Finally we reach the week of the football home-opener. It seems like we are already halfway through the season already and haven’t been able to play at home. Hopefully everyone has plans to not only come out and cheer on the Bucs to victory, but also welcome back former assistant Jamey Chadwell, who is now the head coach for North Greenville. Coach Chadwell did a lot for us while he was here, and even though we can’t wish him a victory this weekend, we can hope for a lot of success in his career.
Before we get too far ahead, though, we want to look back at last week’s results, including a major milestone reached by one of our junior volleyball players.
Amanda Hill became the quickest in school history to reach 1,000 career kills, doing so this past weekend against North Carolina Central. That means just 11 games into her junior year, Hill has done something that only four others in the history of the school have done in their careers. She is on pace to shatter the school record of 1,469 set by Carrie O’Connell, who played from 1991-94.
Thanks to that accomplishment, and her combined 72 kills in five matches this week (14.4 kills per match average), Hill has been named the CSU Athlete of the Week for the second time already in this fall season.
As for the results of last week’s competition…
Sept. 13-14 - Women’s Golf @ Duramed Cougar Classic – 18th
It was the first tournament of the season for CSU, and the first career tournament for the freshmen on the CSU squad. Add in an outstanding field with teams from the SEC (Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Mississippi St.) and ACC (Florida St., North Carolina, Maryland, N.C. State, Miami) and there would no-doubt be some early bumps for CSU. Olivia Jordan-Higgins shot an outstanding 71 in round one, and went on to tie for 54th overall out of more than 90 competitors to lead the team to an 18th-place finish.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 15-16 – Men’s Golf @ Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate – 5th
The men’s team also had a busy week with two tournaments to report on. The first was the Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate, hosted by Francis Marion. Freshman Jason Clatworthy and junior Jonathan Rustin each proved that they are able to compete with anyone as they were near the top of the leaderboard after day one. As he has done so many times, Kelvin Day worked his way back up and finished with his first top-10 finish of the year. The Bucs shot a three-round total of 865 to finish tied for fifth, just four shots behind the fourth-place team Furman.
Story
Results
Sept. 15 – Soccer @ S.C. State – L, 3-2 (2OT)
After giving up an early goal in the second minute of the contest, the Lady Bucs found themselves trailing 2-0 at the break. Caitlin Wesnesky and Michelle Dennis changed that, scoring goals within five minutes of each other, midway through the second half to tie the game. With all the momentum, it looked like CSU would be able to pull out the road victory, but a goal 30 seconds into the second overtime gave SCSU the victory, despite being outshot 24-13 in the game. Both of the team’s losses have come in extra time, and on the road, while they have been out-scoring their opponents 24-3 in four games at home, all victories.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 16 – Volleyball vs. Georgia Southern, - L, 3-1 (25-13, 16-25, 23-25, 22-25)
The Lady Buccaneers grabbed an early shot of momentum and fought hard, but couldn’t overcome an excellent Georgia Southern team in just the second home game of the year for CSU. Going in, both teams knew there was an outside shot that Amanda Hill could get to 1,000 kills in the game (needing 24 kills). Bellush used that as a decoy, and while she still led the way with 13 kills, it also opened things up for Amberle Trinder, who had a season-high 10 kills.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 18-19 – Volleyball @ S.C. State Tournament – 4-0 record
The volleyball team did just what it set out to do over the weekend as they posted a perfect 4-0 record, including the second victory of the year over The Citadel. The Citadel was the only team on the weekend to take a set from CSU as they swept N.C. Central, S.C. State and Alabama State, all in straight-sets. The wins moved CSU to an 8-6 record on the season, with a cross-town matchup and Big South matches looming. Amanda Hill had a season-high 22 kills against The Citadel, while Cori Holeman had 10 kills and match-high six blocks.
Game Story
Box Score
Game Story
Box Score
Game Story
Citadel Box Score
SCSU Box Score
Sept. 19 – Cross Country @ Big South Preview meet – M-5th, W-7th
Two weeks after the Eye Opener Invitational, the men’s and women’s cross country teams returned to action and the newcomers may have had their eyes opened again as they faced a preview of the Big South Championships. On what Coach Ryan Thompson called a “tough course,” both teams remained fairly consistent with times they ran in the first meet of the year, with the women finishing seventh overall and the men finishing fifth. The men’s performance gave Thompson a lot of hope, shaving 1:15 off their average time from last year, and moving up four spots from their ninth-place finish at the Big South meet a year ago.
