BUIES CREEK, N.C.—Campbell will play the final game of its three-game road swing with a trip to Macon, Ga. to take on Mercer on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

"This is another big game for us," head coach Wanda Watkins. "With only seven games remaining in the conference season and with the conference race being as tight as it is every game's importance is magnified. I've been impressed by what I've seen of Mercer on film. They are a good transition team that we will need to slow down with our transition defense. Their point guard in impressive and is one of the leading scorers in the conference."

Campbell (9-13, 4-5 A-Sun) leads the all-time series with the Bears 20-10 dating back to the first game in 1988. CU is one a three-game winning streak against Mercer after sweeping the both games last season.

The Camels, after trailing by as many as 27 points in the first half, stormed back to get to within nine points on three occasions in the second half in a 70-57 loss to Jacksonville on Monday. Senior Marlena Murphy led the offensive charge with 14 of her 16 points in the second stanza. Murphy also tied for the team lead with junior Jessica Mack with eight rebounds each.

Murphy is averaging 13.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game to lead the Camels. Murphy is also the conference leader in rebounding and ranks eighth in the NCAA. Fellow senior Maggie Rich is second on the team at 7.4 points an outing. Junior guard Lauren Arthur has hit nine threes on the recent road trip and is averaging 16 points a game over the last week. Mack has scored in double figures in each of her last two games.

Mercer (4-18, 1-8 A-Sun) lost to East Tennessee State 88-57 on Monday. Sophomore LaToya Jackson led the team with 15 points against the Buccaneers.

On the year, Jackson is averaging 12.1 points a game to lead the team and rank 11^th in the conference. The sophomore also leads the conference at 2.27 three-point field goals a game and ranks fifth with a .826 free-throw percentage. Redshirt senior Sarah Russell is second on the team in scoring and ranks eighth in the conference in rebounding (6.4).

Overall, Mercer is an excellent shooting team and are second in the conference in free-throw percentage (.706) and third in three-point percentage (.332). The Camels are the best overall rebounding team in the conference at nearly 43 rebounds a game (42.4). CU is also fourth in league in defense (62.6) and seventh in scoring (59.0).

The game can be followed online on Mercer's website mercerbears.com.

Next, Campbell returns home to take on Kennesaw State on Monday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. The day will be held in conjunction with the "Think Pink" promotion where all attendees wearing pink for breast cancer awareness will be given free admission to the game.