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Jacksonville holds off Camels 71-58

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Jacksonville ended the game on a 15-5 run and dealt Campbell a 71-58 Atlantic Sun Conference loss Monday night at Swisher Gym.

Eric Griffin's dunk in transition brought the Camels within 56-53 with 3:38 remaining, but Ayron Hardy and Keith McDougald each had five points in the final push to lead JU (14-6, 8-3) to its third-straight victory.

Lorne Merthie's 3-point play cut the gap to 63-58 with 1:53 to go, but JU scored on its next 3 possessions, while the Camels went 0-for-3 from the field with one turnover down the stretch.

Griffin led Campbell (11-11, 5-7) with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 4 steals. The junior from Orlando hit 8-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the line. He has made 42-of-65 shots (.646) while averaging 17 points and 8.3 rebounds over the last 6 games.

Rico Ferguson added 10 points and Junard Hartley 9 for the Camels, who committed 28 turnovers that JU converted into 20 points.

McDougald led five Dolphins in double figures with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Hardy added 11, while Delwan Graham, Travis Cohn and Russell Powell chipped in 10 apiece.

Jacksonville shot 47.9 percent (23-48) from the field, made 20-of-28 (.714) from the line and finished with a 29-26 advantage on the boards. Campbell shot 41.7 percent from the floor, 16-of-19 from the stripe (.842), but hit just 2-of-9 threes.

The Dolphins led 32-27 at half-time thanks to 50 percent shooting and a 16-8 edge on points in the paint. Cohn led JU with 8 first-half points, including a pair of threes, while Griffin had 11 before the break for the Camels.

With 112 blocked shots through 22 games, Campbell continues to lead the A-Sun in rejections (5.1 per outing) and is only six short of breaking the school team record for blocks in a year (117 set in 1997-98).

Campbell dropped to 3-7 on the road, while Jacksonville improved to 7-1 at home.

The Camels return to action Saturday in a 4:30 p.m. tip-off at Mercer.
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Players Mentioned

Rico Ferguson

#3 Rico Ferguson

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Eric Griffin

#21 Eric Griffin

F
6' 8"
Junior
Junard Hartley

#12 Junard Hartley

G
6' 3"
Senior
Lorne Merthie

#25 Lorne Merthie

G
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Rico Ferguson

#3 Rico Ferguson

6' 2"
Freshman
G
Eric Griffin

#21 Eric Griffin

6' 8"
Junior
F
Junard Hartley

#12 Junard Hartley

6' 3"
Senior
G
Lorne Merthie

#25 Lorne Merthie

6' 2"
Junior
G