BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Four Camels scored in double figures and Atlantic Sun Conference leader Campbell defeated Stetson 81-55 Saturday at Gore Arena.

Jonathan Rodriguez led the Camels with 17 points, Lorne Merthie added 16, Preston Dodson added 14 and William Kossangue 12 for the Camels (11-5, 6-1), who won their third-straight and fifth in the last six games.

Campbell stands 6-1 in the league for the first time since joining the A-Sun in 1994-95. CU's 11-5 overall record marks the program's best start since the 1993-94 squad started 12-4.

Stetson (4-12, 2-6) dropped its fifth in the last six outings. The Hatters shot just 37.7 percent from the floor and only 5-of-27 from 3-point range and committed 16 turnovers, which the Camels converted into 23 points. Ridge Graham and Tyshawn Patterson led Stetson with 14 points, while A.J. Smith added 11.

Rodriguez made 6-of-10 from the floor, while pulling down a game-high 7 rebounds for the Camels, who improved to 8-1 at home (4-0 vs. league opponents) this year. Dodson added 6 boards, while hitting 6-of-7 from the line. Merthie canned 4-of-5 from long range, while Kossangue connected on 5-of-6 from the field and made both of his treys.

Hartley hit career highs in assists (13) and steals (6) for the Camels, who entered the game ranked 6th in the nation in steals (11.1) and 11th in turnover margin (+4.6).

Campbell shot 51.8 percent from the floor, including 9-of-14 (.643) from 3-point range and allowed only 3 second-chance points, just one in the second half.

CU rode an 11-2 run to a 30-14 lead with 7:34 to play in the opening period. The Camels made 11 of their first 18 shots, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Stetson answered, however, with a 13-5 burst and cut the gap to 35-27 on Liam McInerney's 3-point play with 59 seconds remaining.

CU closed the half with a 5-0 spurt, capped by Junard Hartley's steal and feed to Lorne Merthie for a transition lay-up just before the buzzer and the Camels led 40-27 at the break. CU then scored the first two buckets of the second period and Stetson never got closer than 14 the rest of the way.

The Camels led by as many as 29 and improved to 10-1 this year when holding opponents to less than 70 points in a game.

Rodriguez scored 11 first-half points, while Dodson and Merthie added 8 apiece for the Camels, who shot 53 percent from the floor (4-5 from 3-point territory) and scored 14 points off 10 Stetson first-half turnovers. Hartley had 7 assists and 5 steals in the opening period alone.

Graham led Stetson with 10 points in the opening half. The Hatters made just 10-of-25 shots (.400), 3-of-13 from 3-point range.

Rodriguez now has 1933 points in 107 games during his career. He needs just 15 to break the school's all-time scoring record of 1947 set by Sam Staggers from 1973-77.

The Camels return to action Thursday in a 7:15 p.m. (CST) tip-off at Belmont.