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The Mount comes back to top Campbell, 68-64

EMMITSBURG, Md. – Mount St. Mary's finished on a 21-8 run to notch a come-from-behind 68-64 victory against Campbell on Saturday afternoon at Knott Arena. Junior guard Kiera Gaines (Mechanicsville, Va.) paced the Lady Camels with 18 points and 10 rebounds, her third double-double of the season.

Both Gaines and The Mount's (2-4) Sydney Henderson, who led the game with 27 points, nailed four three-point field goals. The teams each shot above 44 pct. from the field with Campbell (3-2) tallying a higher 47.9 pct.

A 10-1 run by the Lady Camels built a 56-47 advantage, the largest by either team, following a made jumper by senior forward Heather Beadle (Austin, Texas) with 6:45 left. Junior guard Summer Leverette (Turkey, N.C.) hit a jumper outside the paint on the baseline, then converted a fastbreak layup to jump start Campbell rally.

Following a timeout by Mount St. Mary's, it made a run to take the lead 59-58 with 2:52 remaining on a pair of free throws by Henderson. Henderson knotted the game up at 64-all with 1:14 to play on the trey after sophomore guard RaeChaun Edwards (Spring Grove, Va.), who finished with six points, hit one of two free throws following a Gaines' layup.

Campbell was called for an offensive foul in the next possession on a drive to the basket, and the Mount responded to take the lead, 66-64, on a pair of made free throws by Jody Chickey with 25 seconds left.

With six seconds left, Gaines drove to the bucket and missed a layup off the glass in traffic as The Mount grabbed the rebound. Henderson sunk a pair of free throws to provide the home team with a four-point cushion and three tics on the clock.

Senior forward Roslyn Presley (Petersburg, Va.) contributed 11 points and made 5-of-6 free throws, while classmate Ashley James (Round Rock, Texas) added eight points. The Lady Camels tallied a 12-of-15 performance from the line.

A six-point game was tallied by junior guard D Janelle Brown (Oklahoma City, Okla), making one triple along with senior guard Jessica Moore (Jacksboro, Tenn.).

Six of the 10 assists credited to Campbell were registered by Gaines.

The contest came down to the battle on the boards as Mount St. Mary's out-rebounded Campbell, 31-27, which included a decisive 10-4 edge on the offensive glass. Turnovers were also vital to The Mount as 13 Lady Camels' turnovers generated 22 points in the other direction.

Adding double-digit points for The Mount were Ashley Christie and Jody Chickey with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Jessie Kaufman added seven points. The leading rebounder for Mount St. Mary's was Kaitlyn Eisenhard with seven followed by Christie with six.

Campbell held a 32-28 lead at the half as Gaines drilled back-to-back three-point field goals. She shot 4-of-5 from behind the arc and added a layup for 14 points and seven rebounds.

Henderson led The Mount at halftime with 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting and three made field goals.

The teams traded three pointers over the first five minutes, going 5-for-6, with Campbell holding a slight 14-11 advantage.

After an eight-day break over the Thanksgiving holiday, Campbell returns to Gore Arena/John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center on Dec. 2 to on Big South play against Radford at 7 p.m. 

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Players Mentioned

Heather Beadle

#24 Heather Beadle

C
6' 3"
Senior
D Janelle Brown

#10 D Janelle Brown

G
5' 4"
Junior
RaeChaun Edwards

#11 RaeChaun Edwards

G
5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Kiera Gaines

#22 Kiera Gaines

G
5' 11"
Junior
Ashley James

#33 Ashley James

F
6' 1"
Senior
Summer Leverette

#14 Summer Leverette

G
5' 7"
Junior
Jessica Moore

#4 Jessica Moore

G
5' 8"
Senior
Roslyn Presley

#25 Roslyn Presley

F
5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Heather Beadle

#24 Heather Beadle

6' 3"
Senior
C
D Janelle Brown

#10 D Janelle Brown

5' 4"
Junior
G
RaeChaun Edwards

#11 RaeChaun Edwards

5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Kiera Gaines

#22 Kiera Gaines

5' 11"
Junior
G
Ashley James

#33 Ashley James

6' 1"
Senior
F
Summer Leverette

#14 Summer Leverette

5' 7"
Junior
G
Jessica Moore

#4 Jessica Moore

5' 8"
Senior
G
Roslyn Presley

#25 Roslyn Presley

5' 11"
Senior
F