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College of Charleston 87, William & Mary 54
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
The College of Charleston jumped on top early and took full advantage of a tired William & Mary squad to earn an 87-54 victory Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston (14-14, 6-7 Colonial Athletic Association) led 36-20 at the half, making six of its 12 3-point attempts and outrebounding the Tribe 23-13.
William & Mary missed 12 of its 13 3-point tries before intermission, and took just one shot from long-range after the break, missing that one as well.
The Cougars began the second half with an 11-4 run to end any lingering suspense. Charleston outscored the visitors 51-34 after the break.
The Tribe (16-10, 8-5) played for the third time in five days, and it showed. After losing to Towson 85-70 on Saturday and beating North Carolina-Wilmington 93-70 on Monday, William & Mary looked a few steps slow.
The fatigue was evident mainly on the defensive end. Charleston shot 34-for-53 (64.2 percent) from the field and 14-for-22 (63.6 percent) from 3-point range.
Forward Willis Hall, who led the Cougars with 21 points, made eight of his 10 shots and three of his four 3-point attempts. Guard Canyon Barry added 17 points off the Charleston bench.
Forward Tim Rusthoven and guard Omar Prewitt each had 13 points for William & Mary, which shot 19-for-51 (37.3 percent) overall.
