NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — UNC Asheville built a large early lead and defeated Charleston Southern 60-48 in a Big South Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday night at CSU Field House.

The Bulldogs led 15-8 after the first quarter and extended their advantage to 35-20 by halftime. The Buccaneers could not overcome the slow start despite winning the third quarter 16-13. Attendance was 310.

With the win, UNC Asheville improved to 9-14 overall. Charleston Southern fell to 7-16. The victory avenged a 72-66 home loss to the Buccaneers on Jan. 14. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Charleston Southern with an 85.8% probability to win.