THE MATCHUP
Charleston Southern (0-4) vs South Carolina State (2-3)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 22 / 6:00 p.m.
TV/Video: None
Live Stats: CSU Athletics
Location: Buccaneer Fieldhouse
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina State women's basketball team look to bounce back Saturday (Nov.22) when they travel to Charleston Southern in an non-conference battle inside the Buc Dome. Tipoff is set for 6:00 PM
 
LAST TIMEOUT:  The Bucs look to rebound following an 87-40 loss at Georgia Tech on Thursday, where junior guard Caelan Ellis led CSU with 12 points and the Buccaneers knocked down nine three-pointers. South Carolina State enters the matchup at 2-3 after falling 76-65 to Queens (N.C.) on Thursday night.

Quick Hits 

• South Carolina State enters the game 2-3 overall, having opened the year with dominant wins over Morris and Trinity Baptist before falling in three straight matchups, most recently a 76-65 loss to Queens (N.C.).
• Shaunice Reed leads the team at 14.6 PPG, shooting 48.2% from the field and contributing 11 steals. Mya Byrd adds 12.4 PPG and leads SC State with 18 assists.
• SC State shoots 42.6% from the floor and averages 8.4 made threes per game, slightly be-hind CSU's 10.0.
• SC State is led by first-year head coach Cedric W. Baker. 

Charleston Southern

• Charleston Southern (0-4) plays its first home game of the season after opening the year with four consecutive road contests at Jacksonville, College of Charleston, East Carolina, and Georgia Tech.
• CSU averages 10.0 three-pointers per game, the highest rate in the Big South and 11^th in the country.
• Junior guard Tyonna Bailey leads CSU in scoring with 11.0 PPG.
• Redshirt junior Asha Sra continues to fill the stat sheet, averaging 10.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game, ranking among the team leaders in nearly every major category.
• Forward Alaina Nettles leads the Bucs with 8.0 RPG. She anchors a defense that ranks first in the conference in defensive rebounds per game averaging 28.5

ABOUT SC STATE ATHLETICS
South Carolina State University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level intercollegiate athletic program. The university currently fields teams in 14 sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, softball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's soccer and football with all teams competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), except for women's soccer.
 
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