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Women's Basketball Set to Host League-Leading Florida Gulf Coast Thursday

BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Coming off a thrilling win over USC Upstate in front of a home crowd last weekend, Campbell women's basketball will take on the Atlantic Sun's leader on Thursday, as sharp-shooting Florida Gulf Coast heads into the John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center.

The Lady Camels (11-16, 4-14 A-Sun) were paced by Ashley Williamson, as the junior center posted a team-high 14 points, leading Campbell past USC Upstate, 62-58. Williamson also knocked down 6-of-8 from the charity stripe, while pulling down five rebounds in the win.

Joining Williamson in double figures was freshman guard Amanda O'Neill and junior forward Geami Britt, who added 11 and 10 points respectively. O'Neill posted six rebounds and three assists on the afternoon, with Britt chipping in two rebounds and a pair of assists.

Junior guard Lindsay Smithberger came off the bench with an eight-point flurry in nine minutes on the floor, including a 2-of-3 clip from three. Sophomore forward Lauren Yesh and junior forward Gara Bell added five points in the win.

Yesh and Britt have led the Lady Camels on the offensive end, combining for 18.2 points per game on the season. The two have also combined for 24 double figure scoring games, with one or the other leading CU on 13 occasions.

FGCU (23-4, 16-3 A-Sun), meanwhile, are coming off an even closer game at Jacksonville, as the Eagles' Kelsey Jacobson lifted her squad over the Dolphins with a three-point bucket just before the final horn. The Eagles' 68-67 victory was their 14th in a row.

Since exerting their dominance in a 102-53 shredding of USC Upstate on Feb 5, however, FGCU has played opponents at a much closer distance, taking its last five wins by single digits. Florida Gulf Coast owns 13 double figure wins on the season.

In the teams' previous meeting, Campbell's A-Sun opener back in December, FGCU opened the second half with a 23-10 run on the way to a 73-46 win inside Alico Arena. Britt led the Lady Camels, grabbing 10 of her team-high 12 points in the first half. Williamson, meanwhile, registered nine points and five boards while Yesh added eight points and five rebounds.

The Eagles, who launched 29 three pointers in the afternoon tilt, knocked down 11 from behind the arc, with seven coming from freshman guard Kelsey Jacobson and junior forward Chelsea Lyles. The pair went for 12 and 13 points, respectively. Junior guard Brittany Brown notched a game-high 17 points to go along with five rebounds. Junior forward Adrienne McNally joined the trio in double figures, recording 12 points and eight boards.

The Lady Camels will hit the floor once more during the regular season after their match up with FGCU, hosting Stetson on Saturday. Five Lady Camels will be honored on the traditional senior day.

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Players Mentioned

Gara Bell

#40 Gara Bell

C
6' 0"
Redshirt
Amanda O

#30 Amanda O'Neill

G
5' 9"
Freshman
Ashley Williamson

#24 Ashley Williamson

C
6' 1"
Junior
Lauren Yesh

#41 Lauren Yesh

F
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Gara Bell

#40 Gara Bell

6' 0"
Redshirt
C
Amanda O

#30 Amanda O'Neill

5' 9"
Freshman
G
Ashley Williamson

#24 Ashley Williamson

6' 1"
Junior
C
Lauren Yesh

#41 Lauren Yesh

5' 11"
Sophomore
F