Bucs capture third straight
SAVANNAH — In a sloppy game that saw both teams combine for nine turnovers, the Charleston Southern defense came up big when it needed to and the Buccanneers beat Savannah State, 29-20, for their third straight victory.
CSU improved to 3-3.
Savannah State fell to 3-4.
The Bucs rolled up 305 yards in total offense, but turned the ball over five times — three interceptions, two fumbles.
In his first start at quarterback for CSU, A.J. Toscano completed 7 of 11 passes for 74 yards with one touchdown and one interception. An injury forced him out of the game in the second half, and Tribble Reese came in to complete 4 of 9 passes with two interceptions.
"I was disappointed with the turnovers, but I thought our defense came up huge," said Charleston Southern coach Jay Mills. "I thought we had taken a big step last game in working on the fundamentals and learning not to beat yourself. We had some costly penalties at inopportune times and our lack of execution was disappointing. The good news is that it is all correctable, and it's nice to be correcting it after a win."
DeMarcus Moon got the Bucs on the scoreboard in the first quarter on a six-yard TD run. He finished with 95 yards on 17 carries. CSU's leading receiver was Markus Murry, who caught three passes for 62 yards and a TD.
Savannah State's Kurvin Curry completed 17 of 29 passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions. Deleon Hollinger was the leading receiver for the Tigers with eight catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Charleston Southern defensive back Philip Ashley set a school record for interceptions when he made his eighth career pick in the second quarter. It was Ashley's third interception this season.
"It feels really good to set the record," said Ashley, a junior who is now tied for fourth all-time in the Big South. "I've really had my eye on the record and have been working toward it since I came to CSU. Any time I see the quarterback throwing at me, I just try to take the mentality that it is my ball to catch, and thanks to a miscommunication by the offense today, I was able to get the record."
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