Charleston Cougars women's basketball

Charleston Cougars
Charleston Cougars
	2022–23 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team
University	College of Charleston
Head coach	Robin Harmony (2nd season)
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Location	Charleston, South Carolina
Arena	TD Arena ; (Capacity: 5,100)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Maroon and white[1];
AIAW tournament runner-up
	Division II: 1980, 1981, 1982
AIAW tournament Final Four
	Division II: 1980, 1981, 1982
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 1980, 1981, 1982
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II: 1980
AIAW tournament appearances
	Division II: 1980, 1981, 1982

The Charleston Cougars women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Colonial Athletic Association. Home games are played at TD Arena, located on College of Charleston's campus in Charleston, South Carolina.[2] The Cougars are coached by Robin Harmony, completing her second season.

History

The College of Charleston women Maroons were first formed in 1919.[3] Pierrine Smith Byrd, who would become the College's first female graduate in 1922, was the team's first captain. They joined the Trans America Athletic Conference (now known as the ASUN Conference) in 1991. They joined the Southern Conference in 1998. They joined the CAA in 2013. They have made the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010, 2013, and 2014. they have made the Semifinals in the former and the latter year. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Cougars have an all-time record of 652–584.[4]

Postseason

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Cougars made three appearances in the AIAW National Division II Basketball Tournament, with a combined record of 9–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Saint Peter's Morgan State William Penn Dayton	W, 75–58 W, 64–56 W, 67–49 L, 53–83
1981	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Southwest Missouri State Tuskegee Cal Poly Pomona William Penn	W, 70–55 W, 85–68 W, 102–84 L, 51–64
1982	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Florida International Livington North Dakota State Francis Marion	W, 96–44 W, 65–48 W, 88–73 L, 83–92

References

College of Charleston Athletics Identity Standards (PDF). June 11, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
"Charleston Athletics". www.cofcsports.com.
Newspaper Clippings about College of Charleston basketball, Pierrine Smith Byrd Papers, 1919-1991, College of Charleston Libraries
"Charleston Athletics" (PDF). www.cofcsports.com.

External links

Official website

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[1] College of Charleston Athletics Identity Standards (PDF). June 11, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[2] "Charleston Athletics". www.cofcsports.com.

[3] Newspaper Clippings about College of Charleston basketball, Pierrine Smith Byrd Papers, 1919-1991, College of Charleston Libraries

[4] "Charleston Athletics" (PDF). www.cofcsports.com.

Charleston Cougars women's basketball
Venues	John Kresse Arena (1982–2008) TD Arena (2008–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

College of Charleston
Schools	School of Business
Facilities	Albert Sottile House Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point John Kresse Arena Mace Brown Museum of Natural History Marshlands Plantation House Richard Brenan House Sottile Theater TD Arena
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Sailing
Related	List of College of Charleston people

Coastal Athletic Association women's basketball
Teams	Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hampton Lady Pirates Hofstra Pride Monmouth Hawks North Carolina A&T Aggies Northeastern Huskies Stony Brook Seawolves Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe
Future teams	Campbell Fighting Camels (joins in 2023)
Championships & awards	CAA tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24