MACON, GA – Catherine Alben goes for a season high of 22 points, but it was not enough, as the Charleston Southern women's basketball team fell to the Mercer Bears on the road on Friday night by a 59-48 score inside Hawkins Arena.
 
The second quarter was costly for the Buccaneers (1-5), as they were outscored by 10 points and scored just six points. Charleston Southern went the first eight minutes of the quarter without a field goal, as Tyonna Bailey made a turnaround jumper to make it 24-17 and end a 13-2 Mercer (3-3) run.
 
Charleston Southern started the game strong, as they jumped out to a 12-4 lead capped off by five-straight points from Alben. After that, Mercer went on a 10-3 run to close out the quarter.
After trailing by nine points to begin the second half, Tyonna Bailey and Maya Robinson led the Buccaneers on a run, as they cut their deficit to three points with 3:19 left in the third quarter. From there, Mercer regained the lead and never looked back.
 
Alben made it back to her home state for the first time in her career, going 7/15 from the field, 6/7 from the free throw line and forcing three turnovers to lead the Bucs. Courtney Davis also enjoyed a homecoming, going 2/5 from the field in a career-high 19 minutes.
 
Madison Adamson led the Buccaneers in rebounds with seven. Saniya Jones with right behind her with six boards. Bailey scored in double figures for the fourth time this season, providing 10 points off of the bench for Charleston Southern
 
Up Next
The Buccaneers will head home for the first time in two weeks, as they begin a slate of four-straight games at home on Monday night, when they host the Fairfield Stags for the first time ever. Tipoff will be at 6 PM on ESPN+.