Video: CBI First Round Matchup Recap: CofC vs. George Mason
College of Charleston played host to George Mason in the first round of the CBI Tournament on March 19th. Dedicated Charleston fans got a taste of what the CAA will look like as College of Charleston transitions into the conference in fall of 2013. CYV sports reporter Lauren Arnott covers the game. Tweet
SoCon Men: Cougars slump to SoCon finals loss
The College of Charleston has been a second-half team all season, but with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line, Doug Wojcik’s Cougars put themselves in a first-half hole they could not escape. Charleston missed 18 of its first 23 shots and fell behind by as many as 12 points in the first...
SoCon Men: Cougars down Elon, clinch championship berth
College of Charleston’s Cougars roared out to a commanding start in their semifinal matchup Sunday evening against Elon, netting 11 points before the Phoenix got on the board and maintaining the lead throughout, for a 68-60 victory. Charleston met the second-seeded Elon, only once this season early in league play, coming out on top, 56-54....
SoCon Men: Cougars outlast Western Carolina in second round
After sitting out the opening round with a bye, the College of Charleston’s men’s basketball team took the floor in Asheville for the first time and walked away with a 78-70 victory over the Catamounts in the second round of the SoCon Tournament. “I’m really happy,” head coach Doug Wojcik said. “We had a seven-day...
SoCon Women: Hustle not enough as App ousts Cougars
Sometimes, hustle isn’t enough. The College of Charleston’s women’s basketball team hustled Appalachian State into 25 turnovers, but the Mountaineers scorched the nets from the field and from the line to knock the Cougars out of the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament, 74-60, in Asheville, N.C., on Saturday. The Mountaineers shot 49 percent from...
SoCon Men: Cougars vs. Catamounts
The College of Charleston men’s basketball team begins its run through its final Southern Conference tournament on Saturday evening against Western Carolina, at 8 p.m., at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C. Western, the No. 6 seed, eliminated Charleston’s cross-town rivals, The Citadel, in tonight’s final game, 76-61. In their previous meeting in February,...
SoCon Women: Five questions for the Cougars
With a quarterfinal Southern Conference Tournament matchup with Appalachian State looming on Saturday, it’s difficult to understand where the College of Charleston’s women’s basketball is without looking at where it has been. Last season, the Cougars finished 7-23. The year before that, 10-20. After an encouraging preconference schedule that saw them beat East Carolina and...
SoCon Men: Five questions for tournament time
Just a few days remain until the College of Charleston’s men’s basketball team takes the floor in its final Southern Conference Tournament to fight for not only a conference title but a chance to make it to the big dance. Looking ahead to the tournament, we have put together five questions that we think will...
Cougar women lock up SoCon bye, winning regular season
The College of Charleston’s women’s basketball team held off rally after rally in a tough-fought second half to defeat Furman, 70-58, and cap a remarkable turn-around season under first-year head coach Natasha Adair. The win not only moved Charleston into fifth place in the final Southern Conference standings, it also locked up a first-round bye...
Cougars close regular season with win at Furman, await SoCon Tournament
It took a hot-shooting second half comeback, but the College of Charleston’s men’s basketball team closed out the regular season Saturday night with a 74-50 win over the Paladins. “We will enjoy this win. We will practice this week and get ready, not knowing who we have in our next game,” head coach Doug Wojcik...
Cougars sweep Wofford on senior night
College of Charleston’s men’s basketball finished out its final Southern Conference home season last night, grinding out a win against the Terriers of Wofford, 55-50. Seniors Andrew Lawrence, Matt Sundberg and Bart Benton were honored before the tipoff. The crowd erupted in support as Benton hit the first shot of the game, a three from the corner,...