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Kennesaw State Sends Campbell to Its Sixth-Straight Loss 82-68 Saturday Afternoon

BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Kennesaw State used a 17-3 run to close out the first half en route to an 82-68 victory at Campbell Saturday afternoon at Carter Gym in Atlantic Sun action.

Campbell's (3-12, 1-4 A-Sun) Letitia Dickson led all scorers with 22 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor and 6-of-8 shooting from three-point range. Dickson's six three-point shots is one shy of the school record set by Amanda Edwards in 1998. The Lady Camels have lost six-straight game overall and four-straight Atlantic Sun games.

Kennesaw State (7-9, 3-3) was led by Rosetta Hollis with 19 points (17 in the second half) and six rebounds and Jennifer Baker finished with 17 points, six rebounds and 10 assists.

Lauren Arthur scored a career-high 15 points for the Lady Camels all coming in the second half on 6-of-10 shooting and 3-of-5 shooting from three-point range. Marlena Murphy turned in her seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Octavia Blackwell posted her second-straight double-figure game with 10 points.

Murphy converted one of two free throws with 4:33 remaining in the opening half cutting a once 10-point Owl lead down to six at 27-21.

Kennesaw State held CU to just a three-pointer by Dickson over the remained of the half and carried a 44-24 lead into the break.
The Owls opened the game converting on their first six field goal attempts and jumped out to a quick 16-6 lead after the first five minutes of the game. An Adrienne Rieley jumper at the 12:47 mark brought CU to within two at 16-14, marking the closest the Lady Camels would be for the remainder of the game.

Campbell went on a 9-2 run over the first three minutes of the second half cutting the deficit to 46-33. Before the Lady Camels could blink the Owls went on a 10-2 run taking just under two minutes off the clock regaining control of the momentum with a 56-35 lead.
The lead swelled to as many as 24 in the second half before Campbell closed the game on a 17-10 run which included 11 of Arthur's 15 points.

Kennesaw State took advantage of 22 Campbell turnovers converting them into 31points and turned 17 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points. The Owls outrebounded Campbell 39-31 led by Stephanie Scearce's seven boards.

The Lady Camels will look to turn their fortune Thursday night at Stetson (2-13, 2-2) in DeLand, Fla.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Arthur

#12 Lauren Arthur

G
5' 3"
Freshman
Octavia Blackwell

#14 Octavia Blackwell

G
5' 6"
Junior
Letitia Dickson

#10 Letitia Dickson

G
5' 3"
Sophomore
Marlena Murphy

#50 Marlena Murphy

C
6' 0"
Junior
Adrienne Rieley

#41 Adrienne Rieley

F/C
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Arthur

#12 Lauren Arthur

5' 3"
Freshman
G
Octavia Blackwell

#14 Octavia Blackwell

5' 6"
Junior
G
Letitia Dickson

#10 Letitia Dickson

5' 3"
Sophomore
G
Marlena Murphy

#50 Marlena Murphy

6' 0"
Junior
C
Adrienne Rieley

#41 Adrienne Rieley

6' 1"
Junior
F/C