Nov. 18, 2009
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Opening Tip
Coastal Carolina (2-0, 0-0 Big South) held off the Campbell Camels 66-59 on Monday, Nov. 16. Senior Amanda Stull and junior Sydnei Moss put forth a strong effort against Campbell by scoring 45 of the 66 total points on the night. The Chanticleers make a quick turnaround trip to Chapel Hill, N.C. on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. No. 4/4 North Carolina opened their season on Friday Nov. 13 with a 88-57 win over College of Charleston. North Carolina leads the all-time series against Coastal 12-0.
Scouting North Carolina
The No. 4/4 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels are entering today’s contest with a 1-0 record after beating College of Charleston 88-57. Laura Broomfield and She’la White scored 14 points each, while Cetera DeGraffenreid and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt added 13 points apiece for the Tar Heels.
North Carolina is 12-0 all-time against Coastal Carolina. The game on Wednesday marks the sixth consecutive season in which the two teams have met. Last season, the Chants traveled to Chapel Hill and lost 95-44. Current Tar Heels Italee Lucas scored 17 points and Jessica Breland had a double-double. Both Lucas and Breland missed the College of Charleston game.
UNC is ranked fourth in the ESPN/USA Today poll and is ranked fifth in the AP Top 25 poll. The Tar Heels were picked to finish first in the ACC this season. Breland was selected to the Preseason All-ACC team, while newcomer Tierra Ruffin-Pratt was tabbed the league's Preseason Rookie of the Year.
Coaching Matchup
Coastal Carolina Head Coach Alan LeForce enters his 13th season with the Chanticleers. North Carolina mentor Sylvia Hatchell is entering her 24th season with a 540-202 record at North Carolina. Hatchell has beaten LeForce and the Chanticleers the past nine meetings. Both LeForce and Hatchell are in the elite list of coaches with 400 career collegiate wins.
Stull and Moss Duo Help the Chants Win Over Campbell
Amanda Stull and Sydnei Moss combined for 45 points against Campbell on Nov. 16, 66-59. The two scored 68 percent of the points in the game for the Chanticleers. Stull had the game-high 23 points, while Moss followed with 22, tying her career high. Stull went 5-for-6 in the first half from behind the three-point arc, and Moss was perfect on eight crucial foul shots in the last three minutes of the game.
Stull Named Big South Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Coastal Carolina University women’s basketball senior Amanda Stull garnered the Choice Hotels Big South Women’s Basketball of the Week for the week of Nov. 17. Stull averaged 21.0 points in two games played, shooting .577 percent from the field and .714 from beyond the arc. She also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 6.0 steals per game.
In the 89-20 win over Southern Virginia on Friday, Nov. 13, Stull had 19 points, shooting 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the field. Stull dished out four assists, two blocks and grabbed a career-high eight steals. Stull continued her strong play in the 66-59 win at Campbell on Monday, Nov. 16 by shooting 5-for-6 from beyond the arc in the first half and totaling a game-high 23 points. Stull also grabbed eight rebounds and four steals.
Chanticleers Win 11th Straight Season Opener
With the 89-20 win against Southern Virginia on Friday, Nov. 13, Coastal Carolina has won its last 11 season openers and are 10-2 under Alan LeForce. The Chanticleers are 19-17 all-time in season openers.
Ahaus in the House
Transfer-junior Katie Ahaus had a strong first appearance in a Chanticleer uniform by dishing eight assists, six points, four steals and two rebounds in the home opener against Southern Virginia.
Bench Shows Strength
The Chanticleer bench scored 44 points in the win against SVU. Redshirt-Sophomore Courtney Grambley led the Chanticleers wth five rebounds, which included three offensive grabs. Sophomore Olivia Irick led the bench with 17 points and five steals.
Oh Captain, My Captain
After having no seniors on the 2008-09 roster, the 2009-10 roster is opposite and has four seniors leading this year’s squad. Amanda Stull, Devin Rivers and Elizabeth Weaver have been Chanticleers all four years, while Kendra Reynolds has been here for two but will be looked at to be a vocal leader on the team.
All Aboard!!!
For the fourth consecutive season, Coastal Carolina will have the same assistant coaches on the bench that combine 20 years between them. Frank Moorhead is in his eighth season with the Chants, Mark Kost starts his seventh season and Shameka Montgomery begins her fifth season as assistant coaches for the Chanticleers. This staff has put together a squad that has gone 52-33 (.612) in the past three seasons.
Blocking Back
Coastal Carolina returns its top three shot blockers from last season. Sophomore Katie White, who stands at 6-foot-3, led the Chants last season, denying 47 shots. White immediately jumped again into the Coastal Carolina record books, holding the fourth spot for most blocks in a single season while holding the sixth spot with 41 blocks in the 2007-08 season. Juniors Devin Rivers and Kendra Reynolds followed suit, combining for16 blocks.
