CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina women's basketball team will travel to Durham, N.C., on Thursday, Nov. 9, as the Chanticleers take on the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
LAST TIME OUT
The Chanticleers fell 83-53 to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Monday. Coastal's
Deaja Richardson led the Chants' offense with 15 points with freshman guard
Dalanna Carter adding nine points. Freshman
Alancia Ramsey grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds as CCU won the rebound battle 42-37.
HISTORY BETWEEN COASTAL AND DUKE
The game will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams on the hardwood. This will be the 32nd time that the Chants will face a team from the ACC.
ABOUT COASTAL
Coastal Carolina is averaging 53.0 points per game while shooting 28.1 percent from the field and 10.0 percent from three-point range. Defensively, Coastal allowed 83.0 points per game, while opponents have a 51.6 shooting percentage from the floor and 29.2 percentage from behind the three-point arc. The Chanticleers have outrebounded their opponents 42-37.
Coastal is paced by Richardson and Carter who average 15.0 and 9.0 points per game, respectively. Junior point guard
Arin Freeman totaled eight points and was second on the team with seven rebounds. Ramsey is the top rebounder, having grabbed 10 with seven coming on the defensive end of the court.
ABOUT DUKE
The Blue Devils are averaging 83.0 points per contest while shooting 54.0 percent from the floor and 43.8 percent from three-point range. As a team, Duke has won the rebound battle having grabbed 47 rebounds compared to 22 by their opponents.
Reigan Richardson (28.0) and Oluchi Okanawa (22.0) are the only Blue Devils in double-digit scoring while Taina Mair and Camilla Emsbo have scored nine and eight points, respectively. Ashlon Jackson is the team's leader in assists with four, while Okananwa is the top rebounder having grabbed 12 boards.
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