second quarter as each team scored eight points to give Longwood a 29-21 advantage at the half.

Coastal's struggles from the field continued into the third as Longwood pulled away to an 18-lead point lead -- the largest of the night -- with 20 seconds remaining in the quarter. Adams hit her first 3-pointer of the night with six seconds left in the third to trim the gap to 15 points.

Brown put the Lancers up by 17 after getting the first basket of the four quarter before the Chants began their 15-2 run that took the game into the final minute of play. Needing to foul in order to stop the clock, Coastal sent Longwood's Headen and Brown to the line. The Lancer duo knocked down all four of their attempts.

Coastal has the week off before returning to action on Tuesday, Jan. 12, to start a two-game road swing at High Point. Opening tip between the Chants and Panthers is set for 7 p.m. at HPU's Millis Center.