Weekly Recap - Feb. 15 - Feb. 22

Our apologies for not getting this up yesterday, but a busy week combined with a day of no internet kept it from happening. We did still want to make sure you were aware of all of the good things happening in CSU athletics.

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Now, on to the good stuff, the weekly recap and upcoming schedules.

Monday, Feb. 16 – Tuesday, Feb. 17 – Mgolf @ Jacksonville Invitational
The men’s golf team turned in a 931 team score after three rounds at TPC at Sawgrass, finishing seventh overall, three shots behind FAU. Kelvin Day shot the best round of the tournament for CSU with a 73 on day one and finished 10th individually with a 223 combined score.

Monday, Feb. 16 – MBB vs. Radford
Going against the top team in the Big South, the men’s basketball team gave them all they could handle, but fell 80-71, despite outscoring Radford by four in the second half. Omar Carter again led the way for CSU with a double-double, dropping in 18 points and 12 rebounds. Jamarco Warren overcame a slow start to drop 16 points, while Giedrius Knysas added 14.

Friday, Feb. 20 – Sunday, Feb. 22 – SB @ Georgia Southern Tournament
The Buccaneer softball team hit the road for the Georgia Southern Tournament, posting a 1-3 record, including a 10-1 victory over Oakland. Gail Matsushima led the way offensively for CSU with five hits in eight at-bats for a .625 average. She score three times, and three of her five hits were for extra bases, including a homerun. Jamie Wellons started all four games, while Caitlin Allen and Brittany York each pitched scoreless innings.

Friday, Feb. 20 – Sunday, Feb. 22 – BASE vs. Marist
After dropping the first two games to Marist on Friday and Saturday, the baseball team moved Sunday’s game to Buccaneer Ballpark and in front of the biggest crowd of the weekend, beat the Red Foxes 4-3 in dramatic fashion. Freshman Patrick Dolan stole the show with a combined 8-for-12 weekend including three doubles and a triple. Nick Chinners and Mark Perry each had four hits in eight at bats, with Perry getting the lone long-ball of the weekend.

Friday, Feb. 20 – Tennis vs. ETSU
Brooke Pletcher went 2-0 against the Buccaneers of ETSU, combining with Leonie Mandelkow to win their doubles match, and also taking down ETSU’s Byrne 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Bucs fell 5-2. Andrea Schutte also won her singles match 6-3, 6-1.

Saturday, Feb. 21 – Tennis vs. UNC Asheville
CSU battled hard against one of the leaders in the conference, UNC Asheville, but eventually fell 4-3 in their first evening match of the year. Andrea Schutte and Angie Torres won their doubles match, but again CSU was unable to nab the doubles point, dropping the other two contests. Olga Makhova, Brooke Pletcher and Leonie Mandelkow all won their singles matches, while Andrea Schutte, Marija Dzakovic and Angie Torres all went to three sets, but were not able to pull out the victory in the Big South opener.

Saturday, Feb. 21 – WBB vs. Radford
It was all pink and all smiles for CSU as they hosted their 2009 Pink Zone game against Radford. Trailing by seven at halftime, the Lady Buccaneers used a 54-point explosion in the second half to win going away 80-63. Pam Tolbert had 23 points to lead the way, including five three-pointers, while Katie Tull hit three triples and ended with 21 points. Four-time Big South freshman of the Week Ali Schwagmeyer added a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was a 41-36 Radford lead with 15:14 to go in the game, before CSU put together a 22-8 run over nine minutes to claim a 58-49 lead, never looking back in the victory.

Saturday, Feb. 21 – MBB vs. Presbyterian
Trying to cap off a perfect basketball double-header, the men’s team took the court against Presbyterian, needing a win to stay alive in the Conference race. You could feel the sense of urgency in the program as the Bucs overcame a 10-point halftime deficit with great defense to win 57-52. CSU surrendered just 18 points in the second half to aid in the victory. Omar Carter just missed another double-double with a team-high 15 points and nine rebounds. Jamarco Warren had 12 points, all in the second half, while Giedrius Knysas again hit double figures inside with 10 points and seven rebounds.

The busy CSU Schedule doesn’t get any lighter during this crossover season. Here’s what’s coming up this week:

Sunday, Feb. 22 – Tuesday, Feb. 24 – Wgolf @ Kiawah Island Classic

Monday, Feb. 23 – WBB vs. Liberty – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 – Baseball vs. Chicago State – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 – MBB @ Winthrop – 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25 – Baseball vs. Chicago State – 2 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 26 – Friday, Feb. 27 – Track @ Big South Championships (Clemson, S.C.)

Thursday, Feb. 26 – MBB vs. Coastal Carolina – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27 – Saturday, Feb. 28 – Softball vs. Buc Invitational (CSU, Norfolk State, Campbell)

Friday, Feb. 27 – Baseball vs. Air Force – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28 – Baseball vs. Air Force (DH) – 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28 – Tennis vs. Gardner-Webb – 1 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28 – WBB vs. Gardner-Webb – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28 – MBB @ Gardner-Webb – 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 1 – Baseball vs. Air Force – 2 p.m.

Each week, we will bring you a weekly recap of everything that is going on in CSU athletics. For up to the minute information, please check www.csusports.com.