Coker Cobras
The Coker College women's basketball is set to take on Carson-Newman in a home South Atlantic Conference tilt on Saturday (Dec. 15). All Darlington County School District students will receive free entry to both of Saturday's games.
The Cobras are coming off of a hard-fought loss against Mount Olive, in which the Cobras held the nation's second-leading scorer to just 11 points. Leading the Cobras was Haliyah Sumter with 11 points and three assists, and fellow freshman Saquita Joyner reached double figures for the second straight game with 10 points and also adding seven rebounds, three steals, and a pair of asssists. Erin Houser was not far behind with nine points and four rebounds, while Hope Richardson finished just shy of a double double with eight points and eight rebounds. Hayley Kropp notched five points and the trio of Amanda Cherry, Elizabeth Kincaid, and Shay Jackson each recorded three points.
Tomorrow's game is set to tipoff at 2:00 PM at the Harris E. and Louis H. DeLoach Center. Live stats and video will be available at www.cokercobras.com.
Player to Watch
Sumter notched a career high of 11 points last time out for her third game in double figures this season. The freshman guard out of Dreher High School managed to make four of her six shot attempts, including knocking down two of her four shots from downtown. On the season, Sumter is averaging just under five points per game while coming off of the bench.
2018 Women's Basketball Roster
0 | Jasmyn Patterson | G | Jr. | 5-7 | Middletown, N.Y. / Orange County CC
1 | Hope Richardson | F | Fr. | 5-11 | Darlington, S.C. / Darlington HS
2 | Hannah Stull | G | So. | 5-9 | Newton, N.C. / Newton-Conover HS
3 | Aloni McFarland | G | Sr. | 5-6 | Greensboro, N.C. / Harford Community College
4 | Avahna Baker | G | Fr. | 5-4 | Florence, S.C. / Wilson HS
5 | Haliyah Sumter | G | Fr. | 5-8 | Columbia, S.C. / Dreher HS
10 | Hayley Kropp | G | Jr. | 5-6 | Columbus, N.C. / Guilford Technical Community College
11 | Taiylar DeMoss | G | So. | 5-9 | Columbia, S.C. / Irmo HS
12 | Ashauntee Nelson | G | Fr. | 5-7 | Durham, N.C. / Riverside HS
15 | Saquita Joyner | F | Fr. | 5-9 | Hartsville, S.C. / Hartsville HS
20 | Jalah Horton | G | Fr. | 5-7 | Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Myrtle Beach HS
22 | Shay Jackson | G | Jr. | 5-10 | Orangeburg, S.C. / Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS
24 | Amanda Cherry | G | Fr. | 5-10 | Monroe, N.C. / Sun Valley HS
25 | Elizabeth Kincaid | G | Sr. | 5-9 | Poquoson, Va. / Poquoson HS
32 | Erin Houser | F | Jr. | 6-2 | Orangeburg, S.C. / North Carolina Central University
34 | Janell Horton | G | Fr. | 5-11 | Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Myrtle Beach HS
35 | Raya Coley | G | Fr. | 5-9 | Raleigh, N.C. / Millbrook HS
44 | Shaiyana Brown | G | Fr. | 5-9 | Knightdale, N.C. / Enloe HS
55 | Martecia Godbolt | G | Fr. | 5-7 | Marion, S.C. / Marion HS
RS | Kaleah Hires | G | Jr. | 5-7 | Columbia, S.C. / Dreher HS
2018 SCHEDULE
11.7 | at Furman | 7:00 PM
11.9 | vs. King (Tenn.) @ Belmont Abbey Conference Carolinas/SAC Showdown | 71-42 L
11.10 | Belmont Abbey at Belmont Abbey Conference Carolinas/SAC Showdown | 82-67 L
11.12 | at Erskine | 72-64 W
11.14 | at Fayetteville St. | 61-59 L
11.17 | Barton | 58-55 L
11.20 | at Southern Wesleyan | 88-83 L
