CONWAY - Coastal Carolina women's basketball head coach Kevin Pederson has announced the signing of Ar'Nayshia Griffin and Audrey Beyer for the 2026-2027 season.
 
Beyer is a 6'0 guard from St. Augustine, Fla. Currently playing at Tocoi Creek High School, Beyer was named the St. John's County Player of the Year in 2024-25 by Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. She became the first women's player in school history to reach 1,000 points on Feb. 6, 2025. Originally born in Knoxville, Tenn., Beyer is currently ranked 14^th in the state of Florida for the class of 2026 by Prep Girls Hoops.
 
"We're excited to welcome Audrey and her family to our Coastal Women's Basketball family!" Pederson said. "Audrey possesses a lot of the qualities we search for in our program, she is a hard-working guard with great length to impact the game on both ends of the floor.  Audrey is an outstanding shooting from outside the arc and we believe she is just scratching the surface for how good she can be."
 
Griffin is a 6'0 power forward from Starke, Fla. Currently playing at Bradford High School, Griffin was named the 3A District Player of the year her freshman season and All-Area First Team her sophomore year, while also being the only player at her school score 1,000 points. Griffin is a three-sport athlete, also playing volleyball and flag football.
 
"We're excited to welcome Ar'Nayshia and her family to our Coastal Women's Basketball family!" Pederson said. "Ar'Nayshia gives us a very skilled offensive player that can play the Power Forward and Center position for us.  We love her ability to score the basketball and create mis-matches with her versatility and we believe that is going to play very well in our system!"
 
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