The Charleston Cougars women's basketball team is an
NCAA Division I
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college basketball
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team competing in the
Colonial Athletic Association. Home games are played at
TD Arena, located on
College of Charleston
The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the Unit ...
's campus in
Charleston, South Carolina. The Cougars are coached by
Robin Harmony, completing her second season.
History
The College of Charleston women Maroons were first formed in 1919. 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
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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.
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.
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