HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Charleston Southern women's basketball team fell at the hands of the top team in the Big South on Saturday afternoon, as they were defeated by the High Point Panthers by a  63-46 score inside the Qubein Center.
 
The Bucs (10-18, 7-7 in conference) were down 42-37 entering the fourth quarter but were outscored by the Panthers (17-10, 12-2 in conference) 21-9 in the final period. Kennedi Jackson was the leading scorer for the Bucs with 16 points on 6/9 shooting. Catherine Alben had 10 points and tied with Shimei Muhammad for the team lead in rebounds with seven.
 
Charleston Southern fell behind early, as High Point jumped out to a 12-4 lead with 4:10 left in the first quarter. In the third quarter, the Bucs were able to cut the deficit to within four points when a two-point jump shot form Alben made it 28-24 with 7:40 left, but that was as far as they could cut into the lead.
 
The Bucs shot just 17/51 from the field and were a season-low 1/14 from beyond the arc. High Point took advantage of 26 Charleston Southern turnovers leading to 25 points the other way.
 
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The Bucs hit the road for one final time in the regular season, as they travel to Radford for a battle with the Highlanders. The Bucs defeated the Highlanders 73-58 back on Jan. 31. With a win, Charleston Southern would sweep Radford for the first time since the 2009-10 season.