BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Sophomore Janaia Fargo dropped in a career-high 18 points to lead the Charleston Southern women's basketball team on its best shooting performance of the season but the Buccaneers fell 99-62 at Gardner-Webb Wednesday night in Big South action.

FARGO EN FUEGO
The sophomore guard from Inwood, West Virginia, converted 6-of-7 from the floor, including making all five of her attempts inside the 3-point arc, to go along with 5-of-5 at the foul line for her second double-figure scoring game of the season and the fifth of her career. Her previous career best of 14 came in a matchup with the Runnin' Bulldogs during her freshman campaign.

Fargo added three rebounds and an assist as the sparkplug for the squad off the bench.

BALTZEGAR GETS DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Two-time reigning Big South Freshman of the Week Skylar Baltezegar continued her dominant play over the last few weeks, registering the first double-double of her young collegiate career with 11 points and game-high tying 10 rebounds. She made the most of her team-high 36 minutes by converting one-half of her eight field goal attempts with four assists, a block and a steal in another stat-sheet stuffing performance.

She joins Alyssia Faye as the only Bucs individuals with double-doubles, this season.

FAYE PUTS UP SOLID NUMBERS
Joining Fargo and Baltezegar in double-digit scoring was a 13-point output by Faye. She also was strong, dropping in 6-of-9 field goals. It's her second 13-point contest and her fifth time in double figures, this year, and the 18th of her career.

NETS ON FIRE
Charleston Southern (1-12, 1-1 Big South) put together its most efficient shooting effort of the season, burying 25-of-44 field goals for 56.8 percent. It's the second-straight game the Buccaneers have made at least 50.0 percent of its attempts, as Wednesday's proficiency topped the 51.9 percent in the league opener last week at Winthrop.

The Bucs were more than 50.0 percent from the floor in three of the four quarters, including 66.7 percent (6-of-9) in the final period. CSU shot a combined 13-of-23 (56.5 percent) in the second half after opening the contest 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) in the first-10 minutes.

REBOUNDS FALL TO VISITORS
Another category which sided with Charleston Southern was rebounding, as the Buccaneers won the battle on the glass, 37 to 36 by Gardner-Webb (4-10, 2-1 Big South). The Bucs have claimed the board edge in both Big South contests and three games overall in 2021-22.

UP NEXT
The Buccaneers return to action when they play host to Campbell in a 2 p.m. Saturday tilt inside the Buc Dome. It will be the first home league clash of the season and will be broadcast on ESPN+.