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Women's Basketball Travels to Stetson

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.

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