Skip To Main Content

Campbell University

Gardner-Webb Defeats Campbell 64-55 In Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball


BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Chris Gash hit back-to-back threes during a decisive late run and Gardner-Webb topped cold-shooting Campbell 64-55 in Atlantic Sun men's basketball action Tuesday at Paul Porter Arena.



Gash gave the Bulldogs the lead for good at 55-53 on a triple with 2:00 to play and the Camels dropped to 1-9 on the road this year. Campbell made just two shots from the floor in the last 6:00 and hit just 21-of-61 (34 percent) on the night.



A senior forward, Gash finished with a game-high 17 points, 10 in the second half, to lead the Bulldogs (7-15, 5-6). Takayo Siddle added 10 points for GWU, which finished the night 9-of-28 (32 percent) from beyond the arc and shot 42 percent (24-57) from the floor.



Kyle Vejraska led Campbell (10-11, 5-6) with 16 points. Reggie Bishop had 14, Jonathan Rodriguez 11 points, plus 12 boards, and Eric Smith finished with 10. Campbell made a season-low three triples in 22 attempts (14 percent).



Rodriguez' bucket capped a 9-0 Camel run and put the Camels ahead 37-31 with 14:06 to play. However, the Bulldogs answered with a 12-0 burst as five different players scored to move in front 43-37 with 11:11 left.



GWU hit 5 of its first 10 threes, including back-to-back triples by Takayo Siddle that gave the Bulldogs a 25-23 edge with 4:30 remaining in the opening half. Despite making just one shot from the floor in the last 6:46 of the first period, Campbell led 26-25 at half-time.



The Camels made just 1-of-12 threes (.083) in the first half. Campbell played without injured starting forward Russ Gibson for the second-straight game. Ruell Pringle, CU's third-leading scorer (9.5) also did not play due to illness.



The Fighting Camels return to action Friday in a 7:30 p.m. tip-off at Kennesaw State that will be televised regionally throughout the Southeast on CSS.

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Russ Gibson

#20 Russ Gibson

F
6' 9"
Senior
Ruell Pringle

#5 Ruell Pringle

G
6' 2"
Junior
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

F
6' 5"
Freshman
Eric Smith

#11 Eric Smith

G
6' 1"
Senior
Kyle Vejraska

#1 Kyle Vejraska

F
6' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Russ Gibson

#20 Russ Gibson

6' 9"
Senior
F
Ruell Pringle

#5 Ruell Pringle

6' 2"
Junior
G
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

6' 5"
Freshman
F
Eric Smith

#11 Eric Smith

6' 1"
Senior
G
Kyle Vejraska

#1 Kyle Vejraska

6' 8"
Freshman
F