BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Campbell will travel to East Tennessee State on
Monday, Dec. 20, taking on the Buccaneers in Atlantic Sun
conference women's basketball action at 7 p.m. inside the Memorial
Center.
At 1-8 overall and 0-1 in A-Sun play, Campbell is led by sophomore
guard Tonisha
Baker at 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Lauren
Yesh and Jazmine
Cooper follow with 8.3 and 7.9 points per game, while combining
for 11.0 rebounds a contest. Kate
Cloxton averages 4.6 assists per game, fourth in the
conference.
Last time out, the Lady Camels dropped an 85-71 decision at USC
Upstate in their A-Sun opener. Campbell owned the edge in a
majority of the game, but suffered a 22-2 Spartan run over a span
of 6:23 in the first half. CU went 0-for-5 from the field,
committing eight turnovers in that span, while owning a 69-63
advantage for the remainder of the game. Junior guard Kate
Cloxton posted a season-high 21 points in the loss, the third
time a Lady Camel has notched 20 or more points in a game this
season.
Over the last three games, the Lady Camels have shot 46.3 percent
from the floor, up from 34.8 percent before that stretch. Freshman
forward Ashley
James has gathered averages of 9.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per
game over her last two outings. The rookie post collected
Campbell's first double-double of the season against North Carolina
Central, posting 11 points and 14 rebounds before adding eight and
five at Upstate.
ETSU, at 2-5 and 0-1 in A-Sun play this season, is currently riding
a five game losing streak, after starting the season 2-0. The
Buccaneers suffered an 87-47 loss at nationally ranked North
Carolina on Dec. 8, and opened their A-Sun schedule with a 78-70
loss at USC Upstate.
Freshman forward Destiny Mitchell leads the Bucs at 13.0 points and
9.0 rebounds per game, while senior guard Tara Davis averages 12.7
points and 4.1 assists per game. Junior forward Natalie Pickwell
adds 9.9 points and 4.1 rebounds a game.
ETSU leads the all-time series with the Lady Camels 10-0, which
dates back to 2006, when the Buccaneers joined the A-Sun.
Campbell will round out 2010 and its nonconference schedule at
Presbyterian on Dec. 30.
