CHARLESTON, S.C.-- Elon University women's basketball delivered a 71-66 overtime win against College of Charleston in its second and final matchup of the regular season against the Cougars on Sunday, Feb. 13.
 
"Our number one objective on today was to win the boards," said head coach Charlotte Smith. "We know that when we control the controllables, we give ourselves a chance to be successful. And today we were dominant on the boards! Vanessa (Taylor) and Tyja (Traore) were amazing on the boards today. I'm very excited to get our first road sweep. This will give us the much-needed momentum we need going into this week."
 
THE RUNDOWN
-The teams barely made it into the double digits in the first quarter. After the Phoenix took a 10-6 lead, the Cougars went on a 7-0 run in the final 3:56 to make the score 13-10.  
-Peyton Carter knocked down a three pointer at the 7:13 mark that ignited a 7-0 run that gave the lead back to the maroon and gold with 5:33 remaining in the half (19-15). Both teams added five points to their score before heading into the intermission to make the halftime score 24-20.
-Traore opened the third with seven of the Phoenix's first nine points (33-22). Charleston would then go on to outscore the maroon and gold 21-5 to regain the lead heading into the fourth (43-38).
-Elon managed to chip away at the Cougar lead in the final period. With the Phoenix trailing by four (54-58), a layup by Brie Perpignan and a pair of free throws from Kayla Liles in the last two minutes erased Charleston's advantage and sent the contest into overtime.
-The score was tied twice before the maroon and gold took over. In the final 1:34 and the score tied at 63, Elon outscored the Cougars 8-3 to bring home the win.

NOTES
-Perpignan totaled a game-high 29 points on the day, with 13 of them coming from behind the charity stripe for a new career high. The senior also tallied six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
-Traore recorded her first double-double of her career with 10 points and a team-best 11 rebounds. Her boards are also a new personal best.
-Evonna McGill rounded out the Phoenix's double-digit scoring with 10 points, shooting 3-of-7 from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the free throw line.   
-Taylor registered a game-high and career-best 13 rebounds on the day. Her previous high was five, which she reached three times over the course of her career.
-Carter set a new career-high in points (9), with six of them coming from beyond the arc.
-The maroon and gold outrebounded the Cougars 60-43. The last time Elon outrebounded an opponent this season was against Charleston inside Schar Center just under a month ago.
-The last time the Phoenix logged at least 60 boards was in the 2017-18 season against Winthrop (62).
-Elon's bench outscored Charleston's bench 16-6.
-Including Friday's win at UNCW, the maroon and gold went 2-0 on the week for the first time during conference play this season.
-With the win, the Phoenix stands at 12-9 (4-7 CAA) on the season.
 
UP NEXT
Elon will return home to square off against Hofstra on Friday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.