Weekly Recap - September 28 - October 4

Hard to believe that we are already into October, but with October comes Big South play!

With a career day on the ground and through the air, quarterback A.J. Toscano edged out Lindsey Trexler, Sam Sasan and Andrew King for CSU Athlete of the Week honors.

Toscano finished the game as the leading ball carrier for CSU with nine rushes for a career-high 78 yards. He also completed 21 of 26 pass attempts for 230 yards, just five yards shy of his career best that he set a week ago. He had two touchdown passes and no interceptions in the team’s 47-10 victory. Toscano’s 80.7 completion percentage fell just short of Collin Drafts’ school record 82 percent (25-29) performance against Allen in 2004.


Sept. 29 – VB vs. Winthrop – L, 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-16)
September did not end the way the volleyball team would have liked, as their six-game winning streak was ended by Winthrop. The Bucs never seemed to hit their stride in the first set and after a two point defeat in set two, the air was taken out of the gym as the Eagles continued on to the sweep. CSU dropped to 10-7 on the year with a 1-1 mark in the Big South while Winthrop improved to 10-6 and 2-1 in the conference.

The silver lining in the match for CSU was Emily Libertowski, who posted a season high 11 kills after a .500 attack percent. Sam Sasan also recorded 27 assists, three digs and a block. Amanda Hill chipped in with six kills, but it was her season low and only the second time she has not reached double-figures in kills. The Eagles hit .367 as a team, led by Kaley Viola, who tallied 15 kills and six digs.

Game Story
Box Score

Oct. 2 – Cross Country @ Charlotte Invitational – M-13th, W-20th
The cross country programs had a change of pace, both figuratively and literally as they took part in the largest and most competitive meet of the season on a Friday evening. Running against more than 20 teams, including the likes of Clemson, South Carolina and Charlotte, all six runners on the men’s side ran personal bests, while three Lady Bucs did the same.

Andrew King finished 15th with one of the fastest times in school history, while Tracey Epley, Star Holmes and Christina Gallo have all dropped more than two minutes off their times from earlier in the season.

Men’s Story
Men’s Results

Women’s Story
Women’s Results

Oct. 2 – VB @ UNC Asheville – L, 3-2, (25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 30-32, 15-13)
It was just about as close as you could get throughout the match with 57 ties and 21 lead changes over five sets, including two sets that needed extra points to decide. Ultimately, it was the home team Bulldogs that prevailed as CSU ended up on the short end of the 3-2 score. CSU is now 0-2 this year in five-set matches.

Despite the loss, the Bucs led in nearly every statistical category, including a season high 77 kills and almost hitting the century mark with 99 digs. CSU dropped to 10-8 on the season with a 1-2 mark in the Big South while UNCA improved to 14-5 and 3-0 in the conference. Amanda Hill led the way for the Bucs, with a career high 27 kills to go along with 16 digs. Sam Sasan also recorded a career high with 67 assists to lead all players, while tallying 22 digs. Nichole Diller tied for a career high with 18 kills and 18 digs and hit a match best .471. Also recording a double-double was Emily Libertowski, with 10 kills and 22 digs

Game Story
Box Score

Oct. 3 – FB vs. Savannah State – W, 47-10
The Charleston Southern offense posted their second-straight 500-yard performance in a 47-10 rout of Savannah State, Saturday at Buccaneer Field. The win was the sixth all-time against SSU, keeping the Bucs’ undefeated in the series.

A.J. Toscano continued to improve as a quarterback for the Bucs, completing 80 percent of his passes (21-26) for 230 yards, five yards shy of the career-best he set last week against North Greenville. He also rushed for a career-high 78 yards and was the leading rusher for CSU.

Toscano did have plenty of help, including Gerald Stevenson, who tied his career high with eight passes for 91 yards, while adding two touchdowns on six carries for 49 yards. Alex Neal had four receptions for 68 yards while Tyrese Harris, Mike Jefferson and Anthony Chalmers each caught a touchdown pass. A total of 10 people recorded at least one carry as CSU topped 200 yards on the ground and rushed for three touchdowns for the second time this year.

CSU’s Chris Kuzdale led the defense with six tackles and one interception. Shawn King also picked off a pass as the Bucs got their first two interceptions of the season.

Game Story
Box Score
Postgame Quotes
Photo Gallery
Postgame Interview

Oct. 3 – VB @ Gardner-Webb – L, 3-1 (25-21, 16-25, 25-18, 25-21)
After a marathon match the night before and a short turnaround for the day game, the volleyball team struggled to keep the energy they had against UNCA. Emily Libertowski recorded her second straight double-double with a team best 11 kills and 13 digs. Nichole Diller also placed in double figures with 10 kills to go along with three blocks. Amanda Hill chipped in with 9 kills and a match high 15 digs.

Game Story
Box Score

Oct. 3 – Soccer @ Liberty – T, 1-1
After giving up a goal in the sixth minute, CSU answered six minutes later to tie the game 1-1. In what looked to be a shoot-out, the defenses settled in and despite giving up a combined 34 shots, neither team allowed another goal through regulation and 20 minutes of overtime. Lindsey Trexler scored the lone goal for CSU, her first goal of the season, while Jena Lalich earned six saves, playing the duration of the 110 minute game.

Game Story
Box Score

What’s coming up?

Monday, Oct. 5 – Tuesday, Oct. 6 – W Golf @ USF-Waterlefe Invitiational
Monday, Oct. 5 – Soccer @ High Point – 3 p.m. (Live Stats)
Saturday, Oct. 10 – Soccer vs. Radford – 1 p.m. (Live Stats)
Saturday, Oct. 10 – VB vs. Radford – 4 p.m. (Live Stats)

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