Women's Basketball Opens Season with Western Michigan - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

KALAMAZOO, MICH. - Coastal Carolina women's basketball (0-0, 0-0) will face Western Michigan to begin the 2026-27 season with the MAC-SBC Challenge on Monday in Kalamazoo, Mich. Tip-off is set for 11:00 a.m. ET and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

ABOUT THE CHANTS

The Chanticleers welcome seven new players to the team in 2026-27, with three freshmen and four transfers along with five returners.
Last season's leading scorer Tessa Grady returns to the Chants after averaging 13.6 points per game and was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team.
Last season, Coastal finished 14-18 and 7-11 in Sun Belt play and were eliminated in their conference tournament game with an 80-70 loss to South Alabama.
The Chanticleers were one of the highest-volume three-point shooting teams in the country last season, ranking 19th with 8.6 three-pointers per game and 32nd with 25.2 three-point attempts per game.

ABOUT THE BRONCOS

Western Michigan finished with a 9-20 overall record and 5-13 in MAC play last season, failing to qualify for the MAC tournament.
The Broncos return five players from last year's roster with nine newcomers.
Kate Achter enters her second season as the head coach of the Broncos with a record of 9-20.

SERIES HISTORY

Coastal will be meeting Western Michigan for the first time.
Since partaking in the MAC-SBC Challenge for the first time in the 2024-25 season, the Chants hold a record of 2-2.
Coastal fell 63-53 at home against Miami (OH) to open last season and later fell to Bowling Green 93-82 on Feb. 7.

SUN BELT PRESEASON HONORS

Prior to the season, Coastal R-Jr. G Tessa Grady was named to the preseason All-Sun Belt First Team.
Grady is the Sun Belt's leading returning scorer, averaging 13.6 points per game last season in her first year with the Chanticleers.
After transferring from Wisconsin, Grady ranked third in the Sun Belt in both three-point percentage (36%) and three-pointers per game (2.6) while making a total of 83 three-pointers, tied for fourth in program history.
The Chants were picked tied for seventh in the preseason SBC Coaches' poll.

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