11.28 | Wingate* | 76-42 L
12.1 | at Lincoln Memorial* | 76-66 L
12.4 | Mount Olive | 62-52 L
12.8 | at Mars Hill* | Postponed
12.15 | Carson-Newman* | 2:00 PM
12.19 | at Queens* | 6:00 PM
1.5 | Anderson* | 2:00 PM
1.9 | at Catawba* | 6:00 PM
1.12 | at Tusculum* | 2:00 PM
1.16 | Lenoir-Rhyne* | 6:00 PM
1.23 | at Newberry* | 6:00 PM
1.26 | Lincoln Memorial* | 2:00 PM
1.30 | at Wingate* | 6:00 PM
2.2 | Mars Hill* | 2:00 PM
2.6 | Queens* | 6:00 PM
2.9 | at Carson-Newman* | 2:00 PM
2.13 | Catawba* | 6:00 PM
2.16 | Anderson* | 2:00 PM
2.20 | at Lenoir-Rhyne* | 6:00 PM
2.23 | Tusculum* | 2:00 PM
2.27 | Newberry* | 6:00 PM
Key Figures
(2018-19 Statistical Leaders)
PPG
#32 | Erin Houser | 12.6
#22 | Shay Jackson | 8.9
#2 | Hannah Stull | 7.6
REBOUNDS PG
#32 | Erin Houser | 8.3
#22 | Shay Jackson | 5.6
ASSISTS PG
#3 | Aloni McFarland | 2.8
CARSON-NEWMAN
Carson-Newman heads to Hartsville after a 71-65 victory over King in a non-conference matchup with the Tornado. Their last two South Atlantic Conference contests resulted in losses to both Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate.
The Eagles, who entered the season ranked third in the country, recently fell out of the WBCA Coaches Poll after dropping three of their last five contests. Prior to the season, the Eagles were picked to finish first in the conference and placed four players on preseason all-conference teams.
Player to Watch
The senior has continued her excellent play after garnering an all-American selection last season, leading the squad with 16.7 points per contest and just over seven rebounds. Earlier this season, Wester was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week and also a preseason first team all-conference selection.
Statistical Leaders
(2018-19)
PPG | Mika Wester | 16.7
RPG | Kayla Marosites | 11.3
APG | Haris Price | 3.4
CARSON-NEWMAN
(2018-19 Roster)
1 Kayla Marosites G Junior 5-10 Elizabethton, Tenn. / Elizabethton / East Tennessee State
2 Briana Smith G Senior 5-6 Nashville, Tenn. / Martin Luther King Jr.
3 Addison Byrd G Sophomore 5-10 Nashville, Tenn. / Wilson Central
4 Kelci Marosites G Junior 5-10 Elizabethton, Tenn. / Elizabethton / East Tennessee State
11 Ashton Wykle G Senior 5-4 Greeneville, Tenn. / South Greene
21 Haris Price G Senior 5-3 Gatlinburg, Tenn. / Gatlinburg-Pittman Lee University
22 Abby Wilson G Freshman 5-5 Kingston, Tenn. / Roane County
23 Tori Griffin G Junior 5-9 Strawberry Plains, Tenn. / Jefferson County
25 Chanler Geer G/F RS-Sophomore 5-9 Knoxville, Tenn. / Bearden
32 Mika Wester G/F Senior 5-11 Newport, Tenn. / Cocke County / Western Carolina
33 Madison Bunch G Sophomore 5-9 Morristown, Tenn. / Morristown East
35 Katie Bean F Freshman 6-2 Knoxville, Tenn. / Alcoa
40 Caroline Harville F Freshman 6-1 Morristown, Tenn. / Morristown West
41 Taylor Goforth G Freshman 5-9 Friendsville, Tenn. / William Blount
52 Sydney Pearce F Freshman 6-3 Johnson City, Tenn. / Daniel Boone
WATCH LIVE ON THE COBRA SPORTS NETWORK
Can't make it to the game? Catch all of the action on the Cobra Sports Network via Stretch Internet at the link below. You can also download the South Atlantic Conference app to watch all of Coker's home games! Just search "South Atlantic" and download the app to your device. The app is available on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon, and Android TV.