NEXT GAME
SAT 02/22
vs. Charleston (7:00PM)
CURRENT D1 RECORD 5-20
CURRENT PLACE IN STANDINGS 9th, 3-12
CURRENT CAA TOURNAMENT SEED - 9
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Charleston Cougars
Record vs. D-I: 14-12
CAA: 9-6 (5th)
RPI: 148
NET: 137
The Cougars enter Trask on a 3-game losing streak, which started with an embarrassing 72-65 loss to Elon at home and finished with a difficult road trip to the northeast, where Charleston lost to Hofstra by 7 and Northeastern by 14. Thus, despite being in 1st place on their own just 10 days prior, they find themselves in 5th place and desperate to get back into the win column. Much like the Seahawks, the Cougars will have had a 6-day layoff between games.
Charleston will also want to avenge a home loss against the Seahawks back on January 25th, when the Seahawks stole a 72-70 upset. Shykeim Phillips amassed 32 minutes of action, scoring 17 points (7-12, 1-1 from 3), 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Senior guard
Grant Riller, who is 3rd in the league in scoring (22.1 ppg) in CAA-only games, wasn't on point on that day, shooting just 2-6 from 3 en route to 16 points. Most recently, in Saturday's loss to Northeastern, Riller was held to just 9 points.
Similar to Northeastern, Charleston has dealt with some bad luck lately. Injuries haven't been a concern, and Coach Earl Grant was quoted as saying “I really can’t put my finger on what has happened to us in the last two or three games.” Considering the Cougars are 3rd in the league in scoring margin and are in the top 3 or 4 in most CAA categories, there's no real reason they SHOULD be losing like they have. Thus, much like the league has seen out of NU, we can expect a turnaround coming soon, probably starting with this Saturday's contest.