CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern was unable to keep pace with Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon in the Buc Dome despite solid outside shooting Shauntavia Dobson and Ke'Asia Jackson as the Buccaneers fell in Big South Conference play to the Chanticleers, 73-62.

 The Buccaneers (8-9, 3-5) utilized a 15-0 run in the second quarter to fight their way back into the contest in erasing a double-digit first half deficit to take the 35-30 lead into the break. However, Stephanie Isaacs paced the Chants (7-9, 2-5) with 15 second half points to as Coastal outscored the Bucs 25-15 in the fourth quarter in pulling away for the win.

"[Coastal] got more 50/50 balls than us today," said CSU head coach Fred Applin. "They really hustled and played well. It was a physical game. Coastal executed better than we did down the stretch today. We are a team that is still learning and growing. We play hard, but we can play harder. We can get better and I think this team is beginning to realize that more and more."

Dobson finished the game with 15 points as the sophomore guard connected on 5-of-9 from behind the arc. It was her fourth game in the 2015-16 season with at least five three-pointers as the CSU guard sparked the Bucs offense with a pair of triples late in the first half.

"Dobson did a good job tonight," said Applin. "We needed a spark off the bench and she keyed us offensively for a stretch. We have a good balance of kids. We will continue to work and get better."

Jackson led the Bucs offense in the contest with 17 points and the freshman guard added three assists and two steals in the game. Nayla Long was also in double-digits with 13 points, while Elyse Kiploks recorded a career-high 14 rebounds (10 second half) in the loss.

Charleston Southern is back on the road on Tuesday night as the Bucs make the trip to the Dedmon Center and Radford University to take on the Highlanders. Tipoff on the Big South Network is set for 7 p.m.

Coastal Carolina jumped out to a seven point advantage in the first quarter following a Nicole Isaacs three-pointer at the 3:56 mark as the Chants went up 12-5. Jackson answered with one of her two triples in the game and added four points late in the quarter as the Bucs trailed 18-12 after the first 10 minutes of play.

The Chants lead reached 12 points with 8:09 remaining in the second quarter following another Isaacs' three-pointer before the CSU offense took over. The Bucs outscored Coastal 21-4 over the remainder of the second quarter, including utilizing a 15-0 run sparked by five straight points by Nayla Long. Back-to-back three's by Dobson gave the Bucs their first lead of the game at 27-26 with 5:32 remaining and another Dobson three-pointer in the final 15 seconds gave the Bucs the 35-30 lead at the break.

The Bucs stretched their lead to six following Jackson's backdoor layup off the pass from Rachel Burns at the 9:29 mark of the third quarter, but Coastal rallied back with seven straight points to take the lead following Jamie Williams' jumper at the top of the key. A Dobson three-pointer put the Bucs back up by five at 43-38 with 6:34 remaining. Coastal and the Bucs battled it out the remainder of the third quarter with Stephanie Isaacs putting the Chants ahead 48-45 with 2:40 left on a three-pointer.

Coastal took control of the game early in the fourth quarter as Stephanie Isaacs scored the first five points of the period. The Chants took a double-digit lead late in the contest at 66-56 on their way to closing out the game from the free throw line.

Nicole Isaacs and Stephanie Isaacs paced the Chants with 17 points apiece in the win, while Jas Adams added 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists.