PHILIPPI, W. Va. – The University of Charleston Golden Eagles Men's Basketball team (11-2, 5-2 MEC) defeated the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan by a score of 102-77 on Wednesday evening as Senior guard Drew Rackley reached the 1,000^-point mark in his collegiate career between UNC Ashville and Charleston. Rackley has 786 points as a Golden Eagle in his Charleston career and is on pace to break the 1,000 mark by the end of the season, making him the 48th in program history to accomplish such feat. With the win, the Golden Eagles are off to their best start under head Coach Dwaine Osborne in his seven seasons at the helm. Charleston was led offensively by Rackley, who recorded a season-high 32 points on 12-of-16 shooting while executing on six of his nine attempts from beyond the arc.

JUST THE BASICS

SCORE: Charleston 102, Wesleyan 77
LOCATION: Charleston, W. Va.
TEAM RECORDS: Charleston (11-2, 5-2 MEC), Wesleyan (5-8, 4-3 MEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

The Bobcats came into the game undefeated on the road this season but the sharpshooting Golden Eagles were too much to handle, as Charleston converted on 15-of-30 attempts from beyond the arc compared to Wesleyan's 9-of-21 effort.
 
After trailing 8-7 just minutes into the ball game, the Golden Eagles used an 11-0 run to regain the lead at 18-8. Charleston would never look back after the early run and carried a 54-38 lead going into the break. Shooting just over 65%, the Golden Eagles converted on 21-of-32 attempts from the floor in the opening frame while executing 11 made 3 PT shots.
 
In a game that saw Rackley score 1,000 collegiate points, Bobcat Dusan Vicentic became the 2^nd Wesleyan player in the past two seasons to record 1,000 career points, doing so on a made three-point attempt in the final minute of the first half.
 
The Golden Eagles would increase their lead to 25 with 12:00 remaining in the second half after Rackley recorded a steal and finished off a fast break jump shot on the other end, giving UC a 73-48 lead. Finding themselves up 35-points and holding a 97-62 lead, Wesleyan used a 15-5 run to close out the game with Charleston winning by a score of 102-77.

Charleston Leaders (40-63, 61.2 percent from the field)
Drew Rackley– 32 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists
Keith Williams– 22 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist
Lamont McManus – 14 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists
Seth O'Neal- 12 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds

Wesleyan Leaders (30-56, 53.9 percent from the field)
Anthony Garcia– 14 points, 1 assist, 8 rebounds
Ross Young – 12 points, 2 rebounds
 
Up Next:
The Golden Eagles will hit the road on Saturday to take on the Senators of Davis & Elkins College with tip scheduled for 4:00 p.m.