Men's Story
Men's Results
Women's Story
Women's Results
Sept. 19 – Soccer vs. Newberry – W, 3-2
No question that the women’s soccer team feels more comfortable at home. We mentioned earlier the scoring differential in home games, but Saturday it took coming from behind twice to take down Newberry. CSU was up to the challenge in front of more than 250 fans at Buccaneer Field. Michelle Dennis scored her fifth goal of the year in the 20th minute to tie things at 1-1, while Sarah Catenacci and Caitlin Wesnesky struck within five minutes again to tie the game 2-2 and then take the 3-2 lead. CSU tightened the defense for the final 30 minutes and held on for the win. With the goal, Catenacci leads the team with six scores on the year, while Wesnesky hit her fourth goal and second game-winner of the year.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 19 – Women’s Golf @ Great Smokies Intercollegiate – 5th
The Lady Buc golf team did just what they needed to do, shooting a 300 in round one, putting them in fifth place out of 22 teams after the first round. Freshman Amanda D’Ostroph led the way with a 73, tying for 13th overall. Looking to climb even higher on day two, CSU had to stick with fifth as the round was rained out.
Story
Results
Before we get too far ahead, though, we want to look back at last week’s results, including a major milestone reached by one of our junior volleyball players.
Amanda Hill became the quickest in school history to reach 1,000 career kills, doing so this past weekend against North Carolina Central. That means just 11 games into her junior year, Hill has done something that only four others in the history of the school have done in their careers. She is on pace to shatter the school record of 1,469 set by Carrie O’Connell, who played from 1991-94.Thanks to that accomplishment, and her combined 72 kills in five matches this week (14.4 kills per match average), Hill has been named the CSU Athlete of the Week for the second time already in this fall season.
As for the results of last week’s competition…
Sept. 13-14 - Women’s Golf @ Duramed Cougar Classic – 18th
It was the first tournament of the season for CSU, and the first career tournament for the freshmen on the CSU squad. Add in an outstanding field with teams from the SEC (Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Mississippi St.) and ACC (Florida St., North Carolina, Maryland, N.C. State, Miami) and there would no-doubt be some early bumps for CSU. Olivia Jordan-Higgins shot an outstanding 71 in round one, and went on to tie for 54th overall out of more than 90 competitors to lead the team to an 18th-place finish.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 15-16 – Men’s Golf @ Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate – 5th
The men’s team also had a busy week with two tournaments to report on. The first was the Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate, hosted by Francis Marion. Freshman Jason Clatworthy and junior Jonathan Rustin each proved that they are able to compete with anyone as they were near the top of the leaderboard after day one. As he has done so many times, Kelvin Day worked his way back up and finished with his first top-10 finish of the year. The Bucs shot a three-round total of 865 to finish tied for fifth, just four shots behind the fourth-place team Furman.
Story
Results
Sept. 15 – Soccer @ S.C. State – L, 3-2 (2OT)
After giving up an early goal in the second minute of the contest, the Lady Bucs found themselves trailing 2-0 at the break. Caitlin Wesnesky and Michelle Dennis changed that, scoring goals within five minutes of each other, midway through the second half to tie the game. With all the momentum, it looked like CSU would be able to pull out the road victory, but a goal 30 seconds into the second overtime gave SCSU the victory, despite being outshot 24-13 in the game. Both of the team’s losses have come in extra time, and on the road, while they have been out-scoring their opponents 24-3 in four games at home, all victories.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 16 – Volleyball vs. Georgia Southern, - L, 3-1 (25-13, 16-25, 23-25, 22-25)
The Lady Buccaneers grabbed an early shot of momentum and fought hard, but couldn’t overcome an excellent Georgia Southern team in just the second home game of the year for CSU. Going in, both teams knew there was an outside shot that Amanda Hill could get to 1,000 kills in the game (needing 24 kills). Bellush used that as a decoy, and while she still led the way with 13 kills, it also opened things up for Amberle Trinder, who had a season-high 10 kills.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 18-19 – Volleyball @ S.C. State Tournament – 4-0 record
The volleyball team did just what it set out to do over the weekend as they posted a perfect 4-0 record, including the second victory of the year over The Citadel. The Citadel was the only team on the weekend to take a set from CSU as they swept N.C. Central, S.C. State and Alabama State, all in straight-sets. The wins moved CSU to an 8-6 record on the season, with a cross-town matchup and Big South matches looming. Amanda Hill had a season-high 22 kills against The Citadel, while Cori Holeman had 10 kills and match-high six blocks.
