CHARLESTON, S.C. - Presbyterian College scored on their first possession and never looked back in handing Charleston Southern a 42-0 defeat in the Buccaneers 2005 home opener.

Presbyterian improved to 3-0 with the victory while the Buccaneers dropped to 0-2 in losing to the Blue Hose for the 12th consecutive time. PC rolled up 374 total yards while limiting CSU to only 263 total yards.

PC senior quarterback Zack Ellis completed 17-of-28 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns while running back Corey Fidler tallied 88 yards and two scores.

Fidler scored on a three-yard run with 12:01 left in the opening quarter as the Blue Hose marched 80 yards on 12 plays for a 7-0 lead.

Ellis tossed his first scoring pass to Jerad Southerland from six yards out with 5:05 left in the first quarter and gave PC a 21-0 halftime lead with an 11-yard pass to Justin Durant with 8:27 remaining in the second quarter.

On CSU's opening drive of the second half, Buccaneer quarterback Collin Drafts dropped the football while scrambling free of the pass rush. The ball was scooped up by end Nick Willis who returned it 18 yards for a touchdown with 13:19 remaining in the third.

Ellis made it 35-0 with a 10-yard scoring pass to Kip McAlister with 9:19 remaining in the third. Fidler closed out the scoring with a four-yard run with 12:20 left in the game.

Drafts, CSU's career passing leader, had one of his toughest days as a starter. Drafts completed 19-of-37 passes for 157 yards, tossed one interception and was sacked four times. CSU managed just 90 yards on the ground, led by Kenny Harper's 75 yards on nine carries.

Freshman receiver Markus Murry caught five passes for 64 yards and junior Drew Rucks added five receptions for 39 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Josh Mitchell had 14 tackles and a sack for the Buccaneers while linebacker Jonna Lee had seven tackles, including three for loss.

Charleston Southern returns to action next Saturday with a home game against Jacksonville University.