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Lady Camels Down Upstate 98-70 on Record-Setting Senior Day; Clinch No. 3 Seed in A-Sun Tournament

BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Campbell posted a Gore Arena record for points in a 98-70 Senior Day win over USC Upstate, led by Tonisha Baker's 30 and Lauren Yesh's 20 Saturday afternoon inside the Pope Center.

The Lady Camels move to 13-16 overall and finish 12-8 in Atlantic Sun play, while Upstate falls to 16-12 with a 12-7 conference mark. The CU win coupled with a North Florida loss places the Lady Camels as the No. 3 seed for next week's A-Sun Tournament in Macon, Ga. Campbell will face No. 6 Belmont (10-19, 7-13 A-Sun) on Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Against the Spartans, Campbell built a 19-point lead at the break with a 44-25 advantage when Monique Spry drained a three. The Lady Camels owned an 18-30 (.600) clip from the floor in the opening stanza, with Yesh and Baker posting 6-for-8 and 5-for-8 rates and picking up 13 points each.

Jazmine Cooper pushed the lead to 20 for the first time at the 18:45 mark in the second half with a pair of free throws, 48-27, and then tacked on a fast-break lay-up after an Upstate miss. Campbell owned its largest lead of the game, 32, at the 3:50 mark when senior guard Courtney Cannon took a Yesh pass and scored down low to give CU a 92-60 advantage.

Campbell's 98 points mark the most for the program since hitting the century mark in a 107-90 win over Florida Atlantic on Feb. 13, 2003. The Lady Camels posted 90 points once earlier this season, defeating Stetson 93-80 on Jan. 22 in Buies Creek.

Baker, a sophomore guard, is the first Lady Camel to reach 30 points in a single game since April Cromartie scored 35 against Belmont on Dec. 1, 2001. The High Point, N.C. native added six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win, also registering a 12-for-15 mark from the field.

Yesh, recognized prior to the game as one of the Lady Camel seniors, responded with a career day, pouring in a career-high 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, while completing a double-double with 11 rebounds. The double-double effort was Yesh's third this season and fifth in the senior's career.

Sophomore forward Jazmine Cooper also registered a double-double, her third-straight, with 10 points and 10 boards. The Fayetteville, N.C. native has scored in double figures in each of her last nine outings, a career-high.

Junior guard Kate Cloxton dished out 11 assists, including eight in the second half, with only one turnover. Spry finished nine points and three rebounds, while Roslyn Presley collected seven points and two rebounds in the win. Cannon and Ashley James both added six points.

Leading the Spartans was Chelsea McMillan with a game-high 32 points, adding 12 rebounds in the loss. Sharniece Wadelington added 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Tee-Ara Copney tacked on eight points for Upstate.

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