Hopefully everyone had a good Thanksgiving and a long break. While many people were eating leftover turkey and recovering from the holiday, our teams were out hard at work taking on some of the best in the country.
Jamarco Warren earned CSU Athlete of the Week honors after reaching the 1,000 point milestone during the week of competition. He had 18 points against the Air Force Academy, and a halftime buzzer-beater against Trinity.
He hit five threes against the Falcons and led the team with 18 points and six assists while playing a team-high 36 minutes. Warren scored 12 of his 18 points in the first half, including a three that gave CSU its largest lead of the game at 22-13 midway through the first half.
Also very deserving of the award are Katie Tull and Kelsey Wasmer, who both shot better than 40 percent from three point range in a 2-1 week, including a nine-point loss at No. 4 North Carolina. Tull leads the Big South with 29 threes made this season, while Wasmer had a game-high 19 points against the Tarheels.
Week in Review:
November 23 – MBB vs. Trinity – W, 99-50
The men’s team won its third straight game as they did what they were supposed to do, rolling over Trinity. Freshman Jeremy Sexton had a team-high 17 points with five three pointers as CSU narrowly missed the century mark. Kelvin Martin had his own highlight reel with five dunks on the night.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
November 24 – WBB vs. Bluefield – W, 95-55
One night after the men’s team took care of business, the women’s team did the same, putting up a second-high 95 points. It is the second time this year they have topped 90 points, doing so in a 90-54 victory over Limestone. Katie Tull had a team-high 23 points as CSU hit 12 three pointers in the victory.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
November 28 – WBB vs. South Carolina State – W, 87-71
The women’s basketball team’s game against in-state foe South Carolina State was not as easy, but thanks in large part to an 8-0 spurt, with all eight points on layups by LeChell Rush, CSU held off the Bulldogs for the victory. Rush finished the game with a career-high 15 points.
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Postgame Quotes
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November 28 – MBB vs. Air Force – L, 68-58
CSU led for the majority of the first half on the road at Air Force, but shooting went cold to start the second period and the Falcons used the drought to pull away. Jamarco Warren had 18 points, which put him over 1,000 for his career and made him just the 16th player in CSU history to reach the plateau. CSU got to within seven late in the game, but couldn’t get back on top as they suffered their second road loss of the season.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
November 29 – WBB vs. North Carolina – L, 76-67
The Buccaneers may not have won the game, but they put themselves in the record books as they hit 17 three pointers and hung with the No. 4 team in the country. The 17 threes made are the most given up by the Tarheels in the program’s 33-year history. Kelsey Wasmer had 19 points and Katie Tull was 6-for-16 with 18 points.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
What’s Coming Up?
November 30 – MBB vs. Toccoa Falls – 7:30 p.m.
December 1 – WBB @ UNC Greensboro – 7 p.m.
December 3 – MBB @ Liberty – 7 p.m.
December 4 – Track & Field @ Roaring Tiger Invitational
December 5 – Track & Field @ Appalachian State Opener
December 5 – MBB @ VMI – 1 p.m.
December 6 – WBB @ Clemson – 4 p.m.
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Weekly Recap - November 23 - 29
Weekly Recap - November 16 - 22
Amanda Hill has been named the CSU Athlete of the Week after helping lead her team to a historic victory in the 2009 Big South Volleyball Tournament. Hill averaged 20 kills per match, with a game-high 26 in the semifinals against Liberty. She had a double-double in both games, averaging 16 digs per match as well.
CSU overcame Winthrop in the first round of the championship, giving them their first win over Winthrop since 1994. It was the first tournament victory since 1992 and the first time that the Lady Buccaneers have made it to the semifinals since 1990.
Weekly Recap:
November 17 – MBB @ The Citadel, W, 61-60A Jamarco Warren floater with 1.2 seconds left gave CSU a victory over The Citadel, the first time CSU has beaten its cross-town rivals since taking the Charleston City Championship with victories over The Citadel and College of Charleston in 2006. Warren had 13 points, while Kelvin Martin led the team with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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Postgame Quotes
Photo Gallery
Box Score
November 19 – VB vs. Winthrop, W, 3-2
(At Big South Championship)
As mentioned above, it was a great win for CSU as they made their first semifinal appearance in almost 20 years with a victory over Winthrop. The victory also ensured a .500 season, the first since 1993. It took nine team blocks and a game-high 24 digs from Tricia Rodl, along with 14 kills by Amanda Hill to overcome the No. 3 seeded Eagles.
