Coastal Carolina University
2-3
Catawba
5-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba | 16 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 63 |
| Coastal Carolina | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 58 |
11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CONWAY - The Coastal Carolina women's basketball team faced its first home loss of the season Wednesday night, falling 63-58 to Catawba at the HTC Center.
The loss drops the Chanticleers to 2-3 on the season while the Indians improve to 5-2. Wednesday's loss also snapped the Chants' six-game winning streak against nonconference opponents at the HTC Center.
Coastal returns to the HTC Center Friday night to host Pfeiffer for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
Catawba held a slim advantage in field goal shooting percentage (35.6 -- 34.4) and hit 16 of 18 attempts from the line as the Chants were called for 23 personal fouls.
The game featured eight ties and nine lead changes as neither side managed to take more than a seven-point advantage throughout.
The score was evened for the final time at 6:18 of the fourth quarter after Ced Gibson hit a 3-pointer, Coastal's last made field goal of the game. The Chants managed just four free throws for the remainder of contest, and Catawba's Bri Johnson led the Indians down the final stretch with six points.
Johnson finished as the game's leading scorer with 26 points, making 7-of-15 from the floor and sinking all 10 free throw attempts. Terri Rogers added 19 points and 11 rebounds for Catawba.
Rachael Gregory double-doubled for the second straight game, scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Gibson led the Chants with 16 points, and Alexis Robinson added eight points and 10 rebounds.
