North Charleston, S.C. – Kennedi Jackson's 23 points and 10 rebounds were not enough on Saturday, as the Charleston Southern women's basketball team dropped a home-conference game to the High Point Panthers by a 74-57 score.
 
After the Bucs (5-13, 2-3 in conference) jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the first quarter, they were held scoreless for over five minutes, which allowed the Panthers (9-9, 4-1 in conference) to go on a 15-0 run to end the first quarter.
 
High Point was able to take a double-digit lead in the second quarter until Alba Garcia knocked down a couple of three pointers to cut the Buccaneer deficit to six with 1:50 left in the first half; however, the Panthers responded with five-straight points to take a 35-24 lead into halftime.
 
The Panther lead reached 19 points when a pair of free throws made it 49-30 with 5:04 left in the third quarter. Charleston Southern tried to make a comeback, but they could never trim the deficit into single digits, as the Panthers pushed their lead back up to 22 with 2:33 left in the fourth quarter.
 
While Jackson did most of the scoring for the Bucs, Catherine Alben had 12 points, and Madison Adamson had eight rebounds; all in the first quarter. Charleston Southern turned the ball over a 14 times while forcing 15. The Bucs had eight steals with Shimei Muhammad having three and Alben as well as Keshunti Nichols picking up two.
 
Up Next
The Bucs hit the road next Wednesday, as they travel to Rock Hill to take on Winthrop. Tipoff is at 6 PM. After that, they will come back home for the first of a doubleheader with the men's team against UNC Asheville on Jan. 27, when they will celebrate Alumni Weekend.