Weekly Recap - December 14 - 21

Coming out of finals, the men’s basketball team had a couple of tough road tests, while the women’s team took care of business at home. Both teams have one more game before Christmas.

All of us here at Charleston Southern hope that you and your family have a happy and safe Christmas, always keeping in mind what this special day is truly all about.

With a career night, Katie Tull has been named this week’s CSU Athlete of the Week. Tull set new career highs in points and threes made in a game, and tied her career high with free throws made and assists to lead CSU to an 18-point victory over Bethune-Cookman.

Tull, the nation’s leader in threes made per game (4.7), knocked down seven treys, one short of the school record en route to a game-high 27 points. She also dished out five assists and was 6-of-7 at the free throw line. Tulle shot 58 percent from three point range (7-of-12) and added a pair of rebounds and a steal to cap off her career night.

With a career high 22 points and one rebound short of a double-double, Ali Schwagmeyer was also considered for the honor, as were Kenny Mitchell, who dropped 14 points for CSU against Virginia Tech, and Jeremy Sexton, who averaged 14.5 points per game against C of C and Va. Tech.

December 16 – MBB @ College of Charleston – L, 87-74
The men’s team was the first to compete after finals, heading downtown to take on the College of Charleston. For the first time in recent history, the game was not held at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Bucs shot 52 percent from the field in the first half, but a 60 percent effort by the Cougars gave them a 20 point advantage at the break. A 9-1 run by CSU cut it to a 12 point game with plenty of time left but key free throws down the stretch iced the game for the Cougars.

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December 18 – WBB vs. Bethune-Cookman – W, 90-72
As mentioned above, Ali Schwagmeyer and Katie Tull both posted career nights to lead CSU to a big victory over BCU. Each of the last two meetings had been decided by 20 points or more and for a while it looked like this would go down to the wire. Up just 10 with under four minutes to go, CSU put together a 12-4 run to distance themselves. Schwagmeyer shot an incredible 9-of-11 from the field with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Tull hit seven of her 12 three point attempts.

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December 19 – MBB @ Virginia Tech – L, 73-50
With a snowstorm and very good ACC opponent to deal with, CSU started slow on the road, falling behind 17-2 to start the game. Although they would cut into the lead, the Bucs could never even things up against the Hokies. Jeremy Sexton had a team high 16 points, while Kenny Mitchell led the team for the majority of the game with 14.

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What’s coming up?
December 21 - MBB vs. Southeastern – 7:30 p.m.

December 22 – WBB vs. Savannah State – 5 p.m.

December 25 – CHRISTMAS DAY

December 29 – WBB @ College of Charleston – 7 p.m.

December 29 – MBB @ Auburn – 8 p.m.

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