Game Story
Box Score
November 20 – VB vs. Liberty, L, 3-2
(At Big South Championship)
The Lady Bucs proved it was no fluke that they were in the semis as they took the regular season co-champions to the brink, but could not finish the job against Liberty. With seven block assists in the match, Cori Holeman set the single-season block assists record at CSU with 140. With their backs to the wall, CSU won set four to force a decisive fifth set for the second-straight day. Liberty grabbed an 8-0 lead in set five, and while CSU got back to within three at 13-10, two straight from LU finished an excellent season for CSU.
Game Story
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November 20 – WBB vs. UTSA – L, 75-73
(Lowcountry Women’s Classic)
The women’s basketball team nearly had a great comeback, but it was spoiled by UTSA, a team that has made two-straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Katie Tull and freshman Helen Terry had a team-high 16 points, while Kelsey Wasmer added 15. Lakeitha Alston and Ali Schwagmeyer had a team-high 10 rebounds.
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Postgame Quotes
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November 21 – FB vs. Coastal Carolina – W, 30-23
CSU won its fourth-straight game to end the season as they beat Coastal Carolina for the second year in a row. Antwan Ivey had 145 rushing yards, the seventh-best single game rushing performance in school history. His first career interception, Matt Bach returned it for a touchdown to all but seal the victory for CSU. Also coming up big was John Paglia, who was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts and 3-for-3 on PATs. Both players earned Big South honors for their efforts.
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November 21 – WBB vs. Mercer – L, 87-77
(Lowcountry Women’s Classic)
Katie Tull once again had 16 points to lead CSU, while Kelsey Wasmer and Lakeitha Alston each had 14. Alston finished 5-of-6 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line to put up her highest point total of the season. It was a triple-double by Courtney Ford of Mercer that led the Bears past CSU in the final game of the Lowcountry Women’s Classic.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
November 21 – MBB vs. Stetson – W, 80-64
The men’s team opened up their home schedule in grand fashion, dominating Stetson with an 80-64 victory. A 10-point CSU lead at halftime was quickly erased by the Hatters, but the Bucs pulled away with about seven minutes left, thanks in large part to a pair of three pointers by Tom Tankelewicz, who finished with a career-high 14 points.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
What’s coming up?
November 23 – MBB vs. Trinity – 7:30 p.m.
November 24 – WBB vs. Bluefield – 7 p.m.
November 26 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING
November 28 – WBB vs. South Carolina State – 2 p.m.
November 28 – MBB @ Air Force – 9 p.m. (Eastern)
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Life is Goodenough - November 19
A Day with a Super Star
I know I overuse the words “cool “ and “awesome,” but those are the words that I continue to say when people ask, “How was your day with Tamika Catchings?” She is a totally wonderful person, on and off the court, who uses her celebrity platform to help young women to develop in every area of their lives.
We had the privilege of visiting with the four-time Kodak All-American and five-time WNBA All-Star, not by phone or by Facebook, but in person in our Charleston Southern locker room! What a special day for my staff and my players! Also joining us were my daughters and husband, along with the Dubose Middle School girls’ basketball team and the women’s team from the College of Charleston.
Tamika has overcome hearing, visual, and speech disabilities to become one of the best women’s basketball players, not only in the USA, but in the world! She challenged our players to work hard everyday, to exceed expectations, to be coachable and to have a positive attitude toward their teammates. She emphasized teamwork and selflessness along with the important role that every member of a team plays because a team is only as strong as the weakest link.
Tamika was obviously born with incredible natural athletic abilities, but her daily routine of working out on her own one hour before team practice and then again at least an hour following practice has helped her develop into one of the greatest ever. If one of the best players in the world dedicates at least two extra hours per day to developing her basketball skills, why would college players not make that commitment as well? That is a great lesson for all of us striving to be our best at something.
It was also confirming to the coaches in the room for her to reiterate the character fundamentals of success that we talk to our players about daily. Sometimes our players hear our voices so much that they tune us out, so it was such a blessing and hopefully beneficial for our players to hear familiar advise from a superstar.
