Charleston Southern University’s women’s basketball team will continue its Big South Conference schedule this week with two games. The Buccaneers, holding a 6-14 overall record and 4-3 in conference play, will host league-leading High Point University on January 28 at Buccaneer Fieldhouse before traveling to face USC Upstate on January 31.
The team is coming off a close 77-73 victory against Presbyterian College, during which Charleston Southern shot 60 percent from the field. This figure ties the program’s highest single-game field goal percentage. The win improved their conference record to above .500.
Head Coach Clarisse White commented on the recent performance: “Our team showed great resilience and focus in closing out the game at Presbyterian. We want to build on that energy as we take on tough opponents this week.”
Leading the offensive effort is Tyonna Bailey, who averages 15.7 points per game—third in the Big South Conference. In the most recent win, Bailey scored 14 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, contributing significantly to securing the road victory.
Asha Sra recorded her first career double-double in that same game with ten points and ten assists. Sra currently leads the conference by averaging 4.6 assists per game.
Caelan Ellis has consistently contributed by reaching double figures in scoring for sixteen games this season and leads Charleston Southern with an average of 2.8 three-pointers made per game.
Freshman Nevaeh Jones also stood out at Presbyterian by scoring a personal best of fifteen points and tying a school record with seven blocked shots.
Charleston Southern leads all teams in their conference for three-point shooting, averaging 8.6 made threes per game—a mark that ranks them twenty-seventh nationally.
High Point University comes into Wednesday’s matchup with an overall record of eighteen wins and two losses (7-0 in Big South). The Panthers are currently on an eight-game winning streak, led by Macy Spencer (18.9 PPG) and Aaliyah Collins (15.3 PPG), who shoots over fifty-two percent from the field.
USC Upstate holds a season record of six wins and fifteen losses (1-6 Big South), with Cassie Gallagher leading her team at 15.4 points per game while shooting over forty-one percent both from the field and beyond the arc. Saturday’s contest will be their second meeting this season; Charleston Southern won their previous encounter, sixty to forty-nine.
Fans can watch both games live via ESPN+ or follow updates through Charleston Southern’s social media accounts or official athletics website.
