Georgia Southern University
10-4,3-1Sun Belt
Coastal Carolina
7-9,0-4Sun Belt
Fourth Quarter Run Leads Eagles To 60-50 Win At Coastal Carolina
1/3/2026 6:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Stout defensive effort and an 8-0 run midway through the fourth gives GS a tough road win in Conway
CONWAY, S.C. - Georgia Southern used an 8-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to pick up a 60-50 Sun Belt women's basketball win over host Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon from Conway, S.C.
The Eagles (10-4, 3-1 SBC) won for only the third time in Conway in the series, while keeping the Chanticleers (7-9, 0-4 SBC) winless in the league to start the 2025-26 campaign.
Georgia Southern hit 4-of-7 threes in the first quarter to take a 20-10 lead at the end of one. The Eagles held that 10-point lead, 25-15, three and a half minutes into the third quarter, but Coastal Carolina embarked on a 10-0 run to tie the game at 25-all with 2:40 left in the first half.
The Eagles' McKenna Eddings scored on a floater in the lane as the first half expired to give Georgia Southern a 27-25 lead at the break.
Georgia Southern stretched their lead to eight, 33-25, in the first minute and a half of the third quarter, but CCU used an 8-0 run to tie things back up. The Eagles took a three-point lead, 44-41, into the fourth quarter, and led by just one, 48-47, with 5:49 remaining in the contest.
The decisive 8-0 run started with two Kishyah Anderson free throws, then McKenna Eddings converted a layup and, after a quick steal by Anderson, she converted a layup. After a time out by Coastal Carolina, Shanti Simmons picked up another steal, and hit Eddings for a driving layup to cap the run and give Georgia Southern an unassailable 56-47 lead with 3:14 left.
Eddings led a quartet of Eagles in double figures with 15 points, whlie Anderson finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Kyla Bryant came off the bench to deliver 12 points, while Destiny Garrett added 11.
Eagle of the Game
Bryant hit three big three-pointers off the bench and also went 3-of-4 from the free throw line for her 12 points. She also added five rebounds and three steals in nearly 30 minutes of action. It was her third double digit scoring performance of the season for Georgia Southern.
Stat of the Game
Georgia Southern held Coastal Carolina without a field goal for the final 5:49 of the contest to secure the win.
Quotables
Head coach Hana Haden on the defensive effort by the Eagles, holding Coastal Carolina to 50 points
"It was a huge effort from our team. We were coming off of a double overtime loss and they were coming off of an overtime loss, and those type of games really take a lot out of your team. So we had two teams that were probably pretty tired mentally and physically, so I'm just really proud of the way that we locked in defensively, especially down the stretch with the stops that we got."
On the decisive 8-0 run in the fourth quarter
"We showed some poise and composure. It had gotten a little bit frazzled, because they do a really good job with their pressure, so I thought towards the end of the game we showed the poise and composure that we needed to make those plays, that maybe we didn't make in the game against ODU, to close out the game."
Next Up
Georgia Southern returns home to host James Madison on Wednesday, January 7, for a 6 p.m. contest at The Hill.
