CHARLESTON, South Carolina – Sophomore guard Timber Tate and redshirt senior forward Jenny DeGraaf each tallied a career-high 22 points as UNCW used a strong shooting effort to defeat the College of Charleston, 76-60, on Education Day inside TD Arena on Friday afternoon.
 
The win elevated the Seahawks' record to 10-17 overall and 3-13 in the CAA. Charleston, meanwhile, dropped to 6-21 on the season with a 2-14 mark against league foes.
 
Tate, who authored her second 20-point game of the season, made 8-of-16 shots from the floor, including a 6-for-10 effort from long range, while adding three rebounds and three steals.
 
DeGraaf, meanwhile, registered her second career 20-point outing after knocking down 10-of-14 field goal attempts while grabbing eight rebounds in 37 minutes.
 
Senior guard Diamond Willis chipped in a season-high 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field for the Seahawks while senior center Rebekah Banks grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
 
Charleston, which lost for the 12th time in the last 13 games, was led by senior forward Tanisha Brown's 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Junior guard Darien Huff added 12 points to go with 11 points from sophomore guard Deja Ford and 10 points by sophomore guard Cailin Dorsey.    
 
Key Moment: The Seahawks broke a 31-all tie late in the second quarter by scoring 16 consecutive points, including 11 combined points by Tate and DeGraaf, to take a 47-31 lead with 4:47 left in the third quarter. UNCW continued to build the advantage and led by as many as 24 points in the fourth quarter.  
 
Up Next: UNCW will be idle until next Thursday, Mar. 1, when the Seahawks welcome Towson to Trask Coliseum for a 7 p.m. CAA tilt.