Weekly Recap - February 7-13

Softball started their season with a pair of victories, while the women’s tennis team got the first road win of their young season and the men’s track team competed against some of the best in preparation for the end of the indoor season.

With a bunch of strong performances around the department this weekend, Jonathan Rustin has been named this week’s CSU Athlete of the Week after posting an undefeated record in match play.

While the Bucs posted a 2-2 overall record, Rustin was 3-0-1 as an individual, one of the only players in the tournament to escape unscathed. He won 3-and-1 in the first match against Kennesaw State, winning 3-and-2 against Morehead State and 2-and-1 against his opponent from Cleveland State.

Also Nominated Zack Pociatek (Men’s Track), Javon Young (Men’s Track), Katie Tull (Women’s Basketball), Heather Isbell (Women’s Tennis), Johathan Brooks (Men’s Basketball), Morgan Dowdy (Softball)

February 10 – M. Basketball @ Winthrop – L, 75-68
In the absence of Kelvin Martin, Johathan Brooks stepped up with another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, but the Bucs managed just eight offensive boards in a road loss at Winthrop. Sheldon Strickland had 20 points and Jeremy Sexton had 10, but Winthrop had an unlikely offensive explosion, with four players scoring at least 15 points.

February 11-12 – M. Golf @ The Match Play – 2-2 record
Led by Jonathan Rustin’s 3-0-1 record, the Bucs beat Loyola-Maryland and Cleveland State but fell to Morehead State and Kennesaw State. It was the first match play tournament of the year for the Bucs, pitting the Bucs up against their opponents in a one-on-one match up.

February 11-12 – M. Track & Field @ Tiger Paw
Javon Young finished first in the 200m dash, while the 4x400m relay finished second to Clemson but seven seconds ahead of everyone else in their heat. Additionally, Zack Pociatek threw a personal best 15.62m in the weight throw, the fourth-best throw in school history. It was the last meet of the season before facing the Big South Conference the last weekend of the month.

February 11-13 - Softball @ Palmetto State Showdown – 2-2 record
Melissa Adams had five hits on the weekend, while Hayes Holdsworth hit her first career-homerun, a game-winner, to lead CSU to a 2-2 record with victories over Winthrop and Furman, falling to South Carolina and tournament-champion USC Upstate. Morgan Dowdy had a strong showing in the circle, pitching 20.2 innings with a 1.02 ERA and a 2-0 record. In four games, the Lady Bucs have already hit six home runs, giving up just two.

February 12 – W. Tennis vs. Stetson – L, 6-1
Heather Isbell won her singles match in dominating fashion (6-2, 6-3), while teaming up with Alia Nour to win doubles (8-5), but it was the only two matchups that the Bucs won as they fell to a 4-0 Stetson squad in Alabama as part of a three-team tournament. The Bucs would take on the hosts, Troy, later in the weekend.

February 12 – W. Basketball @ High Point – L, 68-54
Katie Tull had 19 points, but for the first time in her career, Kelsey Wasmer was shut down and held scoreless, and the Bucs got just four points from their bench, a combination that makes it nearly impossible to win on the road in the Big South. Lakeitha Alston had 17 points for CSU, but got in foul trouble late in the game, limiting her minutes down the stretch.

February 12 – M. Basketball @ Presbyterian – L, 61-48
Shooting just 23 percent, including an 8-29 (27 percent) clip in the second half, the Bucs had their lowest point total since the season-opener against Georgia Tech. Jeremy Sexton was the lone Buc in double-figures, while Brooks had 14 rebounds to pace CSU. The Bucs cut the lead to six with 4:06 to go, but a nine-point spurt by PC put the Bucs away for good.

February 13 – W. Tennis @ Troy – W, 4-3
It took a major comeback, but CSU won its first match of the season, beating Troy 4-3 after starting in a 1-3 hole. Troy swept the doubles action, forcing CSU to get it done in the singles action. Marija Dzakovic made quick work of her opponent to tie the match at 1-1 before Troy rattled off two-straight singles victories. Alia Nour won hers, and after dropping a set each, Olga Makhova and Brooke Pletcher had to work back and win their singles, which they did to win the match for the Bucs.

What’s Coming Up?
November 15 – MBB vs. Asheville – 7:30 p.m.
November 18-19 – SB hosts Buccaneer Invite (Va. Tech, Mercer, Ohio)
November 18 – Baseball vs. North Florida – 2 p.m.
November 19 – Baseball vs. North Florida – 2 p.m.
November 19 – WBB @ Asheville – 4:30 p.m.
November 19 – MBB @ UNC Wilmington (BracketBuster) – 7 p.m.
November 20 – Baseball vs. North Florida – 2 p.m.

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