2018-19 Charleston Southern Women’s Basketball • Game 3 at S.C. State • Orangebug, S.C. 2018-19 Charleston Southern Women’s Basketball • Game 3 at S.C. State • Orangebug, S.C. CSU Sports Information CSU Field House Charleston, S.C. CHARLESTON WBB Contact: Derrick Bennington Office: (843) 863-7433 Cell: (540) 448-4167 E-mail: [email protected] SOUTHERN CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (1-1) GAME INFORMATION Head Coach: Fred Applin (Elon, 1985) Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 / 6 p.m. Record at CSU: 65-119 (7th Season) Site: Orangeburg, S.C. / Memorial Center (3,200) Video: N/A Career: 81-146 (9th Season) Live Stats: N/A Vs. South Carolina State: 1-1 Twitter: @CSUGameday / @CSUBucsWBB vs. Series vs. S.C. State: S.C. State leads 15-5 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BULDOGS (0-3) Charleston: 3-2* Head Coach: Audra Smith (Virginia, 1992) Orangeburg: 0-2* Record at S.C. State: 0-3 (First Season) First Meeting: 1976-77 Last Meeting: Dec. 11, 2017 Career: 190-240 Streak: S.C. State W 1 Vs. CSU: 2-0 (at Clemson) 2018-19 Schedule FOR OPENERS LAST TIME OUT 11/6 CONVERSE W, 101-50 11/11 DAVIDSON L, 72-34 • Charleston Southern looks for its fifth-straight 2-1 • Junior center Jasmine Blackmon had another 11/16 at South Carolina State 6 P.M. start under Fred Applin after a blowout 101-50 win 10-point day and had eight rebounds, but Davidson 11/24 ^TENNESSEE TECH 2 P.M. over Converse to begin the season and Sunday's 72- used a strong stroke from beyond the arc to down 11/25 ^JACKSONVILLE 4 P.M. 34 loss to Davidson. the Charleston Southern women's basketball team 11/29 at North Florida 5:30 P.M. 12/2 at Georgia 2 P.M. 72-34 Sunday from the Buc Dome. 12/11 ERSKINE 11 A.M. • Friday's contest is the 21st all-time meeting between 12/15 COLUMBIA (S.C.) 3 P.M. CSU and South Carolina State with the Bulldogs • CSU saw another strong defensive performance from 12/19 at College of Charleston 6:30 P.M. leading 15-5. Since the turn of the century, S.C. State senior Weknyne Dumorne, who had four blocks and 12/30 at Florida 2 P.M. owns a 4-3 advantage including a perfect 2-0 inside two steals in her 30 minutes of action, but it wasn't 1/5 *HAMPTON 3 P.M. 1/8 *at Winthrop 7 P.M. the Smith-Hammond-Middelton Memorial Center. enough to slow down Davidson's .382 mark from the 1/10 *CAMPBELL 7 P.M. The Bucs are 3-2 at home in the Buc Dome, but lost floor and .324 from deep. 1/12 *at Longwood 12 P.M. a nail-biter 60-58 last season despite 20 points from 1/15 *RADFORD 7 P.M. Shelby Wilbanks and 15 rebounds and five blocks • Blackmon's 10 points paced the Bucs as Davidson 1/19 *at USC Upstate 2 P.M. from Weknyne Durmone. had three players in double figures – Katie Turner 1/26 *at High Point 2 P.M. 1/29 *at Gardner-Webb# 6 P.M. with 19, Sarah Donovan had 14 and Kianna Speight 2/2 *at Presbyterian 2 P.M. • The Buccaneers seek back-to-back nonconference added 13 more. 2/5 *UNC ASHEVILLE 7 P.M. road wins after closing the 2017-18 slate with a re- 2/9 *USC UPSTATE 3 P.M. sounding 68-45 win at Wofford. Four Bucs finished in • The Bucs struck first on a nifty step-back jumper 2/12 *HIGH POINT 7 P.M. double figures in that win led by 12 from Shauntavia from Shelby Wilbanks, but an 18-1 run from David- 2/16 *at Hampton 4 P.M. 2/19 *at Campbell 7 P.M. Dobson and Weknyne Dumorne. son to end the first quarter set the tone and jump- 2/26 *GARDNER-WEBB 7 P.M. started their hot shooting. 3/2 *at UNC Asheville 2 P.M. 3/6 *WINTHROP 7 P.M. 3/9 *LONGWOOD 3 P.M. BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP - Higher Seeds LINEUP STATISTICS 3/12 Opening Round TBA No. Name (Ht., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables 3/14 Big South Quarterfinals TBA 2 Ahlea Myers (5-6, Fr.) G 3.0 1.5 0.5 Freshman who adds immediate depth to point guard position 3 • Ke’Asia Jackson (5-8, Sr.) G 16.0 2.0 5.0 On the cusp of 1,000 career points, entering Friday at 939 Home games in BOLD CAPS 11 • Kelsie Ruff-Mills (5-6, So.) G 5.0 2.5 1.5 Career-high 10 points in season opener All times eastern and subject to change 12 Anna Webster (5-9, R-So.) G 4.5 1.5 0.5 Shot-making ability an can add size to wing position * Big South game | ^ Buccaneer Classic | # ESPN3 13 Sharita Godfrey (6-0, Fr.) G/F 6.0 2.0 1.0 Versatile player w/ height who can shoot and drive 14 Shelby Wilbanks (6-0, Sr.) F 6.5 2.5 2.5 Second-leading returning scorer at 9.2 ppg last season Twitter: 20 • Rachel Burns (5-6, Sr.) G 10.0 4.5 2.5 Preseason All-Conference; 3rd in Big South in steals past 2 seasons Main ...................................................................................... @CSUsports 22 Breannah Bretches (5-6, Sr.) G -- -- -- Back on the court after playing in 30 games in 2016-17 WBB .................................................................................