BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell celebrated Senior Night at Gore Arena in style on Friday with a 79-57 victory over East Tennessee State that sent the Camels back into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Campbell (18-9, 13-5) jumped to a 13-3 lead and held a double-digit advantage for the final 32:50 of play while extending its winning streak to a season-best six games in the last home appearance for Jonathan Rodriguez, Kyle Vejraska, William Kossangue and Miles Taylor. The advantage reached 33 points (76-43) with 4:05 remaining before head coach Robbie Laing emptied his bench.

Sophomore Lorne Merthie hit 5 three pointers and scored a game-high 19 points. Taylor added 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting, while Junard Hartley scored 10, dealt 5 assists and made a career-best 7 steals during the CSS-TV/A-Sun Game of the Week.

"I really don't have any explanation for nights like these," said head coach Robbie Laing. "But you don't have this kind of success unless your guys are connected and playing for each other. We got after it with our full court pressure, and we're running our offense better than any time this year, better than any time in my 7 years here."

Rodriguez, who entered the game ranked 4th in the league in scoring (17.9), finished with 9 points, but dealt 4 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds. Kossangue added 9 points and 2 assists in 19 minutes.

Micah Williams led ETSU (14-14, 10-7) with 14 points and Sheldon Cooley had 11. The Bucs made just 39 percent of their shots (22-56) and committed 22 turnovers, which the Camels converted into 29 points.

Campbell's 6-game win streak is the program's longest since a 7-game stretch late in 1995-96. The last 4 victories have come during an 8-day span.

ETSU's Justin Tubbs opened the game with a 3-pointer, but five different Camels scored during the 13-0 burst that followed. Campbell shot 52 percent (13-25) from the floor in the opening half and held a 35-19 lead at intermission, thanks in part to 15 points scored off 13 ETSU miscues.

Campbell finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field (27-54) and hit 10-of-21 (.476) from 3-point range, plus 15-of-22 from the line to offset a 40-29 rebounding advantage for the visitors. ETSU made just 4-of-18 from long range and 9-of-15 from the stripe (.600).

Following the game, the four seniors and senior manager Seth Womble addressed the crowd of 3023, the second-largest gathering ever at 3095-seat Gore Arena.

The 2010 senior class has helped the program compile its best four-year record in league play (36-36) since joining the A-Sun in 1994-95. CU's 56 overall victories over the last 4 seasons is the program's most in a similar span in 14 years.

CU also broke the school record for regular season conference wins (12), set in 1993-94 while Campbell was a member of the Big South.

Campbell entered the game 1-10 all-time vs. ETSU, but has won the last two games at Gore Arena.

The Camels close the regular season next week at Jacksonville Thursday (Feb. 25) and North Florida Saturday (Feb. 27).