CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston Southern Lady Buccaneers Soccer Team got a vital 3points in conference standings from their 3-0 home victory over the visiting Gardner-Webb Bulldogs.

Coming into the day the Lady Bucs knew they had a huge task at hand. With the Big South Conference tournament looming and currently sitting in a tie for 7th position, CSU knew that they needed a win to help start the process of securing themselves a spot in the eight team Big South Conference tournament.

From the get go the Lady Bucs stepped up their tempo. Knowing that they needed a win Coach Eric Terrill had his Lady Bucs challenging for every tackle and 50/50 ball all over the field. Hardnosed and determined would be two adjectives you could say represented the Lady Bucs throughout the game. Searching for the game's first goal, CSU would get a number of chances but could not convert as some of their chances would be sprayed wide and high of goal. In the midfield Rebecca Hollstegge and Anja Djumisic kept the Lady Bucs safe with tough play throughout the first half but their link between the forwards at times was just off the mark. A scare came for CSU came midways through the first half as goalkeeper Caitlin Cody went up to gather a corner kick drive into her box when she clashed with a Bulldogs player. Cody who seemed to get the worst of the collision was dazed momentarily and was taken out of the game for precaution. Senior keeper Amy Arroyo was inserted to fill in for the injured Cody and kept her defense in their stellar form.

A halftime pep talk from Coach Terrill got the Lady Bucs to come out ready to score. It only took 1:54 into the second half for CSU to get on the board. Morgann Wood found herself in the box after receiving a ball from Allison Lewis. Wood turned her man and let loose a blast that went past Gardner-Webb keeper Erika Lenns before she had a chance to dive. Wanting to still be on top of the game and get those vital 3 points, CSU went hunting for a 2nd goal. Wood again would find herself on the score sheet as Gina Thomas found a streaking Wood. Thomas slipped Wood in behind the Bulldogs defense as her pass split two defenders and found the foot of Wood. Wood, looking over her shoulder to see where the goal and goalie were, hit a one time shot across her body that found the back of the net. With Wood's goal CSU looked well on their way to a victory. The goal for CSU seemed to take the fight out of the Bulldogs and then CSU flexed their muscle on the rest of the game.

CSU controlled the last 30 plus minutes of the match not really being threatened on defense. While on attack the Lady Bucs continued to look dangerous and pressed to get a 3rd and final goal. In the 89:30, CSU would find their final goal as a clearance from the Buc defense found Toni Lashley at midfield. The pacey Lashley played the ball ahead of herself and then tracked it down. Dribbling into the box Lashley looked up to see where the keeper was and drilled a shot past her to cap off a great Buccaneer performance. With 30 seconds left in the match, the 3 points were well in hand and CSU could gasp a sigh of relief.

With one game remaining CSU looks to see if they can climb up the conference standings with another win. Senior day will be this Saturday as 2nd seeded Winthrop comes to Buccaneer Field. Seniors, Amy Arroyo, Casey Bolduc, Anja Djumisic, Andrea Williams and Olivia Urig will all be honored during the game. Live video and stats will be available for Saturday's match. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Buccaneer Field.