Charleston Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 8, 2026 · CSM Staff
Charleston Cougars
CAA (27-5, 16-2)
Big Wins: 11/21 at Quinnipiac (75-71), 12/14 at Florida State (75-70)
Bad Losses: 2/15 at Monmouth (57-69), 3/1 Campbell (57-59)
Coach: Robin Harmony
Probable Starters:
Grace Ezebilo, Junior, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 11.9 rpg
Taryn Barbot, Junior, Guard, 19.6 ppg, 3.4 apg, 5.3 rpg, 2.3 spg
Jami Hill, Junior, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg
Taylor Barnot, Junior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 6.0 apg, 4.1 rpg
Sophia Tougas, Senior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Key Role Players:
Tyja Beans, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 1.4 apg, 4.2 rpg
Marissa Brown, Senior, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.1 (42nd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.4 (42, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.1 (148, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.9 (70, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (94, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.9 (129, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.3 (61, 1)
Rebound Margin: 6.2 (45, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (176, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.6 (18, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NIT | Second Round win over Howard |
| 2025 | NIT | Third Round loss to Rutgers |
| 2024 | NIT | First Round win over USC Upstate |
| 2024 | NIT | Second Round loss to Illinois State |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Colorado State |
| 2013 | WBI | First round win over Northern Kentucky |
| 2013 | WBI | Second round loss to Detroit |
| 2010 | WBI | First Round win over Morehead State |
| 2010 | WBI | Second Round win over Bradley |
| 2010 | WBI | Semifinal loss to Appalachian State |
*all team stats through 3/5