Hitting the Boards
Junior Sydnei Moss led Coastal last season in rebounds by grabbing 7.0 per game. She ranked fifth in the Big South with the grabs. Additionally, senior Amanda Stull posted 5.9 per game and ranking 13th in the league. Despite only playing in 21 games, Kendra Reynolds posted 6.1 grabs in the season.
Stull-erific!
Junior Amanda Stull has played in every game but one for the Chanticleers since stepping foot on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. During her freshman year, Stull entered all 29 contests for the Chants, averaging 20.2 minutes per game. In the 2007-08 season, Stull became an important piece of the puzzle, starting all 28 games and improved her statistics in several categories including points (6.3 ppg), assists (2.4 apg) and rebounds (3.9 rpg). Last season, Stull played in all but one game due to flu symptoms, and finished the season with 9.9 ppg, 2.9 apg, and 5.9 rpg.
New Faces
The Chanticleers welcome two newcomers to the team in transfer Katie Ahaus and freshman Danielle Hennessey. Ahaus, a junior transfer played two season at Vincennes University scored 10.2 points last season and had 76 percent and 2.2 assists per game in 2008-09. She played in all 35 games for the Lady Trailblazers. Local basketball product, Hennessey will redshirt this season.
Chants Tabbed Fourth in Preseason Poll
The Coastal Carolina women’s basketball team was selected to finish fourth in the Big South Preseason poll announced by the league Oct. 13 at Charlotte, N.C. The poll is voted by the league’s coaches and media members. The Chanticleers received a total of 101 points, putting them ahead of Charleston Southern. For the first time in Big South history, Liberty and High Point were picked to finish in the top spot in the conference, each receiving 160 points. Gardner-Webb was picked to finish ahead of the Chanticleers in third by receiving four first-place votes. Rounding out the poll are Winthrop, Radford, UNC Asheville and Presbyterian. Garnering Preseason Player of the Year honors is High Point junior Jurica Hargraves. Also, selected to the preseason team was Mackenzie Maier of High Point, Margaret Roundtree and Dominique Hudson of Gardner-Webb, and Kymesha Alston of Radford.
All Coastal Carolina Games To Be Broadcast On the Internet
For the third straight year, the Coastal Carolina University women’s basketball team will broadcast every regular-season and postseason game. Beginning with the season opener Nov. 13 against Southern Virginia, all 28 regular season games and postseason contests will be available at www.GoCCUsports.com. The broadcasts will start 10 minutes prior to tipoff. Describing the action, will be Chris Burgin, who enters his third year as "The Voice of Chanticleers Women’s Basketball." Burgin came to Coastal Carolina after spending the previous eight years as play-by-play voice for Big South Conference rival Presbyterian College. During his tenure with the Blue Hose, Burgin handled the broadcasts for football, men’s and women’s basketball, along with baseball and softball. He was behind the microphone when the PC football team won the South Atlantic Conference championship and recorded the school’s first NCAA football playoff appearance in 2005. Burgin was also witness to a Division II "Sweet 16" trip by the men’s basketball team in 2003 and numerous appearances in the postseason by the women’s basketball squad. Burgin, a 1992 graduate of the University of South Carolina, is currently employed by SportsRadio 1410 WPCC in Clinton. In addition, every postseason game, beginning with the 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big South Tournament March 12-14 in High Point, N.C., will be broadcast on both www.GoCCUSports.com and THE TEAM 93.9 FM in Myrtle Beach.
Big South To Video Stream All Women’s Basketball Conference Games
Coastal Carolina will video stream all home games this season on The Big South Network, the Big South’s streaming website. Coastal Carolina will also have every game of the Big South schedule on network as well as complete coverage of the 2010 Advance Auto Parts Big South Tournament in High Point, N.C. The video stream of women’s basketball games and all Big South events, which will also be available on a video-ondemand basis for subscribers of The Big South Network, requires a high-speed internet connection (DSL, cable or above), Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 or greater downloaded and installed, and a screen resolution of 800x600 or greater, among other requirements. An annual subscription of The Big South Network costs $79.95 and runs one year from the date of sign-up and includes live sporting events and championships, interviews and exclusive access to on-demand video and features.
Up Next
GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
Alaska Anchorage
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009
Time: 10 p.m.
At: Sullivan Arena, Anchorage Ak.
Series Record: First Meeting
Alaska Anchorage 2009-10 Record: 2-0 (0-0)
Anchorage Alaska is off to a strong 2-0 start . The Seawolves have scored 100 points in both of their contests, beating Hawaii Hilo first 100-48 then 103-44. Alaska is returning 2 starters and returning five leterwinners. It will be the first time women’s basketball has ever traveled to the West Coast, and it is the first meeting between the Seawolves and the Chanticleers. Depending on the outcome, the Chanticleers could either take on Western Carolina or Cincinnatti for the second day of the tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
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