Back to the Sun Belt Newsfeed

No. 8 Coastal Carolina Knocks Off No. 9 Arkansas State to Advance to Second Round

CONWAY, S.C. – Junior guards DJ Williams and Caitlin Roche combined for 31 of Coastal Carolina’s 63 points as the eighth-seeded Chanticleers defeated No. 9 Arkansas State, 63-49, in the first round of the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, presented by First Bank and Trust.

Two first round games were played on-campus with Coastal Carolina hosting one and No. 7 South Alabama hosting the other first round game.

With the win the Chanticleers will advance to the second round and will face #5 Appalachian State on Wednesday, March 13, at 11:30 a.m. CT. CCU improved to 17-13 on the season.