Legagneur Lifts Coker to Come-From-Behind Victory

ANDERSON, S.C. – Janay Legagneur scored on back-to-back layups in the final minute to lift the ninth-ranked Coker women's basketball team to a thrilling 64–61 come-from-behind victory over Anderson on Wednesday night inside the Abney Athletic Center. 

Trailing by one with 1:21 remaining, Legagneur put the Cobras ahead 62–61 before adding another layup a minute later to give Coker its largest lead of the game and seal the win. The graduate student finished with a career-high 15 points, while redshirt freshman Yasmine Cook led all scorers with a career-best 20 points.

Coker overcame a 13-point deficit to secure the victory and remain perfect in South Atlantic Conference play. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

#9 Coker 12-1 (7-0 SAC) | Anderson 5-8 (1-6 SAC)

• Coker shot 43.9 percent (25-57) from the floor and 23.5 percent (4-17) from 3-point range. 

• The Cobras scored 40 points in the paint.

• Coker's 12-1 start to the season matches last season as the best start to a season in program history. 

• Coker's 7-0 conference start is the best in school history. 

• Coker shot 44.2 percent (23-52) from the floor and 58.3 percent (7-12) from three-point range. 

TOP PERFORMERS:

Yasmine Cook: Career high 20 points, 3 rebounds

Janay Legagneur: Coker career-high 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 7-8 FGs

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Shawnteanna Tillman opened the scoring with a three-pointer, but Anderson responded with nine straight points to take a 9–3 lead. A three-point play by Janay Legagneur later in the first quarter pulled Coker even at 17–17; however, the Trojans closed the period on a 7–0 run to take a 24–17 advantage.

Anderson stretched its lead to 13 points with under a minute remaining in the first half and carried a 38–29 edge into the break.

Coker outscored Anderson 13–12 in the third quarter and continued to chip away at the deficit in the fourth.

The Cobras claimed their first lead since the opening moments when Legagneur finished a layup to make it 58–57 with 3:16 remaining. Four more lead changes followed before Legagneur's layup with 1:21 left gave Coker the lead for good.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Coker returns to the DeLoach Center on Saturday when they host Emory & Henry in the South Atlantic Conference game. Tipoff is set for 2 PM and the game can be viewed on Flo Sports.