Having her spend time with us in our locker room was equivalent to talking in person with Tiger Woods or Payton Manning or even Taylor Swift! So “cool”! She is no doubt my favorite professional athlete; no disrespect to the other professional athletes reading this, but she is truly “awesome” and an incredible role model for all! 
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.” –Florence Nightingale
Weekly Recap - November 9 - 15
This week, CSU started the basketball season, competed against the best in the country, had a tough five-set volleyball match against the top team in the Big South, and had a thrilling overtime football victory over a team that was undefeated in the Big South.
All of that in two days, too!
We will also be launching a live chat for Saturday’s football game. If we get a good response, we will be including it for more sports and additional games. Make sure you check csusports.com for more details or to get involved in the conversation.
With an outstanding 3-for-4 performance Saturday, John Paglia has been named this week’s CSU Athlete of the Week. All four field goal attempts came from beyond 40 yards, including a 51-yard make that set a new school record. Paglia was also 3-for-3 on PAT attempts, and averaged better than 67 yards per kickoff with two touchbacks.
He was named the Big South Special Team’s player of the week for his efforts, that included a 43-yard game-winning field goal in overtime. His three field goals came from 51, 46 and 43 yards.
We also considered Chris Kuzdale and Katie Tull for the honor.
As for the results:
November 13 – VB vs. High Point, L, 3-1
Amanda Hill managed a double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs, to go along with four blocks. Both Amberle Trinder and Cori Holeman had solid efforts with nine kills and four blocks each. Sam Sasan also chipped in with 34 assists, seven kills and seven digs.
Game Story
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November 13 – MBB @ Maryland, L, 89-51
CSU knew it would be a tough start to the season with six new faces playing in front of 16,000 people, and experience allowed Maryland to pull away late after CSU trailed by only 12 at halftime. Jamarco Warren had a pair of threes and 14 points to lead CSU in their season-opener.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Box Score
November 13 – WBB vs. Limestone, W, 90-54
Katie Tull scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting and four players scored in double figures as the Charleston Southern women's basketball team defeated Limestone College 90-54 in the season opener for the Buccaneers Friday night at CSU Field House.
CSU starts the season on a positive note for the third-consecutive year, with this being the second-straight season-opening victory over the Lady Saints.
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Postgame Quotes
Box Score
November 14 – XC @ NCAA Southeast Regional
For the first time in recent history, the men’s cross country team was able to put together a team score, finishing 33rd overall against some of the best athletes in the country. They finished just behind Winthrop and UNC Asheville in team score, despite holding an advantage over both squads in the top three runners. Adrienne Cuff was the only Lady Buc to compete, finishing 208th overall to finish a superb freshman season.
Game Story
Men’s Results
Women’s Results
November 14 – FB vs. Stony Brook, W, 30-27 (OT)
Special teams and turnovers led the way as Charleston Southern won their third-straight Big South game taking down Stony Brook, who was tied for the lead in the Big South, 30-27 in overtime Saturday afternoon at Buccaneer Field. The game had three ties, including a 27-27 knot at the end of regulation, but CSU never trailed after taking an early 7-0 lead.
Chris Kuzdale tied the school record with two interceptions in the game, becoming the ninth player in school history to have more than one pick in a game. The second interception came on the first play of the overtime period, leaving the Bucs needing only a field goal to win the game, which they got from John Paglia. Both players (Kuzdale and Paglia) earned Big South recognition for their performances.
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Postgame Quotes
Photo Gallery
Box Score
November 14 – VB vs. Liberty, L, 3-2
Sam Sasan and Nichole Diller’s senior night was spoiled by Liberty, who tied for the Conference Championship after beating CSU in a tight, five-set match. Sasan and Diller gave it all they could in their last home game, with Sasan having 42 assists, 15 digs and five kills. Diller had 13 kills and five blocks. CSU will now face
Game Story
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What’s Coming Up?
November 17 – MBB @ The Citadel – 7:05 p.m.
November 19-21 – VB @ Big South Championship
(vs. Winthrop – 2:30 p.m.)
November 20 – WBB vs. UTSA (Lowcountry Women’s Classic) – 7:30 p.m.
November 21 – FB vs. Coastal Carolina – 1:30 p.m.