Game Story
Box Score
Game Story
Box Score
Game Story
Citadel Box Score
SCSU Box Score
Sept. 19 – Cross Country @ Big South Preview meet – M-5th, W-7th
Two weeks after the Eye Opener Invitational, the men’s and women’s cross country teams returned to action and the newcomers may have had their eyes opened again as they faced a preview of the Big South Championships. On what Coach Ryan Thompson called a “tough course,” both teams remained fairly consistent with times they ran in the first meet of the year, with the women finishing seventh overall and the men finishing fifth. The men’s performance gave Thompson a lot of hope, shaving 1:15 off their average time from last year, and moving up four spots from their ninth-place finish at the Big South meet a year ago.
Men's Story
Men's Results
Women's Story
Women's Results
Sept. 19 – Soccer vs. Newberry – W, 3-2
No question that the women’s soccer team feels more comfortable at home. We mentioned earlier the scoring differential in home games, but Saturday it took coming from behind twice to take down Newberry. CSU was up to the challenge in front of more than 250 fans at Buccaneer Field. Michelle Dennis scored her fifth goal of the year in the 20th minute to tie things at 1-1, while Sarah Catenacci and Caitlin Wesnesky struck within five minutes again to tie the game 2-2 and then take the 3-2 lead. CSU tightened the defense for the final 30 minutes and held on for the win. With the goal, Catenacci leads the team with six scores on the year, while Wesnesky hit her fourth goal and second game-winner of the year.
Game Story
Box Score
Sept. 19 – Women’s Golf @ Great Smokies Intercollegiate – 5th
The Lady Buc golf team did just what they needed to do, shooting a 300 in round one, putting them in fifth place out of 22 teams after the first round. Freshman Amanda D’Ostroph led the way with a 73, tying for 13th overall. Looking to climb even higher on day two, CSU had to stick with fifth as the round was rained out.
Story
Results
Sept. 19 - Football @ USF - L, 59-0
It was another tough road game for the football team that starts 0-3 for the second year in a row after facing two FBS opponents (Florida, South Florida) and a nationally-ranked FCS school in Wofford. All three of the early-season opponents have been at least receiving votes in the top-25 polls in their respective divisions. Thankfully, only one more remains (Liberty), and CSU will return home for three of the next four games. The Bucs had just shy of 200 yards of offense, with the majority of them coming in the first half. Despite moving the ball, a blocked field goal, a blocked punt and an interception at the goal line combined to make it a tough-go for CSU at Raymond James Stadium.
Sept. 19-20 – Men’s Golf @ Spartan Invitational – 7th
CSU got a taste of as diverse a field as they’ll see this year as they traveled north to the Michigan State Spartan Invitational. California won the tournament, while CSU finished seventh, just behind Santa Clara and ahead of Cleveland State. Kelvin Day finished the tournament three-over in a tie for 18th overall, while Ross Thomson carded an eight-over, 221, tying for 28th.
Story
Results
What’s coming up?
Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Soccer @ College of Charleston – 7 p.m. (Live Stats)
Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Volleyball @ College of Charleston – 7 p.m. (Live Stats)
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Men’s XC @ The Citadel Invitational - 9 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Women’s XC @ The Citadel Invitational - 9:45 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Football vs. North Greenville - 1:30 p.m. (Live Stats, Live Video, Game Notes)
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Volleyball vs. Presbyterian – 6 p.m. (Live Stats)
Sunday, Sept. 27 – Soccer @ Francis Marion – 2 p.m.
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CSU got a taste of as diverse a field as they’ll see this year as they traveled north to the Michigan State Spartan Invitational. California won the tournament, while CSU finished seventh, just behind Santa Clara and ahead of Cleveland State. Kelvin Day finished the tournament three-over in a tie for 18th overall, while Ross Thomson carded an eight-over, 221, tying for 28th.
Story
Results
What’s coming up?
Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Soccer @ College of Charleston – 7 p.m. (Live Stats)
Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Volleyball @ College of Charleston – 7 p.m. (Live Stats)
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Men’s XC @ The Citadel Invitational - 9 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Women’s XC @ The Citadel Invitational - 9:45 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Football vs. North Greenville - 1:30 p.m. (Live Stats, Live Video, Game Notes)
Saturday, Sept. 26 – Volleyball vs. Presbyterian – 6 p.m. (Live Stats)
Sunday, Sept. 27 – Soccer @ Francis Marion – 2 p.m.
Don't forget the following links:
YouTube
Video Streaming
Live Stats
Purchase pictures of your favorite Bucs
And CSUsports.com for all the latest CSU news and information
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