CONWAY - Coastal Carolina women's basketball begins the 2025-26 season at the HTC Center against Miami (OH) on Monday, Nov. 3 in the first round of the MAC-SBC Challenge. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+ as well as the Chanticleer Sports Network.
 
ABOUT THE CHANTS

• Coastal Carolina is coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history in 2024-25, going 23-9 (12-6 SBC) and reaching the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament and WNIT for the first time in program history.
• Coastal's 23 wins last season were the second-most in program history behind their 25 wins in 2019-20. The Chants hit 240 3-pointers throughout the campaign, a new program record.
• Leading the 3-point charge last season was Kristin Williams, who led the Sun Belt with 82 made 3-pointers. Williams was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team. 
• After finishing fourth in the Sun Belt last season, the Chants were picked sixth in the preseason coaches poll, their highest preseason ranking since 2020.
• The Chanticleers welcome 10 new players to the team in 2025-26, with three freshmen and seven transfers.

ABOUT THE REDHAWKS

• Miami (OH) returns four players from last season where the RedHawks finished 19-12 (Amber Tretter, Núria Jurjo, Ilse de Vries and Tamar Singer).
• The 19-win season last year was Miami's best since the 2017-18 RedHawks won 21 contests.
• Miami had the top scoring defense in the MAC, allowing 59.1 points/game
• The RedHawks have eight new players this season, which includes five transfers, two freshmen and a red-shirt freshman. 

SERIES HISTORY

• The Chants and RedHawks will be meeting for the first time.

ITS GOOD TO BE HOME

• The Chanticleers have won 20 consecutive home openers dating back to 2005.
• The last time Coastal fell in a home-opening game was Nov. 19, 2004 in a 77-74 loss to Anderson.
• Anderson's head coach at the time was current Coastal head coach Kevin Pederson, who coached the Trojans from 2002-05. 

FUN BELT MEETS MACTION

• Coastal's season will start with an opponent from the MAC for the second year in a row.
• The Chants beat Central Michigan by a three-point margin, 65-62, in the 2024 season opener on Nov. 4.
• Coastal later beat Buffalo on Feb. 8, 2025 73-65 at the HTC Center.
• The opponent for the second round of the MAC-SBC Challenged is based on NET ranking and will be announced at a later date.

COASTAL CHAOS

• Head Coach Kevin Pederson coined the term "Coastal Chaos" prior to last season due to his philosophy of tough defense and forcing teams to be uncomfortable.
• The stats backed up the chaotic defense, as the Chants led the Sun Belt with 20.3 turnovers forced per game and ranked second in steals per game with 10.88.

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