BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Campbell begins its final regular season road
trip of the year on Thursday, traveling to Stetson. Tip-off is
slated for 5 p.m. inside the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Fla.
Last time out, Campbell (11-14, 10-6 Atlantic Sun) hit 11 of its
first 12 shot attempts and never trailed in a 79-63 win over
Lipscomb.
Monique
Spry led four Lady Camels in double figures with a game-high 17
points on 4-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three. The
sophomore guard added four rebounds and three assists in the CU
win. Junior guard Kate
Cloxton added 15 points and five assists, while tying a
career-high with six rebounds.
Senior forward Lauren
Yesh tallied 14 points with seven rebounds, while sophomore
forward Jazmine
Cooper registered 13 points, four rebounds and three
assists.
Cooper has notched double figures in each of her last five games, a
career-best streak for the Fayetteville, N.C. native.
Yesh played in her 115th career game on Monday, ranking
the senior forward fourth on the all-time appearances list. The
Evart, Mich. native can tie April Cromartie (1998-02) and Carrie
Emory (1998-02) for second all-time with her next appearance. Yesh
also moved past Melvarie Watson (1978-81) on the all-time
rebounding list for 13th with 574 on her career.
Cloxton, meanwhile, moved past Emory on the all-time assists list
with her 295 dimes, raking the junior seventh in the program's
history. Cloxton also drained three-pointer number 45, 46 and 47 on
Monday night to move into a tie with Becky Lastinger's 1994-95
single season mark. The Winfield, W.Va. native needs seven more
treys to tie Sara Moore's 1999-00 all-time record.
Sophomore guard Tonisha
Baker, who posted two points and nine rebounds against
Lipscomb, leads Campbell on the season with 11.0 points and 6.0
rebounds per game. Cooper adds 9.4 points and 5.8 rebounds a game,
while Yesh registers 9.2 points and 6.4 boards per outing.
The Hatters (14-11, 10-6 A-Sun) come into Thursday's tilt as
winners in nine of their last 12 games, including each of their
last three. The Hatters are one of three teams knotted at 10-6 in
A-Sun play, along with the Lady Camels and USC Upstate.
Sophomore guard Victoria McGowan leads three Hatters that average
double figures at 14.2 points per game, adding 5.4 rebounds. Tierra
Brown and Jessica Conner add 13.3 and 11.1 points per game for
Stetson. Conner, a senior forward, tacks on 6.0 boards a game.
In the teams' previous meeting, Jan. 22 in Buies Creek, Campbell
notched a 93-80 win, posting the program's most points in a single
game since 2003. The Lady Camels also set season-highs in points
(93), field goals made (38), field goal percentage (.623, 38-61),
free throw percentage (.900, 9-10), assists (26) and fewest
turnovers (14).
Baker led six Lady Camels in double figures with 16 points. Yesh,
Cooper and Spry all registered 14 points, while Cloxton collected a
double-double with 13 points and 12 assists. McGowan paced Stetson
with 19 points and 10 rebounds, adding four assists and two steals
in the loss. Brown added 16 points with a trio of buckets from long
range, while Natasha Graboski and Conner recorded 13 points
apiece.
Campbell leads the all-time series with the Hatters 20-13, dating
back to 1991, holding a decisive 14-2 advantage in Buies Creek. The
Lady Camels are 6-10 all-time on the road against the Hatters.
Campbell has claimed six of the last seven meetings over
Stetson.
After Thursday's showdown, the Lady Camels will head to
league-leading Florida Gulf Coast, taking on the Eagles in Ft.
Myers, Fla. on Saturday, Feb. 19.