Positioning in the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association Championship came down to the final day of the regular season, starting from the top where No. 1 seed North Carolina A&T held off surging Charleston, all the way to a six-team logjam in the middle of the pack. 

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With the brackets now set, pursuit of a bid in the NCAA Tournament begins in Washington, D.C. Top-seeded A&T is after a conference tournament championship to match its regular-season title, and to advance to March Madness under the CAA banner for the first time in its brief Coastal tenure. 

Today is the day!

The 2025 Credit Union 1 CAA Women's Basketball Championship gets underway at @CareFirstArena and on @FloCollegeHoops https://t.co/lm1RG2U1Mo pic.twitter.com/iTTuSSghix

— CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) March 12, 2025

Second-seeded Charleston, meanwhile, looks to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever. The Cougars ride an eight-game winning streak into D.C., where action in the CAA Championship begins on Wednesday, March 12. 

Setting The Tone with Defense 

It's an ancient cliche, but North Carolina A&T and Charleston each look to make it the case in 2025: Defense wins championship. 

The Aggies and Cougars boast the CAA's two stingiest defenses at 54.7 and 56.3 points per game allowed, respectively. A&T forces opponents into tough shots, extending the floor to keep teams out of the interior and getting a hand up to contest jumpers. The result is a field-goal percentage allowance of just 36.9, and a 3-point defense limiting teams to 26.2 percent from beyond the arc. 

Compounding the difficulty opponents face scoring on A&T is how effectively the Aggies clean the glass. Possessions are often one-and-done prospects when facing A&T, which leads the CAA in rebounding margin at plus-6.2 per game and is 39th nationally. The Aggies average 39.1 rebounds per game, with Chaniya Clark (7.7), Paris Locke (5.7), and Jordyn Dorsey (4.8) all capable of dominating on either the offensive or defensive boards. 

Charleston's stifling defense leans considerably on aggressive turnover creation. The Cougars produce a whopping 23.8 turnovers per game, fifth-most in Div. I basketball. 

Six Cougars average at least a steal per game, led by Taryn Barbot's 2.4 and Taylor Barbot's 1.9. 

Charleston's Double Trouble 

Taryn and Taylor Barbot have powered Charleston on both ends of the floor, combining their tenacious, turnover-forcing defense with their own unique contributions to the Cougars' point production. Taryn leads Charleston at 16.6 points per game and trails only Drexel's Amaris Baker (17.1 points per game) for tops in the CAA, and her 72 made 3-pointers lead the conference. 

Taylor, meanwhile, is an outstanding facilitator with 4.8 assists per game. She's done some of her best work heading into the CAA Championship, doling out 12 assists in wins over both UNCW and Hampton. 

Taylor has also come alive increasingly as a scoring option, reaching at least 12 points in 8-of-10. In that regard, referring to Charleston's double trouble isn't just about the dynamic one-two Barbot punch the Cougars have in the backcourt — it also applies to Taylor's productive two-way offensive game. 

𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝟏.

Taryn Barbot becomes the program’s first CAA Player of the Year. 🏆#TheCollege🌴🏀 pic.twitter.com/Sfrt54pM9i

— Charleston Women’s Hoops (@CofCWBB) March 11, 2025

Young Campbell Coming on Strong 

Third-seeded Campbell heads to D.C. a winner in 4-of-5, including a road defeat of Drexel, and 9-2 over the 11 games since Jan. 31. In that stretch, the Camels knocked off regular-season champion North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, and finished 4-0 in games decided by four points or fewer. 

Campbell's strong finish has it sitting one win shy of its fifth 20-plus-win campaign since 2017, and first since joining the CAA. More importantly, the Camels are prime contenders to win the CAA Championship and secure the program's first NCAA Tournament bid since 2000, when the Camels made their only appearance ever in the Big Dance. 

Like top-two seeds North Carolina A&T and Charleston, Campbell has flourished thanks to stifling defense. The Camels hold opponents to just 58.5 points per game, good for the 57th-lowest yield in all of Div. I. They complement their defense with a disciplined offense that commits only 13.2 turnovers per game, belying the collective youth that makes up this roster. 

Coach Ronny Fisher plays three freshmen in prominent roles: Ciara Alexander, Jasmine Felton and Olivia Tucker. All come off the bench primarily, providing huge sparks with point-per-game averages north of 8, Felton grabbing a team-high 5.5 rebounds and swiping a team-best 1.4 steals, and Tucker adding a steal and 1.3 3-pointers a contest. 

Campbell's low-turnover rate comes in part from the savvy play of point guard Gemma Nunez, a junior and the CAA's leader in assists with 6.3 per game. 

Jasmine Felton for 3!

She's up to 12 points now!@JasmineFelton23 | #SweatAndServe pic.twitter.com/iLhnTWR1mF

— Campbell WBB (@GoCamelsWBB) March 8, 2025

Drexel Looks to Bounce Back 

With seven 20-plus-win seasons since 2015 and winning the CAA tournament twice since 2021, Drexel has been a consistent standard bearer for the Coastal through the last decade. Amy Mallon's Dragons were in contention for the CAA regular-season crown until a late-season slide, losing three games to send them into the CAA Championship as the No. 4 seed. 

While both the skid and resulting dip to 16 wins are uncharacteristic of the Drexel program throughout Mallon's tenure, Drexel is no less dangerous in D.C. The Dragons feature the conference's top scorer in Amaris Baker, as well as one of the most versatile players in the league, forward Chloe Hodges. 

Hodges averages 8.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game to contribute in every facet of Drexel's game. The Aussie flirted with a triple-double late in the regular season, going for 20 points, 12 boards and eight assists in a win over Elon. 

Amaris beats the 1st quarter buzzer 🚨#FearTheDragon🐉 pic.twitter.com/DQQ2rHooIj

— Drexel Women's Basketball (@DrexelWBB) March 8, 2025

How To Watch The 2025 CAA Basketball Tournaments

The men's and women's CAA basketball tournaments will be streamed live and archived on FloCollege and the FloSports app.

The men's first, second, and quarterfinal rounds will be on FloCollege.

When Is The CAA Women's Basketball Tournament

The CAA Men's basketball championship are from March 7th-11th.

2025 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule

First Round – Wednesday, March 12, 2025

• Game 1: #12 Stony Brook vs. #13 Hampton – 2 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 2: #11 Towson vs. #14 Northeastern – 4:30 p.m. (FloCollege)

 Second Round – Thursday, March 13, 2025

• Game 3: #8 Hofstra vs. #9 William & Mary – 12 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 4: #5 Monmouth vs. Game 1 winner – 2:30 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 5: #7 Delaware vs. #10 UNCW – 6 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 6: #6 Elon vs. Game 2 winner – 8:30 p.m. (FloCollege)

 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14, 2025

• Game 7: #1 North Carolina A&T vs. Game 3 winner – 12 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 8: #4 Drexel vs. Game 4 winner – 2:30 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 9: #2 Charleston vs. Game 5 winner – 6 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 10: #3 Campbell vs. Game 6 winner – 8:30 p.m. (FloCollege)

Semifinals – Saturday, March 15, 2025

• Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner – 2 p.m. (FloCollege)
• Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner – 4:30 p.m. (FloCollege)

Championship – Sunday, March 16, 2025

• Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner – 2 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

2025 CAA Tournament Participants

• Campbell
• Charleston
• Delaware
• Drexel 
• Elon
• Hampton
• Hofstra
• Monmouth
• North Carolina A&T
• Northeastern
• Stony Brook
• Towson
• UNCW
• William & Mary

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