Charleston Southern 66, Savannah State 51 (Women)

LeChell Rush blocked a career-high four shots, helping the Bucs post a season-high 10 blocks in a victory over Savannah State University at CSU Fieldhouse.

Katie Tull led the way for CSU (6-4) with 15 points and a career-high-tying five steals.

SSU (51): Nelson 2, Kymberli Stamps 13, Crissa Jackson 17, Deanna Newton 15, Courtney Long 4.

Charleston Southern (66): Ali Schwagmeyer 5, LeChell Rush 3, Helen Terry 7, Kelsey Wasmer 9, Katie Tull 15, Lakeitha Alston 12, Lydia Johnson 2, Danielle Gibson 8, Tina Decarvalho 5.

Halftime: CSU 30-23.

Lakeitha Alston had a stellar performance off the bench, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting and adding eight rebounds.

Helen Terry, the newly named Big South Conference women's freshman of the week, filled the stat sheet with seven points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Crissa Jackson led all scorers with 17 points, and she also recorded six steals while turning the ball over eight times for Savannah State (8-7).

Charleston Southern improved to 9-2 all-time against the Tigers, and CSU has won the last four meetings.

The Bucs will take a week off for the holidays, and will return to action Dec. 29 for a 7 p.m. showdown against cross-town rival College of Charleston.