Huntington, W.Va. - Coastal Carolina women's basketball (8-9, 1-4) finishes their week on the road with Marshall (14-3, 5-0) on Saturday, Jan. 10 in Huntington, W.Va. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on ESPN+ as well as the Chanticleer Sports Network.

ABOUT THE CHANTS

• The Chanticleers are one of the highest-volume three-point shooting teams in the country, ranking 18th with 9.3 three-pointers per game and 34th with 26.0 three-point attempts per game.
• After spending almost the entirety of December at home, Coastal plays back-to-back road games against App State and Marshall.  
• The Chanticleers grabbed their first Sun Belt win in dominating fashion, taking down App State 69-53 in Boone on Wednesday. 
• The Chants held the Mountaineers to just five first quarter points.
• Coastal went 23-50 (53%) from the field and 6-15 (40%) from three-point range, while making 17 of 23 free throws.
• Through 14 games, Coastal ranks 63rd in the country with 74.8 points per game
• Kristin Williams leads the team in scoring with 14.5 points per game. 

• Marshall holds a 14-3 overall record and remains unbeaten in Sun Belt play at 5-0. 
• The Thundering Herd took down Old Dominion 77-70 on Wednesday.  
• Timaya Lewis-Eutsey leads the team in scoring with 17.2 points per game, ranking second in the Sun Belt. 
• Juli Fulks is in her second year as the head coach of the Thundering Herd after a 15-20 record last season.   

• Coastal will be meeting Marshall for the 14th time, with the Thundering Herd holding the series lead 8-5.  
• The last time these two teams met was Jan. 1, 2026, where the Thundering Herd won 87-85 in overtime.
• Coastal grabbed a win in Huntington last season, beating Marshall 66-57 on Feb. 15, 2025. 

• In her second season with the Chants, graduate guard Kristin Williams had led the Chants in scoring, averaging 14.5 points per game.
• Williams has found her groove in Sun Belt play, averaging 18.2 points per game across five conference games. 
• She ranks among the best shooters in the Sun Belt, ranking first in 3P% (46%) and tops the conference in three-pointers per game (3.4).
• Williams currently has 986 career points during her time at UMass and Coastal. 

• Currently, Coastal ranks 18th in the country with 9.3 made three-pointers per game.
• The Chants are also ranked 34th in the country with 26.0 three-point attempts per contest.
• Both Kristin Williams and Tessa Grady rank in the top-25 in the country for made three-pointers, with Williams in second (58) and Grady tied for 25th (43).
• Williams leads the Sun Belt with 3.4 three-pointers per game while Grady ranks fifth with 2.5.

• 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 rank 41st in the country with 20.9 turnovers forced per game, and 101st with a turnover margin of 3.0.

• Coastal Carolina Head Coach Kevin Pederson won his 500th career game on Dec. 29, 2025 against Columbia College. 
• He holds 57 victories at Coastal, the fastest coach in program history to reach that mark.