November 21 – WBB vs. Mercer – 6 p.m.
November 21 – MBB vs. Stetson – 8:30 p.m.
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Weekly Recap - November 2 - 9
With big victories in and out of Big South play, a number of athletes earned Big South honors, including women’s soccer Player of the Year Marky Boyce, Amanda Hill and Cori Holeman from the volleyball team, Olivia Jordan-Higgins for Women’s Golf, and A.J. Toscano from football.
Boyce is no doubt the CSU Athlete of the Week after earning Big South Player of the Year honors. She was also named first team All-Big South and was the CSU representative on the Big South’s All-Tournament team after scoring a goal for the Lady Buccaneers in the first round.
Boyce led the League with 14 goals and seven assists. She is third on the CSU single-season list in goals and points (35). She had a school-record seven game-winning goals throughout the season.
In addition to Boyce, Caitlin Wesnesky earned first team all-conference honors, while Jen Vroman and Sarah Catenacci earned second team honors. Morgann Wood and Rebecca Hollstegge were named to the all-freshman team and Lindsey Trexler earned a spot on the all-academic team.
Olivia Jordan-Higgins earned Big South Golfer of the Week honors after finishing third in the tournament. She finished the tournament two over par en route to carding her second third-place finish in a row. The team improved 17 shots in round two and finished just five shots behind Appalachian State. Freshman Amanda D’Ostroph carded a top-30 finish with a two-round 155, tied for 28th overall.
Game Story
Results
November 5 – W. Soccer vs. Radford (Big South Tourn.) – L, 2-1 (OT)
For the second time this year, the Lady Buccaneers, who at one time stood atop the league standings, fell in overtime to Radford. This time, it ended the Lady Buccaneers’ season. CSU still finished the year with a 12-6-2 overall record and a 5-2-2 mark in the Big South, tying the school record for wins in a season. Marky Boyce had a header to give CSU the lead in the 10th minute, but a foul in the 20th minute gave Radford a chance to tie, and they took advantage. It wasn’t until eight minutes into the first overtime that a ball found the back of the net as Caitlyn Roan corralled a rebound and tucked it home for the game-winner for the Highlanders.
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Four early interceptions led to a 46-32 victory over Presbyterian College. The interceptions were the first of the year for Jacques Bazile, Charles James, Antwain Harvey and Fred Godfrey. It also more than doubled the number of picks this year for CSU. Harvey tallied the longest return in CSU history with a 100-yard return early in the game. QB A.J. Toscano had a career-high 290 yards passing and accounted for a school-record tying five touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing).
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Postgame Quotes
Photo Gallery
November 7 – VB @ Radford – W, 3-0
Finally a road win for the volleyball team and it couldn’t come at a better time as they reach the final stretch of the season. It also comes as the team (hopefully) finishes recovering from the flu that got passed around over the past few weeks. They have no won five games in a row and hit .340 as a team and recorded 12 blocks in the three sets.
Game Story
Box Score
What’s coming up?
November 13 – VB vs. High Point – 5:30 p.m. (live stats, live video)
November 13 – WBB vs. Limestone – 8 p.m. (live stats, live video)
November 13 – MBB @ Maryland – 8 p.m. (live stats)
November 14 – XC @ NCAA East Regional (Lousiville, Ky.)
November 14 – FB vs. Stony Brook – 1:30 p.m. (live stats, live stats, live video)
November 14 – VB vs. Liberty – 6 p.m. (live stats)
Weekly Recap - Oct. 26 - Nov. 1
Amanda Hill earns CSU Athlete of the Week honors after posting three-straight double-doubles in a 3-0 week for the volleyball team.Hill had a total of 67 kills and 54 digs in three games, including wins over Coastal Carolina and UNC Asheville. She got her week started with 23 kills, a .339 attack percentage, 18 digs and three blocks as the Lady Bucs downed Coastal Carolina 3-1 on Oct. 27. On Oct. 30 against Gardner-Webb, she found the floor for 21 kills to go along with a .400 percentage at the net. Defensively, Hill came up with 18 digs and one block in the 3-1 win over Gardner-Webb. Hill closed the week out with 23 kills, a .432 hitting percentage, 18 digs and two blocks to push Charleston Southern to the 3-2 win over UNC Asheville on Oct. 31. In the three-match span, Hill averaged 5.15 kills per set, 4.15 digs per set and a .386 average at the net.
