CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston (19-9, 13-6) will close out the regular season Monday, February 22 at Appalachian State (16-10, 12-5). Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Boone, N.C.
Team Capsules
College of Charleston Cougars (19-9, 13-6)
The College of Charleston enters Monday's game having suffered a setback in its bid for seeding for the 2010 Southern Conference Tournament as Davidson held on for a 72-69 victory on Saturday, February 20.
After trailing by as many as 19 at one point, the Cougars found themselves down 58-45 with 9:21 to play in the game. A 12-1 run over the next four minutes put then put them right back in the game as they closed to within 59-57 with 4:20 remaining. CofC continued to narrow the margin, eventually pulling to within 65-64 at the 2:02 mark.
From there, the two teams would trade baskets before settling at a 70-67 Davidson lead with only seconds to play. Senior forward Brooke Kotcella (Anderson, S.C.) knocked down two free throws to make it 70-69 but the Wildcats Alex Thompson matched that effort at the other end of the floor to push the lead back to three and a defensive stop on a last second three-pointer sealed the 72-69 victory for Davidson.
Senior center Deidra Jones (Irmo, S.C.) posted a tremendous individual effort with 19 points and 10 rebounds while junior guard Tonia Gerty (Port Orange, Fla.) dropped 18 points to go along with four assists and three steals. Senior guard Ericka Williams (Blackville, S.C.) was a factor both offensively and on the glass as she finished with nine points and eight rebounds.
Tonia Gerty continues to lead four players in double-figure scoring with an average of 11.1 points and adds 5.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds. Joining her in double-digits are Williams at 10.4 points, senior guard Jade Hughes (Spartanburg, S.C.) at 10.2 and Kotcella at an even 10.0.
Jones leads the team in rebounding with 7.0 per game and is fifth in scoring at 9.7 points while Williams and Kotcella are second and third on the boards with marks of 5.8 and 5.1, respectively.
Nationally, Gerty entered the week ranked in the Top-100 in a pair of statistical categories according to the NCAA. As of February 14, the 5-3 point guard was 27th with an average of 5.3 assists and 76th in assist-to-turnover ratio with a mark of 1.57. As a team, the College of Charleston ranked in the Top-100 in five categories, including 64th in won-loss percentage (.692). They also came in at 63rd in field goal percentage defense, 67th in three-point field goals per game (6.2), 85th in field-goal percentage defense (60.0) and 86th in three-point field goal percentage (.338).
Record Watch
Jade Hughes became the College of Charleston's all-time leader in three-pointers made at the Division I level against Wofford on February 15 and enters Monday's contest needing only three assists to become the program's all-time Division I assist leader. She currently has 193 three-pointers and 395 assists.
Appalachian State (16-10, 12-5)
The Mountaineers come into the second meeting with the College of Charleston as one of the hottest teams in the conference with wins in nine of their last ten games, including a 66-63 overtime victory over the Cougars on January 18. Their only loss during that stretch was a near upset of Chattanooga, 59-56, which they followed with a 66-55 upset Samford in Birmingham, Ala.
Ashlen Dewart leads the Mountaineers with an average of 14.6 points per game and adds 5.5 rebounds and 38 blocks while Sam Ramirez is at 12.9 points and has 41 steals. Anna Freeman is the third ASU player in double-digits for scoring with a mark of 10.0 and leads the team in rebounding with 8.7 per contest.
Series History vs. Appalachian State
The College of Charleston leads the all-time series against Appalachian State, 16-14, dating back to the program's first meeting during the 1974-75 season. CofC had won six of the last seven meetings prior to falling to the Mountaineers by a 66-63 score in overtime on January 18 of this year.
ALL-TIME RESULTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE (3-1/13-13)
1974-75.......... 79-77....... W.................. N
1975-76.......... 85-84....... W.................. N
1978-79......... 87-77o...... W.................... *
1/8/91.............. 68-80........ L................... H
11/29/91.......... 54-82........ L................... A
1/27/92............ 83-71........ W.................. H
1/18/99............ 75-65........ W.................. H
2/20/99............ 59-78........ L................... A
1/22/00............ 64-87........ L................... A
2/21/00............ 54-73........ L................... H
1/15/01............ 70-84........ L................... H
2/17/01............ 68-76........ L................... A
3/1/01.............. 55-69........ L................ N&
1/12/02............ 83-73........ W................... A
2/11/02............ 80-52........ W.................. H
1/13/03............ 69-80........ L................... A
2/15/03............ 65-60........ W.................. H
12/8/03............ 75-59........ W.................. H
2/21/04............ 69-88........ L................... A
1/27/05............ 52-80........ L................... A
2/19/05........... 72-67o...... W.................. H
12/15/05.......... 62-76........ L................... A
1/28/06............ 65-57........ W.................. H
12/29/06.......... 73-65........ W.................. H
1/27/07............ 47-69........ L................... A
12/14/07.......... 81-49........ W.................. H
2/28/08............ 72-63........ W................... A
1/10/09............ 64-53........ W................... A
2/21/09............ 57-55........ W.................. H
1/18/10........... 63-66o....... L................... H
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