Wednesday, February 18
Conway, S.C.
11 a.m.
Coastal Carolina University
vs
Appalachian State
Women's Basketball Closes Out Home Schedule with App State, Old Dominion
2/17/2026 10:52:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CONWAY - Coastal Carolina women's basketball (12-15, 5-9) closes out their regular-season home schedule with Appalachian State on Wednesday and Old Dominion on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 11:00 a.m. ET Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after the men's game) on Saturday and will be streamed live on ESPN+ as well as the Chanticleer Sports Network.
ABOUT THE CHANTS
- Despite being 5-9 in conference play, the Chants are still the sixth-best Sun Belt team in the NET rankings, ranking 128th overall.
- The Chanticleers are one of the highest-volume three-point shooting teams in the country, ranking 17th with 8.9 three-pointers per game and 34th with 25.4 three-point attempts per game.
- Coastal fell 67-56 to Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon.
- The Chants trailed just 30-29 at half before being held to nine points in the third quarter.
- Coastal went 18-57 (32%) from the field and 7-17 (41%) from three-point range, while making 13 of 17 free throws.
- Tessa Grady led the Chants in scoring for the sixth game in a row with 14.
- Through 26 games, Coastal ranks 57th in the country with 73.9 points per game
- Grady leads the team with 14.3 points per game.
ABOUT THE MOUNTAINEERS
- Georgia Southern holds an 11-14 overall record and 4-10 in Sun Belt play, currently in 10th in the conference standings.
- The Eagles beat Georgia State 73-67 in overtime in Boone, N.C. on Saturday.
- Daisia Mitchell leads the team in scoring with 11.0 points per game.
- Alaura Sharp is in her second season as the head coach of the Mountaineers with a record of 24-31.
ABOUT THE MONARCHS
- Old Dominion holds an 15-12 overall record and 6-8 in Sun Belt play, currently in seventh in the conference standings.
- The Monarchs lost to JMU 87-53 in Norfolk, Va. on Saturday and are set to meet Georgia State on Thursday in Atlanta.
- Simaru Fields leads the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game.
- DeLisha Milton-Jones is in her sixth season as the head coach of the Monarchs with a record of 114-71.
TESSA'S TIME
- Junior Tessa Grady has reached another level the last six games, averaging 21.2 points per game.
- In those five games, Grady has shot 56% (45-80) from the field and 50% from three (23-46).
- Grady ranks third in the conference during Sun Belt play in three-point percentage at 40%.
THREE-POINT PARTY
- Currently, Coastal ranks 17th in the country with 8.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The Chants are also ranked 34th in the country with 25.4 three-point attempts per contest.
- Both Kristin Williams and Tessa Grady rank in the top-20 in the country for made three-pointers, with Williams tied for 10th (78) and Grady tied for 17th (76).
- Williams and Grady rank second and third in the SBC with 2,9 and 2.8 three-pointers per game.
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.
- This season, Coastal ranks 52nd in the country with 19.7 turnovers forced per game, and 137th with a turnover margin of 1.3.
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