JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 5, 2023) – The ETSU women's basketball team will begin a season-long five-game home stand on Wednesday as it welcomes Charleston Southern to Johnson City. Tip-off for Wednesday's tilt is set for 6 p.m. 
  
GAME INFO
DATE: Wednesday, December 6
TIME: 6 p.m. 
LOCATION: Brooks Gym (Johnson City, Tenn.)
TEAMS: Charleston Southern vs. ETSU
PROMOTION: Ballad Health, who is sponsoring Wednesday's game, is also hosting a Toy Drive. Bring an unopened toy to receive a free ticket to the game. All collected toys will go to Niswonger Children's Hospital
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ (Jay Sandos & Bruce Tranbarger)
LIVE STATS:  Statbroadcast
RADIO: WXSM-AM 640 (Keith Brake) 
TWITTER: @ETSU_WBB
 
ABOUT THE BUCS

• ETSU came away with a 56-52 win on the road at Morehead State last Sunday. With Sunday's victory, the Buccaneers improved to 5-3 on the season. 
• Leading the charge for the Bucs on Sunday was Nevaeh Brown. Brown, a Preseason All-SoCon selection, scored a season-high 19 points to go with five rebounds. The 19-point effort by Brown was just two points shy of matching her career-high (21 points vs. Western Carolina – Feb. 25, 2023).
• After playing six of its first eight games of the season away from Johnson City, the Buccaneers will play their next five games at home. ETSU, who will face Lees-McRae (Dec. 10), UNC Asheville (Dec. 14), Campbell (Dec. 17) and Gardner-Webb (Dec. 20) during this stretch, has not played this many consecutive games in Johnson City since the 2017-18 campaign when the team played six straight. 
• ETSU is 1-1 at home so far this season. Kendall Folley has been the Bucs' leading scorer in those two games averaging 14.5 points per game. Additionally, ETSU has outscored opposing teams by 15 points (7.5 per game) in the second and third quarters so far during its home schedule. 
• The Buccaneers hope this December will be as successful as last year's. ETSU went 7-1 in the final month of 2022 with wins over Vanderbilt (44-31), Virginia Lynchburg (95-26), Charleston Southern (65-45), UNC Asheville (64-52), Longwood (69-52), Mount St. Mary's (75-62) and Converse (82-35). 
• Wednesday's game will be the third that ETSU has played against a Big South foe this season. Overall, the Buccaneers are 57-37 all-time against the current members of the Big South, including a 2-0 mark this season. Since Coach Mock began her tenure leading the Bucs, ETSU is undefeated against the Big South, 5-0.  

ABOUT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

• Charleston Southern will come to Johnson City sporting a 2-6 record on the season. 
• The Buccaneers own victories this season over Mercer (66-53) and South Carolina State (68-58). 
• CSU currently has a pair of players averaging over 10 points per game in Catherine Alben (14.3 PPG) and Kennedi Jackson (14.0 PPG). Furthermore, Alben leads the Big South with 16 steals so far this season. 
• ETSU is 2-0 all-time against Charleston Southern. The first matchup occurred in 1989 when CSU was known as Baptist College ended with 99-68 win for ETSU. The two teams also met last season in Charleston and the Bucs tallied a 65-45 victory. Wednesday's game will mark Charleston Southern's first ever trip to Johnson City. 

UP NEXT 
Following its matchup with Charleston Southern, the Bucs will host Lees-McRae at Freedom Hall as a part of a doubleheader with the men's basketball team. Tip-off for the women's game is set for 1:30 p.m.    
 
PURCHASE TICKETS
To purchase season or single game tickets for ETSU women's basketball, visit ETSUTickets.com or call 423-439-3878.
 
For more information on Buccaneer women's basketball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's basketball tab.