Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ Florida State Seminoles
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CHSO | 13 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 63 |
FSU | 29 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 99 |
No. 18 Florida State women begin season with 99-63 victory over Charleston Southern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- — O’Mariah Gordon scored 21 points, Makayla Timpson added 18 points and No. 18 Florida State began the season with a 99-63 victory over Charleston Southern on Monday night.
FSU has won 29 of its last 30 season openers and is 42-10 all-time in season-opening games. The Seminoles lead Charleston Southern 4-0 all-time, including an 83-32 victory in the last meeting during the 2021 season.
Amaya Bonner had 15 points, Alexis Tucker scored 14 and Sara Bejedi added 10 for Florida State. Gordon finished in double-figure scoring for the 18th time in her career.
Florida State scored 11 unanswered points in the first quarter to build a 29-13 lead. Bonner scored five straight points to begin a 10-0 run in the second quarter to make it 44-17. The Seminoles extended their lead to 43 points after opening the third on a 12-2 run to make it 70-27.
Alba Garcia led Charlston Southern with 19 points.
The Seminoles host No. 11 Tennessee on Thursday. Charleston Southern faces another Power Five program on Friday against Clemson.
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Game Information
Tallahassee, FL
Referee:Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Referee:Tommi Paris
Referee:Kiara Negron
2025-26 Standings
| Big South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-6 |
| Radford | 12-4 | 1 | 23-13 |
| Longwood | 11-5 | 2 | 21-10 |
| Gardner-Webb | 9-7 | 4 | 12-19 |
| Winthrop | 7-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| UNC Asheville | 7-9 | 6 | 12-18 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 6-10 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 8-22 |
| Presbyterian | 1-15 | 12 | 3-27 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
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