CONWAY - Coastal Carolina women's basketball (10-11, 3-6) returns to the HTC Center to face Texas State (9-10, 5-4) on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on ESPN+ as well as the Chanticleer Sports Network.

PINK OUT

• Fans are encouraged to wear pink to Wednesday's game in support of the fight against breast cancer.
• Coastal's Paige Bradley was picked to serve as a Kay Yow Servant Leader for the season. 
• To donate to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, click here.

ABOUT THE CHANTS

• Despite being 3-6 in conference play, the Chants are still the sixth-best Sun Belt team in the NET rankings, ranking 127th overall.
• The Chanticleers are one of the highest-volume three-point shooting teams in the country, ranking 23rd with 8.8 three-pointers per game and 35th with 25.6 three-point attempts per game.  
• Coastal bounced back with a dominating 81-55 win over Southern Miss in Hattiesburg on Saturday following its loss to Louisiana on Wednesday.
• The Chants held the Golden Eagles to 12 points or less in each of the first three quarters. 
• Coastal went 28-58 (48%) from the field and 5-22 (23%) from three-point range, while making 20 of 24 free throws.
• Through 21 games, Coastal ranks 63rd in the country with 74.1 points per game
• Kristin Williams leads the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game. 

• Texas holds a 9-10 overall record and 5-4 in Sun Belt play, currently standing in sixth in the conference standings. 
• The Bobcats beat Old Dominion 65-61 on Saturday, Jan. 24 in San Marcos, Texas. 
• Saniya Burks leads the team in scoring with 14.2 points per game. 
• Zenarae Antoine is in her 15th year as the head coach of the Bobcats with a 223-223 overall record.   

• Coastal will be meeting Texas State for the 13th time, with the series tied 6-6. 
• The last time these two teams met was Feb. 5, 2025, where Coastal won 68-60 in San Marcos, Texas.
• Coastal 4-1 at home, having won the first four meetings but dropped the last matchup in Conway 52-49 on Feb. 7, 2024.

• In her second season with Coastal, graduate guard Kristin Williams had led the Chants in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game and ranks eighth in the Sun Belt.
• Williams has found her groove in Sun Belt play, averaging 15.3 points per game across nine conference games. 
• She ranks fourth the country with 3.2 three-pointers per game and third in overall three-pointers with 67.
• Williams currently has 996 career points during her time at UMass and Coastal. 

• Currently, Coastal ranks 23rd in the country with 8.8 made three-pointers per game.
• The Chants are also ranked 35th in the country with 25.6 three-point attempts per contest.
• Both Kristin Williams and Tessa Grady rank in the top-50 in the country for made three-pointers, with Williams in third (67) and Grady tied for 41st (53).
• Williams and Grady rank first and fourth in the SBC with 3.2 and 2.5 three-pointers per game.

• 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.
• This season, Coastal ranks 68th in the country with 19.5 turnovers forced per game, and 115th with a turnover margin of 2.1.

• Coastal Carolina Head Coach Kevin Pederson won his 500th career game on Dec. 29, 2025 against Columbia College. 
• He holds 59 victories at Coastal, the fastest coach in program history to reach that mark.