JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 6, 2023) – The ETSU women's basketball team won its second game in a row on Wednesday when it defeated Charleston Southern by a score of 79-52. With Wednesday's victory, the Buccaneers improved to 6-3 on the 2023-24 campaign.
 
ETSU had a balanced offense with four different players in double figures en route to a season-high 79 points. Jaileyah Cotton led the way with a career-high 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field. Courtney Moore and Jakhyia Davis were not far behind with 15 points apiece and Journee McDaniel added 12 points as well. Additionally, Davis and McDaniel narrowly missed out on double-doubles totaling nine and eight rebounds, respectively.
 
East Tennessee State started quickly on Wednesday. ETSU held Charleston Southern to 2-for-14 shooting from the field and CSU totaled just five points in the opening frame. It marks the 11^th time this season that the Bucs have held an opposing team to under 10 points in a quarter. Offensively, the Bucs were balanced. Moore tallied six points and Davis was not far behind with five. ETSU capped the first quarter on a 9-0 run and held a 17-5 lead after one quarter.
 
ETSU kept pouring it on in the second quarter. The Buccaneer lead grew to as many as 29 points with a little over three minutes to go until halftime. ETSU's offense was extremely efficient in the second quarter shooting 9-for-15 from the field and seven different Bucs scored in the stanza. After two quarters, ETSU led 40-15.
 
With a healthy lead, ETSU kept the pressure on Charleston Southern when the second half got underway. ETSU's advantage grew to a game-high 32 points in the closing minute of the third quarter, 58-26, before settling at 30 points, 58-28, heading to the fourth and final quarter.
 
Charleston Southern had its best offensive quarter of the night in the fourth scoring 24 points. However, ETSU's reserves nearly matched that point total. In the final quarter, 18 of ETSU's 21 points came from players that did not start the game. Cotton led this charge with eight of her 17 points in the final 10 minutes. Thanks to the play of Cotton and the rest of the Buccaneers, ETSU finished off the 27-point win and remained unbeaten against Charleston Southern, 3-0.
 
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.    
 
To purchase season or single game tickets for ETSU women's basketball, visit ETSUTickets.com or call 423-439-3878.
 
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