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Lady Camels Host Lipscomb on Pink Zone Monday

BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Campbell will look to improve its positioning in the Atlantic Sun conference standings as the Lady Camels host Lipscomb on Monday at 7 p.m. inside the Pope Center. Monday's contest will be Campbell's "Pink Zone" game, raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campus and in the community.

Campbell will donate three-quarters of its profits from Monday's game to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The WBCA Pink Zone® initiative is a global, unified effort for the WBCA nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. Donations will also be accepted at the game for Relay for Life.

T-shirts will be given to the first 300 students in attendance, sponsored by the Campbell Campus Activities Board (CAB). This is Campbell's fifth year as a participant in the event.

Since winning seven games in a row in January, Campbell (10-13, 9-6 A-Sun) has dropped four of its last six outings, but has already clinch a berth to March's A-Sun Tournament. The Lady Camels are currently tied for the second slot in the tourney with Stetson and North Florida. CU split the season series with UNF and won its only meeting so far with Stetson. The Hatters will host Campbell on Thursday in DeLand, Fla.

On Saturday, Belmont defeated CU 54-45 in Buies Creek, posting a decisive 10-2 run midway through the second half and holding the Lady Camels to 33 percent shooting on the game.

Sophomore forward Jazmine Cooper led Campbell with 16 points and 10 rebounds, her first double-double of the season and second of her career. The Fayetteville, N.C. native tied her career-best with 16 points, set in the Lady Camels' last game (at Kennesaw State Feb. 7). Cooper added three steals and two blocks in the loss.

Tonisha Baker, a sophomore guard, joined Cooper in double figures with 12 points and seven rebounds, adding three assists. Lauren Yesh and Ashley James both tacked on six points apiece for Campbell.

Baker leads Campbell at 11.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game on the season. Cooper, how has tallied 16 points in each of her last two games, averages 9.3 a game with 5.9 boards. Yesh gathers 9.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for the Lady Camels.

Lipscomb (8-16, 5-10 A-Sun) comes into Buies Creek on a four game losing streak after a 74-59 setback at Jacksonville on Feb. 5. In the Bisons' last 10 games, the team has won only once, a 73-59 win over Belmont.

Senior guard Jenna Bartsokas leads the Bisons in scoring at 15.3 points per game, while Anna Bowers, a junior guard, adds 13.4 points a contest.

In the teams' previous meeting in Nashville, Tenn., senior guard Courtney Cannon led the Lady Camels to an 81-66 win with a career-high 22 points. Yesh also posted 14 points with eight boards in the CU win.

Bowers led three Bisons in double figures with 16 points, all in the second half. Bartsokas also posted 13 points with three rebounds and three assists, while junior post Brittany Duerk tallied 12 points and eight rebounds.

Campbell holds an 8-7 edge on the all-time series with the Bisons, having won the past four meetings. The Lady Camels are 5-2 all-time against LU at home.

Next up for CU will be its final road swing of the regular season, heading to the Sunshine State for meetings at Stetson (2/17) and Florida Gulf Coast (2/19).

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