BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Campbell will host longtime rival UNC Wilmington
in the series' 45th all-time meeting Saturday,
tipping-off with the Seahawks at 1p.m. inside the John W. Pope Jr.
Convocation Center.
The Lady Camels (0-6) have not squared off with UNCW (4-2) since
2007, the second-longest gap in series history. The teams faced
each other 42 times from 1974-2001, with a meeting in every
calendar year except for 1980 and 1992. Campbell leads the all-time
series 30-14 that includes a 17-4 mark in Buies Creek.
Sophomore guard Tonisha
Baker leads CU in scoring at 11.2 points per game, coming off a
career-high 21 point performance against High Point last week.
Baker has racked up 41 points in two games at home this season, and
carries averages of 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0
steals and 1.0 blocks per game inside the John W. Pope Jr.
Convocation Center this year.
Jazmine
Cooper, a sophomore forward who tallied nine points and nine
rebounds against the Panthers, is posting 8.7 points per game,
while leading the Lady Camels on the glass at 6.2 a contest. Senior
forward Lauren
Yesh is adding 8.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game this
season. Monique
Spry and Courtney
Cannon tack on 7.0 points per game apiece.
The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach and recent James
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Cynthia
Cooper-Dyke, boast three double-figure scorers, including Kristen
Hanzer (13.7 ppg), Brittany Blackwell (13.3 ppg) and Martha White
(10.3 ppg). Blackwell, a senior forward, also paces the Seahawks on
the boards with 10.2 rebounds per game. White, a senior center,
adds 8.0 rebounds per game.
Alisha Andrews also adds 9.7, while Jessica Freeman averages 7.7
points per game. Andrews is hitting .393 percent from distance,
nailing a team-high 11 three-pointers.
After Saturday's tilt, the Lady Camels will host North Carolina
Central in the first of two Education Days on the campus of
Campbell University, Dec. 14. Local elementary school students will
enjoy a Campbell women's basketball game on their trip to Campbell.
Game time is scheduled for 11:45 a.m.
