Charleston Southern University Athletics
2-2
Hartford
2-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 13 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 62 |
| Charleston So. | 12 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 43 |
11/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Miami, Fla. – Charleston Southern was unable to overcome a second half surge by Hartford as the Bucs fell to the Hawks, 62-43 on Saturday at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
CSU fell to 2-2 following the defeat, while Hartford improves to 2-3 with the win. The Bucs will face tournament host FIU in the consolation game on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Hartford took an early 10-6 lead on a Jade Young jumper with 4:17 left in the first quarter. Young's free throw with 21 seconds to go put the Hawks in front 13-12 at the end of the first frame.
Darby Lee's layup gave Hartford an 18-12 lead with 7:36 left in the second period. CSU went on a 10-4 run to tie the game on an Anna Webster jumper with 3:29 remaining. Shauntavia Dobson connected on the go-ahead three-pointer put the Bucs ahead 25-24 with 2:23 to go in the half. Webster's layup with three seconds left capped a 7-0 CSU run and gave the Bucs a 29-24 lead at halftime.
Charleston Southern led 35-28 following a Ke'Asia Jackson free throw with 5:40 left in the third quarter. Lee's jumper with 5:23 to go sparked a 15-0 Hartford run that put the Hawks in front 43-35 at the end of the third frame.
Hartford's lead grew to 54-37 after two Lee free throws with 5:59 remaining in the game. Another Dobson three-pointer trimmed the lead to 56-42 with 4:29 left. The Hawks scored six of the final seven points to close the game and seal the win.
Inside the Numbers
· Shauntavia Dobson had a season-high 17 points on 6-11 from the field and 5-8 from the three-point line.
· Anna Webster had a career-high seven points on 3-4 from the field and 1-2 from the free throw line. Webster added three rebounds.
· Rachel Burns led CSU with seven rebounds and three assists.
· CSU had eight players record 17 or more minutes of playing time on Saturday.
News and Notes
· Charleston Southern fell to Hartford in the first meeting between the teams.
· CSU faces tournament host FIU in the consolation game on Sunday. The Panthers fell to Alabama A&M, 58-51 in the early game on Saturday.
· The Bucs will play games on back-to-back days for the first time this season.
Up Next
Charleston Southern faces FIU on Saturday at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Fla. at 2 p.m. The Bucs then travel to play at Clemson on December 2.
