BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Despite four in double figures and shooting over
48 percent from the field, Campbell dropped a 76-74 decision to USC
Upstate in its home finale Saturday inside the John W. Pope Jr.
Convocation Center.
Campbell falls to 14-13 overall and 9-9 in A-Sun play, while the
Spartans improve to 18-8 with a 12-5 conference record.
Senior center Ashley Williamson posted her
eighth double-double of the season in the loss, notching 12 points
and 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Monique
Spry led the Lady Camels with a season-high 13 points, adding
five rebounds and four assists.
Tonisha
Baker, another rookie guard, gathered 12 points, seven
rebounds, six steals and five assists. Junior guard Courtney Cannon
chipped in 10 points with five rebounds and a pair of dimes.
Freshman forward Jazmine
Cooper also notched nine points with eight boards and a pair of
steals.
Junior forward Chelsea McMillan recorded 14 points and 16 rebounds
to lead the Spartans, while freshman guard Tee'Ara Copney tallied
18 points and five assists. Sophomore guard Kendra Wallace tacked
on 10 points. Courtney Hawkins, Shadae Thompson and Lesley Daniel
registered nine, eight and seven points, respectively.
Despite 20 first half turnovers, the Lady Camels owned a 37-36 lead
at the break, with Ashley Williamson powering in
eight of Campbell's 20 first-half points in the paint.
After the break, a Cooper lay-in put the Lady Camels up three, but
seven straight Upstate points gave the Spartans a 43-39 advantage
with 17:45 to play. That spurt sparked a 19-7 run by the Spartans,
and ballooned the lead to nine at 55-46 after a Courtney Hawkins
four-point play at the 14:13 mark.
The Lady Camels then made a run of their own, as Geami
Britt and Jazmine
Cooper layups bookended a 10-1 CU run to tie the game at 56. A
Britt three from the corner then put the Lady Camels on top 59-58
with 10:12 remaining.
Up by seven with 4:14 remaining, the Spartans made a final run,
scoring 13 of the game's final 16 points to take the 76-74 win.
The Lady Camels will conclude the regular season next weekend in
Jacksonville, Fla., taking on Jacksonville and North Florida.
