The College of Charleston women’s basketball team achieved its 13th consecutive win by defeating Northeastern 69-47 at the Cabot Center on Friday night. This victory brings the Cougars’ season record to 20-3 overall and 12-0 in conference play.
Charleston reached the 20-win milestone for the third straight season, a first in its Division I history. Head Coach Robin Harmony marked her 11th career season with at least 20 wins, and her third such achievement since joining Charleston.
The game saw an early lead from Charleston, with Grace Ezebilo scoring four points to help secure an 8-5 advantage at the first quarter media timeout. The Cougars maintained a narrow edge after the first quarter and extended their lead in the second, with Sophia Tougas opening with a three-pointer and Taylor Barbot adding a layup.
Northeastern tied the game late in the second quarter, but Jami Hill hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Charleston a halftime lead. In the third quarter, Northeastern briefly went ahead before Charleston responded with a run led by the Barbot twins and Tougas, ultimately outscoring Northeastern 23-2 during that stretch.
Key contributors included Taryn Barbot, who led all scorers with 22 points along with nine rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Grace Ezebilo recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds, reaching her 1,000th career rebound. Tyja Beans added ten points and five rebounds while also surpassing 800 career points. Sophia Tougas contributed twelve points with two three-pointers.
Charleston finished with twelve assists to Northeastern’s eight and forced eighteen turnovers resulting in twenty-one points off errors. The Cougars dominated second-chance opportunities, outscoring Northeastern 20-0 in that category and holding a rebounding advantage of 43-34.
Other milestones from this game include Taryn Barbot moving into tenth place on Charleston’s all-time scoring list with her 1,490th point. The team is now 9-12 all-time against Northeastern but has won four straight matchups against them. The program also notched its 802nd win overall.
Charleston will next play Monmouth in West Long Branch, New Jersey on Sunday, February 15. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m., and fans can watch via FloCollege or follow live stats through cofcsports.com.
“Grace Ezebilo collected her 1,000th career rebound. She also tabbed her fifth double-double of the year and collected double-digit rebounds for the 18th time this season.”
“Taryn Barbot scored her 1,490th point as a Cougar and is 10th on Charleston’s all-time scoring list.”
“Tyja Beans scored her 800th career point.”
“Head Coach Robin Harmony reached 20 wins for the 11th time in her career. The 2025-26 season is her third 20-win season at Charleston.”
“Charleston earned 20 wins for the third straight season for the first time in D1 program history.”
“Charleston is now 9-12 all-time against Northeastern and the Cougars have won four straight contests against the Huskies.”
“The Cougars have won 13 straight contests.”
“The win over Northeastern was win number 802 in program history.”
