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Belmont Deals Campbell 57-34 Loss Thursday in Atlantic Sun Action


NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Belmont used a dominate first half en route to a 57-34 victory over Campbell Thursday night in the Curb Event Center.

Shaunda Strayhorn led three Bruins (20-5, 14-1) in double figures with 14 points, while Alysha Clark and Amber Rockwell each had 10. Belmont outscored the Lady Camels 39-10 in the first half using runs of 17-0 and 16-4.

Adrienne Rieley led the Lady Camels (7-19, 5-11) with 14 points and eight rebounds. The 34 points is the second lowest output in Campbell history finishing behind the 33 points the Lady Camels scored at Coastal Carolina on December 11, 2006. Octavia Blackwell scored 11 second half points to join Rieley in double figures.

Campbell outscored Belmont 24-18 in the second half despite not hitting a field goal until the 13:25 mark. The Bruins shot just 24.0 percent from the floor in the second half and committed 14 turnovers, while Campbell shot 33.3 percent from the floor in the second frame.

The Lady Camels connected on just 21.6 percent of their shots on the game and only 12.5 percent from three-point range. The 11 field goals made were a season low output.

Campbell forced the Bruins into 24 turnovers with 12 steals led by three from Lauren Arthur and two apiece from Lindsay Smithberger and Ashley Williamson.

The Bruins held Campbell to its lowest first half scoring output of the season taking a 39-10 lead into the half. The Lady Camels shot just 13.3 percent in the first half connecting on 4-of-30 from the floor, while the Bruins shot 46.7 percent from the floor but hit 8-of-16 from beyond the arc.

After Campbell took a 2-0 lead, the Bruins went on a 17-0 run and then closed the half on a 16-4 run, including a three-pointer by Shaunda Strayhorn from 27 feet out that banked it at the buzzer.

The Lady Camels wrap up their two-game swing in the Music City Saturday afternoon at Lipscomb at 4:00 pm (cst). Campbell defeated the Lady Bisons 72-56 in the first meeting back on January 25 in Buies Creek.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Arthur

#12 Lauren Arthur

G
5' 3"
Freshman
Octavia Blackwell

#14 Octavia Blackwell

G
5' 6"
Junior
Lindsay Smithberger

#21 Lindsay Smithberger

G
5' 10"
Freshman
Ashley Williamson

#24 Ashley Williamson

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lauren Arthur

#12 Lauren Arthur

5' 3"
Freshman
G
Octavia Blackwell

#14 Octavia Blackwell

5' 6"
Junior
G
Lindsay Smithberger

#21 Lindsay Smithberger

5' 10"
Freshman
G
Ashley Williamson

#24 Ashley Williamson

6' 1"
Freshman
F