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Women's Basketball Hosts North Greenville in Exhibition Action Saturday

           

Women's Basketball Hosts North Greenville in Exhibition Action Saturday

The Coastal Carolina University women’s basketball team will play its lone exhibition game of the season Saturday, Nov. 12, as it hosts North Greenville College for a 6 p.m. tipoff in Kimble Arena.

Coastal returns seven letterwinners and four starters from the 2004-05 squad, including All-Big South Preseason Team member Kim Turner (West Memphis, Ark./Hiwassee C.C.). Coastal was picked to finish sixth in the Big South Women’s Basketball poll.

North Greenville was in the finals of the National Christian College Athletic Association Tournament last season, falling to Oklahoma Wesleyan. The Crusaders have five seniors and two juniors on their 15-player roster.

After the exhibition contest, Coastal has 10 days before tipping off the regular season Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Campbell. Game time is at 7 p.m.