HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Charleston Southern athletics matched its finish from a season ago finish in the annual Sasser Cup standings with a third-place result, as announced by the Big South as part of its awards banquet Thursday night during Spring Meetings in Hilton Head Island. The Buccaneers accumulated an average of 7.23 points.

HOW THE POINTS ARE CONFIGURED
The Sasser Cup standings are determined by an overall average of the average points received in each sport, divided by the number of conference championship sports sponsored by the institution. Teams selected for at-large NCAA berths receive one bonus point added to their average in that sport. The Big South has used this formula since 2014-15.

TWO IN THE NCAAS
Leading the cause for the Buccaneers in 2022-23 was two teams which captured conference titles and reached the NCAAs, including men's cross country and women's tennis, each for the third-straight time after both raised the crown.

BEST EVER IN THE MEN'S STANDINGS
The men's championship in cross country helped lift CSU to second place in the men's standings, its best since the league started presenting separate awards by gender in 2003-04.

In 2022-23, the Buccaneers men's teams averaged 7.542 points, less than one point behind first-place Campbell. Cross country brought in 11 points, while golf saw nine points and outdoor track & field and indoor track & field were next with eight.

TOP-THREE ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Tennis grabbed the most points with 10.5, while cross country factored in nine, outdoor track and field and indoor track and field each tallied eight. 

The third-place ranking on the women's side is the best for the Bucs since the league started presenting separate awards by gender in 2003-04.
 
2022-23 Sasser Cup Standings 
1.    High Point - 8.55
2.    Campbell - 8.14
3.    Charleston Southern - 7.23
4.    USC Upstate - 5.90
5.    Radford - 5.84
6.    Gardner-Webb - 5.82
7.    UNC Asheville - 5.60
8.    Longwood - 5.08
9.    Presbyterian College - 4.25
10.  Winthrop - 4.03
 
2022-23 Women's All-Sports Award
1.    High Point - 9.44
2.    Campbell - 8.23
3.    Charleston Southern - 7.03
4.    Gardner-Webb - 6.23
5.    Radford - 5.73
6.    USC Upstate - 5.50
7.    Longwood - 5.21
8.    UNC Asheville - 4.75
9.    Presbyterian College - 4.19
10.  Winthrop - 3.06
 
2022-23 Men's All-Sports Award
1.    Campbell - 8.03
2.    Charleston Southern - 7.541
3.    High Point - 7.536
4.    UNC Asheville - 6.57
5.    USC Upstate - 6.36
6.    Radford - 6.04
7.    Gardner-Webb - 5.31
8.    Winthrop - 5.29
9.    Longwood - 4.92
10.  Presbyterian College - 4.33