What a busy week for Charleston Southern athletics. With the start of the baseball season, we officially have nine teams in action! That said, a busy week ended well with a big softball victory over #15 Louisville, and a win by the baseball team on Sunday.
If you haven’t seen them already, make sure you check out our Buccaneer Updates from this past week.
Julie Goodenough
Tim Langford
Tosha Ansley
Mike Wilson
4x200m Relay Team
We also have photos up from this weekend at www.csusports.dotphoto.com
Wasmer hit 12 of her 19 shots, including a season-best 5-of-9 mark from behind the arc against the Highlanders. She also added six rebounds and three assists to help CSU grab the victory. She has now hit double digits in each of the last seven games, including 20 points or more in four of those.
Also nominated: Megan Lombard (Softball), Sondra Vetter (Softball), Tyler Thornburg (Baseball), James Hayes (Track and Field), Patria Norman (Track and Field)
February 14 – 16 – W. Golf @ Hurricane Invitational – 13th
The first event of the spring, the women’s golf team headed south for the Hurricane Invitational. Olivia Jordan-Higgins finished tied for fourth individually with a three-round score of 222 (six over par). Madison Jeter came on strong at the end finishing 10th, two shots back of Higgins, thanks to a one-under 71 on the final day of action.
Game Story
Final Results
The softball team kicked off a busy week with a pair of games against Campbell University. After a dominating 10-6 win in game one, the Bucs found themselves in a tight game, tied 2-2 after seven innings. With darkness closing in quickly, the two teams agreed to call it a draw. Erin Kegley had three hits including a pair of home runs and five RBIs to lead the way. Megan Hall also had three hits, and scored four times on the day.
Game Story
Game One Box
Game Two Box
February 16 – MBB vs. North Greenville – W, 94-65
Many times, a non-conference game stuck in the middle of a tough conference stretch can be considered a trap game. It’s easy to overlook them, especially when you know the top team in the Big South (Coastal Carolina) is waiting for you over the weekend. CSU was able not only to get the victory over NGU, but to do it in dominant fashion. A 53 percent clip from the floor gave CSU its highest point total (94) since a 94-66 victory over Southeastern on September 21. Jamarco Warren led the way with 28 points, while Jeremy Sexton continued his campaign for freshman of the year with 18 points, four rebounds and three steals.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
Game Highlights
Behind the arm of Tyler Thornburg, the CSU defense stepped up on Sunday to get a much-needed victory over VCU in the opening series of the season. Brantley Meier and Matt Still led the way offensively with five hits each, while Thornburg had four hits in addition to pitching six innings giving up just two runs and three hits. A four-run second inning broke open Sunday’s game, while Friday and Saturday’s contests were close back-and-forth affairs.
Game One Story
Game One Box
Game Two Story
Game Two Box
Game Three Story
Game Three Box
CSU started its home tournament off in style with a 10-1 stomping of Youngstown State. Playing back-to-back games to end day one, CSU narrowly missed the upset of #15 Loiusville, falling 2-1. Back to action the next day, CSU felt like they let one slip away, falling 4-2 to St. John’s, but bounced back to get the upset of Louisville, blowing them out 9-4 to end the tournament. It is the second time in school history that CSU has taken down a ranked team, no-hitting #18 Virginia Tech on February 17, 2008.
Day One Story
Day Two Story
CSU vs. YSU Box
CSU vs. LU Box
CSU vs. SJU Box
CSU vs. LU Box
February 20 – Tennis vs. South Carolina State – W, 5-2
The tennis team defended its home court against a tough South Carolina State team, winning five of the six singles matches en route to a 5-2 victory. Marija Dzakovic and Olga Makhova won the third flight of doubles, but CSU dropped the doubles point with losses at the number one and two spots. CSU bounced right back and got victories at all but the number five singles match, taking their season record to 2-0.
Game Story
Box Score
February 20 – Track and Field @ Tiger Tune Up
Without a full team, the men’s track and field program earned four victories at the Clemson Tiger Tune Up, while Patria Norman led the way for the Lady Bucs at the same meet. Norman finished fifth in the 60m dash and won the long jump and shot put competitions. Gabrielle Houston also clamed victory for CSU with a win in the 400m dash, winning by more than a full second. For the men, Dantwan Spreads won the 60m dash, while Lavon Allen won the long jump. Juan Thompson earned the gold in the 400m dash and James Hayes blew away his own school record with a win in the weight throw.
Men’s Story
Women’s Story
Full Results
February 20 – MBB @ Coastal Carolina – L, 47-37
The defense was solid, holding the top team in the league to just 47 points, but CSU could not get anything going offensively, scoring just 37 points, the fewest since a 71-36 loss at South Carolina during the 2003-04 season. CSU shot just 26 percent and hit just three of its 19 three-point attempts in the loss. Kelvin Martin had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Buccaneers.
Game Story
Box Score
February 20 – WBB @ Radford – W, 84-78
CSU’s women’s basketball team kept things rolling as they used a career-best 33-point effort from Kelsey Wasmer to get a victory on the road at Radford. With the win, CSU has won four straight and six of its last seven games. It also marked the first time that CSU has swept Radford in a season since the 2002-03 campaign.
Game Story
Box Score
What’s Coming Up?
February 21 – 23 – W. Golf @ Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic
February 22 – WBB @ Liberty – 7 p.m.
February 23 – BASE vs. Furman – 2 p.m.
February 23 – SB @ College of Charleston – 4 p.m.
February 25 – MBB vs. VMI – 7:30 p.m.
February 26 – BASE vs. Virginia Tech – 2 p.m.
February 26 – 28 – SB @ Georgia Tourney (vs. Georgia, South Alabama, Iowa State, St. John’s)
February 27 – Tennis vs. UNC Asheville – 2 p.m.
February 27 – BASE vs. Virginia Tech – 2 p.m.
February 27 – WBB @ Gardner-Webb 3 p.m.
February 27 – MBB vs. Liberty – 7:30 p.m.
February 27-28 – Track and Field @ Big South Championships
February 28 – BASE vs. Virginia Tech – 1:30 p.m.
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