PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball hosts #9 Coker for Play4Kay game

Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College women's basketball team returns to Goodman Arena for the finale of its four-game homestand, hosting 9th-ranked and South Atlantic Conference leader Coker for its annual Play4Kay game on Wednesday night.

THE MATCHUP

- Who: #9 Coker (21-1, 17-1 SAC) at Catawba (13-9, 11-7 SAC)

- Where: Goodman Arena, Salisbury, N.C.

- When: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 5:30 p.m.

- How to follow: FloSports ($) | Live stats

THE HISTORY

- Catawba leads all-time series 25-4

- Coker snapped Catawba's 17-game win streak over the Cobras in January

- The Catawba Indians have won the last eight matchups in Goodman Arena

LAST TIME OUT

- #16 Coker topped Catawba, 58-50

- The Catawba Indians held a 24-21 halftime lead on the road over the Cobras, but fell into a deficit after being out-scored 17-3 in the third quarter

- Janiya Foskey led the way with a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds 

SAC STANDINGS UPDATE

- Catawba enters Wednesday's game in a tie for fourth; Coker is the last top-four SAC opponent the Catawba Indians face in this regular season

- The Catawba Indians' mark of 11-7 is tied with Anderson for fourth place; Catawba is 2.5 games behind third-place Carson-Newman and 1.5 games up on sixth-place Mars Hill

- If the current standings hold, Wednesday could be a potential SAC semifinal preview; as Catawba would face Anderson in the quarterfinal

THE FOSKEY EFFECT

- Foskey's play has only gotten better as the season has gone on, as the senior is coming off of three straight 20-point games

- The Greenville, N.C. native is averaging 16.7 points per game across her last nine games; she averaged 10.2 points per contest in her first nine games of the season

- Foskey has earned WePlayed Sports SAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week twice this season, tying the most for any player in the SAC (Lia Anderson - Wingate)

SCOUTING THE COBRAS

- Coker enters Goodman Arena on a 14-game win streak and has not yet lost in 2025

- The Cobras' lone loss came at Anderson on Dec. 11

- Coker's success has been predicated on its defense, leading the SAC with just 59.3 points allowed per contest

UP NEXT

- Catawba hits the road for the first time since Jan. 25 this weekend, traveling to Emory & Henry for a matchup with the Wasps on Saturday at 2 p.m.