Game 23

Coastal Carolina (8-14) at Savannah State (6-17)

The Tigers are coached by Cedric Baker, who is in his second year at Savannah State. He has an 12-37 record at the school and a 204-150 overall record in his 12th year of coaching.

Series vs. Savannah State

Savannah State and Coastal have met only once on the hardwood, earlier this year in Conway. Coastal defeated the Tigers 73-45 Dec. 16. For a complete game story and stats on the game at Liberty, turn to page 5 of the game notes.

Lady Chants Come Through in the Clutch

Coastal Carolina did not back down in crunch time in its 50-46 win over Radford Feb. 19. The Lady Chants hit 3-of-4 field goals and 4-of-5 free throws in the last four minutes against the Highlanders. Radford tied the game twice with under two minutes to go, but junior Kim Turner (West Memphis, Ark./Hiwassee C.C.) and freshman C.J. Ware (Decatur, Ga./Lakeside) preserved the win for Coastal.

Double-Double #2

Junior Kim Turner (West Memphis, Ark./Hiwassee C.C.) had 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 61-52 loss to High Point Feb. 15. It was the second double-double of the season for a Coastal player. Junior Demaria Young (Memphis, Tenn./Walters State C.C.) went for 14 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Charleston Southern Jan. 29.

Nothing but Twine from the Line

Coastal Carolina has been on fire from the free-throw line the past two wins. The Lady Chants were 16-of-19 (.842) from the charity stripe, while sophomore Alisha Dill (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill) was a perfect 5-of-5 from the line. Coastal was 11-of-13 from the line in an eight-point win over Winthrop Feb. 12.

Teammates Getting the Assist in Win over Winthrop

Coastal had 18 assists on 19 made field goals in the 53-45 win over Winthrop Feb. 12. Junior Demaria Young (Memphis, Tenn./Walters State C.C.) and senior Courtney Brown (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) both had career highs in assists with seven and six, respectively.

Turner Comes Back to Score 20

Junior Kim Turner (West Memphis, Ark./Hiwassee C.C.) went 9-of-16 from the field to score a game-high 20 points in a 53-45 win over Winthrop. The junior missed the Birmingham-Southern game Feb. 7 due to an injury. Turner did not start the Winthrop game, but played 25 minutes off the bench.

Coastal Rebounds with Win over BSC

Coastal Carolina outrebounded Birmingham-Southern 43-25 in its 55-42 win over Birmingham-Southern Feb. 7. The Lady Chants had three players with eight or more rebounds, inlcuidng junior Demaria Young (Memphis, Tenn./Walters State C.C.) 10 boards. Senior Courtney Brown (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) had nine rebounds, while sophomore Vanessa Laug (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) had a career high eight. The plus-18 rebounding margin was the highest by the Lady Chants this season.

Brown, Young Crashing the Boards

Senior Courtney Brown (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) and junior Demaria Young (Memphis, Tenn./Walters State C.C.) both grabbed 10 rebounds in the 56-50 loss to Charleston Southern Jan. 29. Young made it her first career double-double, adding 14 points. It was also Coastal’s first double-double of the season. Young is averaging 7.2 points and 4.4 rebounds this season.

Starters Not Fixed for Coastal

Coastal Carolina has used nine different starting lineups in the first 21 games. Junior Kim Turner (West Memphis, Ark./Hiwassee C.C.) started the first 17 games, but sat out the Birmingham-Southern contest due to injury. Freshman C.J. Ware (Decatur, Ga./Lakeside) made her first career start Jan. 29 against Charleston Southern and scored five points and had five rebounds in a 56-50 loss. Sophomore Vanessa Laug (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) made her first start against Radford Feb. 19.

Charity is the Key

Coastal is 4-0 when it makes more free throws than its opponent, compared to4-14 when it equals or is less than its opponents hits from the charity stripe. Against Winthrop Feb. 12, Coastal was 11-of-13 from the line in the 53-45 win.

Chants Clean Up the Boards Against Radford

Coastal had a season high 45 rebounds in the 55-41 loss to Radford Jan. 17. Senior Courtney Brown (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) and junior Kim Turner (West Memphis, Ark./Hiwassee C.C.) had seven rebounds apiece, while sophomore Vanessa Laug (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) had six rebounds, all in the first half. The Lady Chants outrebounded the Highlanders 45-39 and it was the first time in the last eight contests that Radford has been outrebounded.

Coastal Keeps Liberty’s "O" in Check

Although Coastal Carolina lost 59-50 in its Big South Conference opener against Liberty, the Lady Chants defense held the Lady Flames to 35.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range. They also held All-America candidate Katie Feenstra to just 14 points, more than three below her season average. Last season, Feenstra averaged 26.0 points against Coastal in two games. The big difference of the game was that the Lady Flames had a 29-10 advantage on made free-throw attempts.