Cheri McNeil Leads Coastal Carolina To 72-60 Victory Over Wake Forest
Women's hoops finishes non-conference schedule at 5-9.
Jan. 10, 2000
Box Score
CONWAY, S.C. - Senior center Cgheri McNeil scored a season-high 24
points to lead Coastal Carolina University's women's basketball team
to a 72-60 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference member Wake Forest.
Coastal improves to 9-4 on the season, while Wake Forest falls to 5-9.
The Lady Chanticleers opened the game with a 13-2 run in just 5:22 as
Alison Bach connected on a pair or treys during the stretch. After
trading baskets, Wake Forest came right back using a 13-0 spurt to
take a 17-15 advantage on Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick's old-fashioned
three-point play with 10:06 remaining in the first half. The Lady
Deacons built as much as a five-point advantage twice during the first
half, but McNeil's jumper and Bach's trey with 1:49 remaining on the
clock tied the game at 28-28. In the final minute of the first half,
Bach connected on a pair of free throws and Kirkpatrick answered with
a layup to knot the score at 30-30 at halftime.
Coastal Carolina again came out hot to open the second half as the
Lady Chants used a 9-2 run to quickly build a 39-32 lead. Coastal
would not relinquish the lead the rest of the way as Wake Forest could
close the gap to no closer than five points. Wake Forest attempted to
foul the Lady Chants in the final 3:40 seconds to close the gap, but
Coastal Kept the Lady Deacs at bay by connecting on 17-of-20 from the
charity stripe in the final minutes.
McNeil, who connected on 12-of-14 free throws, added a team-high nine
rebounds to her 24-point effort. Bach connected on three treys as she
netted 16 points and grabbed six rebounds. Point guard Quatrina
Foster, who has been hampered by the flu over the past week, scored 10
points. The story of the game for Coastal was the fact that the team
set a school single game record by committing just four turnovers.
Kirkpatrick registered a double-double as she led four Wake Forest
players in double digits with 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds.
Janae Whiteside added 13 points, while Alisha Mosley and LaChina
Robinson added 11 and 10 points respectively.
Coastal Carolina will now prepare for the start of the Big South
Confderence season as the Lady Chanticleers travel to Winthrop on
Wednesday, January 12, to face the Lady Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
