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Baker Named A-Sun Player of the Week

BUIES CREEK, N.C.-After pouring in a near triple-double, then following with a 30 point outing on the way to a 2-0 week for the Lady Camels, Campbell's Tonisha Baker has been named the Atlantic Sun's Player of the Week.

"It's great to see Tonisha playing her best basketball this time of year," said Lady Camel head coach Wanda Watkins. "She has certainly stepped it up a notch recently, especially with her performances this past week. I am very happy to see her honored in this manner. I feel that she is very worthy."

Against East Tennessee State on Thursday, Baker paced the Lady Camels with a game-high 16 points, adding nine rebounds and a career-high nine assists, narrowly missing a triple double, in a 60-57 win over the Buccaneers. The win was Campbell's first in 12 tries over ETSU, as Baker scored 12 of her game-high 16 in the second half.

On Saturday against USC Upstate, Campbell's Senior Day, the sophomore fueled a blistering Lady Camel offense that posted a Gore Arena record 98 points in a 98-70 win over the Spartans with 30 points.

Baker 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 an astounding 12-for-15 mark from the field.

In all, she averaged 23.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game for the Lady Camels.

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 leads the Lady Camels on the season at 11.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. The sophomore has posed 20 or more points four times this season, including twice in A-Sun play.

With the undefeated week, the Lady Camels clinched the No. 3 seed in this week's A-Sun Tournament in Macon, Ga. Campbell is slated to face No. 6 Belmont on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. inside Mercer's University Center.

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