CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern fell in Big South Conference play on Saturday afternoon in the Buc Dome to visiting Liberty despite a career-high 14 points from Shauntavia Dobson as the Bucs dropped to the Flames, 86-51.

Dobson went on a personal 8-2 run against the Flames to end the first half and added six more points in the second half for CSU as the Bucs kept it close against Liberty early before a balanced attack helped the visitors pull away for the win.

Tatum Jarvis added 14 points off the bench for the Bucs in the loss as CSU falls to 3-13, 0-8 in Big South play with the loss. Jarvis tied a season-high with four three-pointers, two in each half, and added a team-high five rebounds as CSU shot 24.2% as a team from the floor. Alyssa Mann saw her four game double-digit scoring streak come to an end as the redshirt sophomore finished with seven points four rebounds and three assists, while Monique Maximilien and Brianna Lakes had five rebounds apiece in the loss.

Mickayla Sanders led four Liberty players in double-digits with 17 points as the Flames improves to 12-5, 8-0 in conference play. Karly Buer (16), Ashley Rininger (12) and Jaymee Fisher-Davis (10) were also in double-digits for the Flames, while Audrey Rettstatt had eight points and nine rebounds off the bench.

CSU took the early lead as Mann connected on one of two free throws assessed on a pregame technical foul issued to the Flames. Liberty took the lead on their first possession on a Buer jumper in the paint as the teams traded baskets over the next several possessions with Jarvis draining a three-pointer to pull the Bucs back to within on at 10-9 at the 12:45 mark. A layup by Rininger was answered by a Barnett layup out of the under 12 minute media timeout as CSU fought to keep the game close.

Liberty's defense picked it up following the Barnett basket as the Bucs went scoreless the next 9:38 before Dobson connected on a free throw attempt to snap an 18-0 run by the Flames. Dobson added a jumper, a three-pointer off the break and a pair of free throws late as the 5-2 guard closed out the half with an 8-2 run against the Flames to send the teams into the break with CSU trailing 32-19.

The Bucs came out of the break on fire from behind the arc, hitting three of their first four attempts as Mann, Alecia Hardy and Jarvis all connected on three-pointers. Jarvis' triple put the score at 44-28 at the 15:30 mark, but the Flames steadily improved on their advantage in building a 32-point lead at the 9:08 mark following a Rettstatt three-pointer.

The Bucs bench continues to battle late as Dobson connected on a jumper in the paint and Jarvis, Marley Brown and Dobson all hit free throws, but CSU was not able to mount a run in falling to the Flames.

Charleston Southern returns to the road as they head to Clinton, S.C., and Templeton Center on Tuesday night to take on Presbyterian College in Big South Conference action. Tipoff between the Bucs and the Blue Hose is set for 7 p.m.