Oct. 27 – VB vs. Coastal Carolina – W, 3-1The “Dig Pink” game was a success in a number of ways; First and foremost, the team was able to raise more than $1,000 for breast cancer research, which was the goal of the campaign. Secondly, the team did something they hadn’t been able to do since 2001, they BEAT COASTAL! There was a great crowd on hand. Ask anyone involved with the team and they will tell you that was a huge part in the 3-1 victory. Amanda Hill’s 23 kills and 18 digs did not hurt anything else, nor did Nichole Diller’s 16 digs and .394 hitting percentage.
Game Story
Box Score
Oct. 29 – W. Soccer vs. Winthrop – T, 1-1
After surrendering an early goal for the 10th time this year, CSU battled back to earn a 1-1 tie with Winthrop. Marky Boyce got her Big South leading 13th goal of the season, moving CSU to a 12-4-2 overall record for 2009, still one win shy of the school record for wins in a season.
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Oct. 30 – VB vs. Gardner-Webb – W, 3-1
The Lady Buccaneers had revenge on their mind this weekend as they faced two teams that handed them tough losses on the road. Back in the Buc Dome, things went quite a bit differently for CSU. The CSU offense was clicking as the Lady Bucs hit .216 or better in all four sets of the victory, getting better each set (.289 in set four). Amanda Hill had 21 kills and 18 digs, while Nichole Diller added 13 kills. Sam Sasan had 42 assists and 15 digs, and Tricia Rodle led everyone with 21 digs.
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Oct. 31 – VB vs. UNC Asheville – W, 3-2
The revenge factor played a part in Saturday’s game as well. After dropping a heartbreaking five-set match in Asheville, the Lady Bucs wanted nothing more than to knock off the top-ranked team in the Big South. It took five sets again, but this time CSU held the Bulldogs to a -0.36 hitting percentage in set five to earn a dominant 15-8 victory. The win evened their record at 14-14 on the year, and was the third-straight victory since returning from a five-game road trip.
Game Story
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Oct. 31 – Cross Country @ Big South Championship – M-7th, W-9th
Although neither team finished as high as they would have liked, both cross country teams showed vast improvement this season, and even more since last year. The men’s team, which finished ninth a year ago, finished seventh overall, and shaved :24 off their average time from the same course earlier this year in the Big South Preview meet, despite wet conditions for the championship. The women’s team finished an average of 30 seconds faster than they did at the preview meet, and the good news for the women is that everyone can come back next year and continue the improvement.
Men’s Story
Men’s Results
Women’s Story
Women’s Results
Oct. 31 – W. Soccer vs. Gardner-Webb – L, 1-0
Despite holding an incredible 25-5 advantage in shots, Gardner-Webb was able to slip one past the keeper to take a 1-0 victory at Blackbaud Stadium. It wasn’t the ending to a great regular season that CSU was hoping for, but as the #3 seed in the upcoming tournament, they will get another crack at Gardner-Webb in the second round, should both teams win their first-round games.
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Oct. 31 – Football vs. VMI – W, 31-21Special teams were truly special as CSU earned their first Big South and first road game of the season, Saturday against VMI. Antwan Ivey earned Big South Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning a punt 50 yards for a touchdown. Antwain Harvey had a 50-yard kickoff return, and Kenny Johnson blocked a punt early in the game to shift the momentum for CSU. A.J. Toscano completed 79 percent of his passes, the second-best performance of his career, while Andrew McKain intercepted his first pass of the season and the second of his career.
Game Story
Postgame Quotes
Photo Gallery
Box Score
What’s Coming Up?
Nov. 2-3 – W. Golf @ Pinehurst Challenge
Nov. 3 – VB @ Savannah State – 6 p.m. (Game Notes)
Nov. 5, 6 – 8 – W. Soccer vs. Big South Championships @ Blackbaud Stadium
vs. Radford – 7 p.m. (Live Stats, Live Video, Tournament Central)
Nov. 7 – Football @ Presbyterian – 1:30 p.m. (Game Notes, Live Audio, Live Video)
Nov. 7 – VB @ Radford – 2 p.m.
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