ATLANTA, GA. - Coastal Carolina women's basketball (13-16, 6-10) begins their final week of the regular season with Georgia State on Tuesday at the GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta, Ga. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on ESPN+ as well as the Chanticleer Sports Network.
ABOUT THE CHANTS
- Despite being 6-10 in conference play, the Chants are still the sixth-best Sun Belt team in the NET rankings, ranking 135th overall.
- The Chanticleers are one of the highest-volume three-point shooting teams in the country, ranking 20th with 8.7 three-pointers per game and 33rd with 25.3 three-point attempts per game.
- Coastal fell to Old Dominion 73-60 in their final home game on Saturday at the HTC Center.
- Coastal went 19-67 (28%) from the field and 7-24 (29%) from three-point range, while making 15 of 24 free throws.
- Olivia Klanac posted a career-high 20 points in the loss.
- Through 27 games, Coastal ranks 66th in the country with 73.1 points per game
- Grady leads the team with 14.0 points per game.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
- Georgia State holds an 9-19 overall record and 4-12 in Sun Belt play, currently tied for 11th in the conference standings.
- The Panthers lost to Marshall 82-75 in Atlanta on Saturday.
- Crystal Henderson leads the team in scoring with 16.5 points per game.
- Gene Hill is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Panthers with a record of 101-133.
TESSA'S TIME
- Junior Tessa Grady has reached another level the last eight games, averaging 18.3 points per game.
- In those eight games, Grady has shot 50% (53-105) from the field and 46% from three (26-57).
- Grady ranks second in the conference during Sun Belt play in three-point percentage at 39%.
THREE-POINT PARTY
- Currently, Coastal ranks 20th in the country with 8.7 made three-pointers per game.
- The Chants are also ranked 33rd in the country with 25.3 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 tied for 14th (81) and Grady tied for 21st (79).
- Williams and Grady rank second and third in the SBC with 2.8 and 2.7 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 19.6 turnovers forced per game, and 125th with a turnover margin of 1.6.
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