@CSUBucsWBB 23 • Weknyne Dumorne (6-0, Sr.) F 5.0 8.0 4.5 Preseason All-Conferece; Led Big South with 2.0 blocks per contest Facebook: 24 Cailah Hicklin (5-11, So.) F 2.0 3.5 0.5 Looks to add quality minutes in the post w/ scoring ability Main ..............................................Charleston Southern Buccaneers 25 Tierra Steede (6-2, Jr) F 5.5 2.0 -- Top-10 in blocks per game in Big South last season WBB ..............................Charleston Southern Women’s Basketball 33 Lexii Cassell (6-2, Sr.) F -- 5.0 -- Returns for second season; can shoot well and defend post Instagram: 44 • Jasmine Blackmon (6-2, Jr.) F/C 12.0 9.5 0.5 Recorded first career double-double in season opener Main .............................................................................................. csubucs • denotes projected starter WBB ......................................................................................csubucswbb 2018-19 Charleston Southern Women’s Basketball • Game 3 at S.C. State • Orangebug, S.C. 2018-19 Charleston Southern Women’s Basketball • Game 3 at S.C. State • Orangebug, S.C. 2018-19 Charleston Southern Women’s Basketball • Game 3 at S.C. State • Orangebug, S.C. 2018-19 Charleston Southern Women’s Basketball • Game 3 at S.C. State • Orangebug, S.C. Media Information CSU WBB QUICK FACTS Miscellaneous Stats MEDIA CONTACTS UNIVERSITY DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING Derrick Bennington, Assistant Sports Information Director Name .......................................... Charleston Southern University Player ‘18-19 Career Email: [email protected] Ke’Asia Jackson 1 49 City/Zip.............................................Charleston, S.C. 29423-8087 Phone: 8443-863-7433 Rachel Burns 1 38 Founded .........................................................................................1964 Cell: 540-448-4167 Shelby Wilbanks 1 15 Enrollment (Undergraduate) .................................................3,596 Seth Montgomery, Associate AD for Weknyne Dumorne 12 Nickname .........................................................................Buccaneers Communications and Public Relations Breannah Bretches 5 Mascot ....................................................................................... ‘Bucky’ Email: [email protected] Lexii Cassell 5 Colors ...................................Blue (PMS 295) & Gold (PMS 7503) Office: 843-863-7853 Jasmine Blackmon 2 3 Band...............................................................“Sixth Man Pep Band” Kevin O’Rourke, Director of Sports Media Kelsie Ruff-Mills 1 1 Affiliation .................................................................. NCAA Division I Tierra Steede 1 Email: [email protected] Conference ..........................................................................Big South Office: 8443-863-7289 President ..............................................................Dr. Dondi E Costin 3+ ASSISTS Faculty Representative .................................... Dr. Todd Heldreth Player ‘18-19 Career INTERVIEW REQUESTS Director of Athletics ..................................................... Jeff Barber Ke’Asia Jackson 1 19 All interview requests for Charleston Southern women’s bas- Associate A.D. (Compliance)/SWA........................Ashton Turner Rachel Burns 1 11 ketball players and coaches will run through the CSU sports Associate A.D. (Sports Info) ..........................Seth Montgomery Weknyne Dumorne 1 5 information office. Contact Derrick Bennigton or to set up an Associate A.D. (Defvelopment) ...................................Tyler Davis Breannah Bretches 5 interview. Lexii Cassell 5 Associate A.D. (Facilities) ......................................James Bradley Kelsie Ruff-Mills 1 2 Associate A.D. (SAE) .......................................................Chad Scott CSUSPORTS.COM Shelby Wilbanks 1 2 Associate A.D. (Medicine).............................................Brad Drake For unparalleled coverage of the entire intercollegiate ath- Tierra Steede 1 Ticket Manager ...............................................Rachelle Bouronich letics department at Charleston Southern, access csusports. Anna Webster 1 Administrative Asst.....................................................Becky Bates com. The official site of Charleston Southern athletics fea- Athletics Phone ..................................................... (843) 863-7678 tures in-depth coverage of Buccaneer players, coaches and 3+ STEALS Athletics Fax ...........................................................(843) 863-7695 staff as well as game notes, player biographies, statistics Player ‘18-19 Career Tickets Phone ......................................................... (843) 863-7670 Rachel Burns 1 26 and updates on the Charleston Southern women’s basketball Website ...........................................................www.csusports.com