Basketball Recap: West Charlotte Makes It Five in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for West Charlotte, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They managed a 73-69 victory over the Harding University Rams on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 75-57 back in January.

Christian Coleman

Steals

02/07/25 vs Harding University	4
12/27/24 vs Piedmont	4
02/04/25 @ Hough	3
01/08/25 @ Harding University	3
01/28/25 vs West Mecklenburg	2
+ 6 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Charlotte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christian Coleman, who posted 19 points along with seven boards and four steals. West Charlotte is 3-1 when Coleman posts three or more steals, but 7-10 otherwise. Amen(AC) Pressley was another key player, going 8-for-14 en route to 18 points and six rebounds.

Despite the defeat, Harding University saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kaharri Coleman went 8-for-14 on his way to 26 points and seven assists. Coleman's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayton Ross, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 10 points and eight boards.

West Charlotte's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 41.5% in those games and 28.4% outside of them. As for Harding University, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.

West Charlotte wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 73-66 loss against Chambers on the 11th. As for Harding University, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-57 defeat against Hough on the 11th.