FARMVILLE, Va. - Longwood used a 13-0 run early in the second half to offset Tatum Jarvis' season-high 23 points as Charleston Southern fell on the road in Big South Conference action on Saturday afternoon to the Lancers inside Willett Hall, 79-71.

With the score at 50-49 following a layup from Nayla Long with 12:25, the Buccaneers were held scoreless over the next three minutes as the Lancers went on a 13-0 run led by six points by LW's Deborah Headen over the stretch. The Bucs fought all the way back, bringing the game to within two possessions with 34 seconds  remaining on a pair of Alise Karlsone free throws, but the Bucs were unable to complete the comeback as Shauntavia Dobson's three-pointer rattled out as the Lancers held on for the conference win.

CSU falls to 3-15, 0-10 in Big South Conference action on the year after finishing their first tour through the conference slate. Longwood improves to 3-16, 3-7 in conference play with the win.

The Buccaneers shot 46.8% from the floor in the game led by Jarvis' 9-for-16 performance from the floor as the sophomore forward reached the 500 career point mark in the game. She connected on three three-pointers and added a team-high four steals in the contest in the loss.

Alyssa Mann was also in double-digits with 15 points and added seven assists from the floor. The redshirt-sophomore guard led the Bucs with 12 points in the first half, while connecting on three three-pointers in the contest.

Karlsone (12 points) and Monique Maximilien (10 points, three blocks) were also in double-digits for the Bucs in the loss.

Raven Williams led all five Longwood starters in double-digits with 19 points and 10 assists as the Lancers shot 46.6% from the floor in the victory. Headen added 15 points and five assists, while Brenna Robbins and Emily Nylen had 14 points apiece. Kyndal Skersick also was in double-digits with 10 points.

Mann connected on an early three and Karlsone had a pair of jumpers as the Bucs went up 9-4 early in the contest. The five-point advantage was the best for either team until CSU went up 33-27 following a stretch of three consecutive three-pointers as Jarvis, Marley Brown and Mann all connected from deep to pull the Bucs ahead at the 3:12 mark.

The Bucs and Lancers went back and forth in the first half as the teams traded the lead four times and tied five times with the last coming right before the break as Skersick scored for the Lancers on a layup to leave the score tied 37-37.

With Longwood going up 63-49 following Headen's jumper at the end of the Lancers' 13-0 run, the Bucs battled back to cut it to within single digits with 5:25 left on a Jarvis layup. The Bucs continued to fight back late as Mann connected on her third three-pointer with 1:12 left to put the score at 75-67 and a Karlsone layup and pair of free throws put the score at 76-71 with 34 seconds remaining, but that was as close as CSU was able to get in falling to Longwood.

The Bucs return home on Tuesday night as CSU hosts Columbia International in non-conference action inside the Buc Dome. Tipoff between CSU and the Rams is set for 7 p.m.