CONWAY - Coastal Carolina women's basketball (11-11, 4-6) looks to extend their winning streak against Troy (17-4, 8-2) on Friday, Jan. 30 at the HTC Center. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on ESPN+ as well as the Chanticleer Sports Network. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31, but was moved up due to inclement weather. 

ABOUT THE CHANTS

• Despite being 4-6 in conference play, the Chants are still the sixth-best Sun Belt team in the NET rankings, ranking 120th 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 won their second straight game by 25+ points with a 85-53 victory over Texas State on Wednesday.
• Coastal held the Bobcats to just six points in the first quarter.
• Coastal went 25-54 (46%) from the field and 11-24 (46%) from three-point range, while making 24 of 28 free throws. 
• Tessa Grady went 8-8 from the field and 3-3 from three-point range to lead the Chants with 21 points. 
• Through 22 games, Coastal ranks 63rd in the country with 74.1 points per game
• Kristin Williams leads the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game. 

• Troy holds a 17-4 overall record and 8-2 in Sun Belt play, currently standing in third in the conference standings. 
• The Trojans defeated Marshall 85-82 on Wednesday in Huntington, W.Va. despite trailing by 21. 
• Fortuna Ngnawo leads the team in scoring with 15.0 points per game. 
• Chanda Rigby is in her 14th year as the head coach of the Trojans with a 272-161 overall record.   

• Coastal will be meeting Troy for the 18th time, with the Trojans leading the series 13-4.   
• The last time these two teams met was Jan. 2, 2025, where Troy won 92-84 in overtime at Troy.
• Coastal 2-5 at home, with their last win being on Feb. 13, 2020 (124-103). 

• In her second season with Coastal, graduate guard Kristin Williams had led the Chants in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game and ranks seventh in the Sun Belt.
• Williams has found her groove in Sun Belt play, averaging 15.6 points per game across 10 conference games. 
• She ranks fourth the country with 3.2 three-pointers per game and third in overall three-pointers with 67.
• Williams scored her 1,000th career point against South Alabama on Jan. 17. 

• 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 fifth 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 60 victories at Coastal, the fastest coach in program history to reach that mark.