CHARLESTON, S.C. - Shauntavia Dobson connected on five three-pointers for the second straight night and the Buccaneers' defense held Columbia International scoreless for nearly 10 minutes in the second half as Charleston Southern topped the Rams on Tuesday night in the Buc Dome, 67-35.

Dobson led all scorers with 17 points as the 5-2 sophomore guard went 6-of-8 from the floor, 5-of-7 from behind the arc to pace a CSU (4-1) offense that connected on 40.3% of their field goals in the game.

Rachel Burns (10), Alecia Hardy (10) and Ke'Asia Jackson (10) were also in double-digits for the Bucs as CSU utilized a 19-0 run late in the third period in pulling away from CIU (2-5) and coasting to their fourth straight victory.

"We played well," said CSU head coach Fred Applin. "Everyone who played tonight contributed in some way. Our bench came in and gave us some really good minutes tonight. It's what we needed. We were a little tired from playing last night, but we had several players really step up and play well tonight."

Brianna Lakes added a season-best six points and nine rebounds for the Bucs as CSU dominated the battle of the boards, 52-28. Burns added eight rebounds (seven offensive), while Monique Maximilien had six rebounds and five blocked shots as the Bucs held CIU to 30.8% shooting from the floor.

"We faced several challenges tonight," Applin commented. "I challenged them to not allow themselves to make excuses, just go out and play. They really accepted that. We were a little rusty in the first quarter, but we really played well and executed in the second and the rest of the way."

Moriah Siemens led the Rams with 12 points and seven rebounds from the floor, while Raven Fleming finished the contest with seven points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots to pace CIU on the night.

The first period swung back-and-forth between the Bucs and Rams with CSU taking the lead for good at the 3:07 mark on the jumper from Hardy. Burns added a breakaway layup late in the frame as the Bucs closed out the period on a 6-0 run to take the 15-10 lead.

A 12-0 run early in the second period gave the Bucs a double-digit lead capped by a pair of Dobson three-pointers as CSU went up 27-12 with 4:59 remaining in the half. Hardy added a three-pointer down the stretch, but the Rams brought the game back to within single digits before the break with back-to-back baskets by Aaliyah Knox and Makeda DeSouza to send the teams into the half with CSU leading 31-22.

Fleming scored a layup on CIU's opening possession of the second half before the Buccaneers' defense took over. The Rams went 0-for-12 from the floor with five turnovers the remainder of the half as CSU went on a 19-0 run capped by Jackson's layup before the buzzer to give the Bucs the 50-24 lead.

CSU coasted in the final period with the lead reaching as many as 32 with 2:19 remaining on their way to closing out the win.

Charleston Southern continues the 2015-16 season on the road this weekend as the Bucs travel to TD Arena on Saturday afternoon to take on local rival College of Charleston. Tipoff between the Bucs and the Cougars is set for noon.