Matchup Preview: CCU women host Longwood

Who: Longwood at Coastal Carolina

Where: The HTC Center, Conway

When: 7 p.m. Monday

About the Chanticleers (6-7, 1-3 Big South): Coastal Carolina picked up its first conference win Saturday with a 59-56 victory at Gardner-Webb. The Chants have won two of their last three games after a rough stretch and will look to build on that Monday. Graduate guard Rachael Gregory leads the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game while senior guard Nicole Isaacs is scoring 10.6 points per contest. The Chants rank second in the Big South in scoring at 68.5 points per game and sixth defensively while holding opponents to 63.7 points on average.

About the Lancers (4-9, 1-3): Longwood has mostly struggled this season, but the Lancers are coming off their best win yet after a 63-60 victory at Winthrop on Saturday. Senior guard Kyndal Skersick is the only player on the team averaging double figures in points, at 11.1 per game. Overall, Longwood ranks ninth in the league in scoring at 57.9 points per game and 10th defensively while giving up an average of 70.8 points.

Ryan Young, ryoung@thesunnews.com

This story was originally published January 3, 2016 at 5:51 PM with the headline "Matchup Preview: CCU women host Longwood."