CHARLESTON, S.C. — College of Charleston kept its women’s basketball season perfect Saturday afternoon, beating crosstown rival Charleston Southern 71-54 at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
The Cougars are now 2-0, while the Buccaneers fell to 0-2. A crowd of 439 watched.
The game was close for a half. Charleston Southern took a lead in the second quarter on threes from Iva Cholakoska and Sofia Ekh, but the Cougars went to the locker room ahead 36-32. They won the third quarter 18-13 and held the Bucs to nine points in the fourth.
Ball security decided it. Charleston Southern gave the ball away 20 times, and the Cougars turned those mistakes into 21 points. College of Charleston also made 23 of its 52 shots and went 16 of 17 at the foul line.
Anilys Rolon led the Cougars with 19 points on six made threes. For the Bucs, Ashleigh Battle scored a game-high 21, her first 20-point game of the year, and Lauren Cummings grabbed 10 rebounds. Charleston Southern plays next at Mercer on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
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