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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Weekly Recap - December 14 - 21
Weekly Recap - December 7 - 14
Not much happening on the field/court of competition this week as the student-athletes emphasized the “student” part of their title, taking on finals. Those are finishing up, which means we are able to get back to competition on Wednesday. We will fit five games in over the next week before taking another break for Christmas.
Even without competing, Shaun Bisson has been named this week’s CSU Athlete of the Week. Bisson will represent Canada (and CSU) next week as he carries the Olympic Torch as part of the relay that takes the single Olympic flame across Canada to Vancouver, home of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Bisson will get his turn down a 400m stretch on December 22 in Ridgetown, Ontario, a small town just outside his hometown of Sarnia. You can read more about this story here
Since we don’t have anything to go over, so we’ll just get you right to what’s coming up!
Wednesday, Dec. 16 – MBB @ College of Charleston – 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 18 – WBB vs. Bethune-Cookman – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19 – MBB @ Virginia Tech – 7 p.m.
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Weekly Recap - November 30 - December 6
Wins early in the week and records on the track over the weekend highlight this week in Buccaneer athletics.
With two school records and a facility record,
Javon Young has been named this week’s CSU Athlete of the Week. Young took down the 60m dash record on Friday at Clemson, running 6.72 to break the school mark of 6.73 that he set last year.
On Saturday, Young competed in the Appalachian State Opener, breaking the school mark in the 55m dash (6.35) and the facility record with a victory in the 200m dash.
Jeremy Sexton, Gabrielle Houston and Ali Schwagmeyer were also nominated for the honor.
Nov. 30 – MBB vs. Toccoa Falls – W, 103-53
CSU out-rebounded Toccoa Falls 70-20, breaking the school record for rebounds in a game as the Bucs cruised to their fourth victory of the season. Jamarco Warren had 22 points and four steals, despite playing less than 20 minutes. Kelvin Martin just missed the double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
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Dec. 1 - WBB @ UNC Greensboro – W, 56-54
The Buccaneers put together their best defensive performance, holding UNCG to just 54 points (tying them with Limestone for the fewest points scored against CSU this year), as CSU held on for the two-point win. It was the first-ever victory over the Spartans in 15 tries.
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Dec. 3 – MBB @ Liberty – L, 69-53
CSU went cold offensively, shooting just 26 percent on the road against Liberty, going almost five minutes at the end of the game without a field goal. Jamarco Warren again led the team with 17 points, while Jeremy Sexton came through with 10 points, two assists and two steals.
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Dec. 5 – MBB @ VMI – L, 103-91
The offense came back as CSU reached 90 points for the third time this season, but for the first time, scored that many and lost. Jeremy Sexton continued his solid play with a team-high 22 points, while Kelvin Martin had 21 points and 11 rebounds.
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Dec. 4-5 – Track and Field @ Roaring Tiger / App State Opener
Javon Young broke the App. State facility record and the CSU school record in the 200m dash, while Levi Brooks broke the facility record in the 300m at Clemson. Young also broke the 60m dash record, beating his old record by hundredths of a second. A number of other personal records fell, including Gabrielle Houston’s 60m dash record, missing the school mark by 0.01 seconds in an event victory at Clemson.
Men’s Clemson Recap
Women’s Clemson Recap
Men’s App. State Recap
Women’s App. State Recap
Dec. 6 – WBB @ Clemson – L, 104-52
The Clemson defense shut down CSU in the second half, including shutting the Bucs out from behind the arc as they ran away from a nine-point halftime lead. Averaging 11 threes a game, CSU made just five, with all five coming in the first half. Katie Tull led the nation in threes made, but got just one through the hoop in the game.
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What’s coming up?
FINALS WEEK!
No contests this week, action resumes on December 16 as MBB travels downtown to take on the College of Charleston.
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