WOMENS BASKETBALL ELITE EIGHT PREVIEW - #21 COKER VS #4 CAL ST DOMINGUEZ HILLS

Pittsburgh, PA - The historic run continues! After a DII Southeast Regional Final victory over the top-seeded (and host) North Georgia, your Cobras are on to the Elite Eight! They will face off against the West Regional Champions, Cal State Dominguez Hills, on Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh with a shot at a Final Four berth!

Game Day Info

Time: 12:00 PM ET
Teams: Coker (29-5, 23-5 SAC), Cal State Dominguez Hills (34-1, 21-1 CCAA)
Live Stats: Here
Video: Here

Cobra Corner

• The Cobras will be led by their three All-Conference players: Shawnteanna Tillman (Player of the Year, First-Team), Mya Wasswa (Second-Team), and Kamari Thompson (Third-Team)
• In their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Cobras are an Elite Eight team. This is one of only a handful of times in all of DII history that a team has made this kind of run.
• Wasswa hit her 1000 career point mark in the win over North Georgia, scoring fourteen points and only needing nine to reach the mark
• The Cobras have picked up three Top-25 nationally-ranked wins this season: #25 UNC Pembroke (11/9), #15 Carson-Newman (1/4), and #6 North Georgia (3/17). They will look to pick up their fourth tomorrow afternoon.

Last Time Out

• The Cobras played one of their best games to date, defeating the top seed and host North Georgia in the NCAA Southeast Regional Final 64-54!
• It was a back-and-forth contest with over twenty ties or lead changes
• UNG had a one-point lead after one, but the Cobras took a two-point lead into the locker room at halftime
• The back-and-forth ensued, with the Cobras up 49-48 early in the fourth quarter
• The Cobras hit clutch shots and sank some crucial free throws down the stretch to come away with the victory!

Stat Comparison

• Points Per Game: Coker (68.2), Cal State Dominguez Hills (77.1)
• Rebounds Per Game: Coker (38.5), Cal State Dominguez Hills (42.7)
• Assists Per Game: Coker (11.4), Cal State Dominguez Hills (14.4)
• Steals Per Game: Coker (10.9), Cal State Dominguez Hills (12.3)
• Blocks Per Game: Coker (3.8), Cal State Dominguez Hills (2.2)
• Free Throw Percentage: Coker (72.4), Cal State Dominguez Hills (64.6)

If you're not heading to Pittsburgh to catch the Cobras live, make sure to tune in to ESPN+ to support at this link!