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BUIES CREEK, N.C. --- Campbell used a 19-4 fourth-period run to help claim a 73-66 victory over Western Carolina on Monday night inside Gore Arena. Summer Price led the Lady Camels (5-2) with a career-high 26 points.
RaeChaun Edwards added a career-high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field with an 8-of-12 mark from the free throw stripe. It was Edwards' third 20-point effort of the season. Price pulled down a team-high six rebounds and connected on 8-of-9 free throws.
Amanda Coffer finished with 10 points and matched a career-high five blocks for the third time this season. Her fourth block was historic as it was career number 112 that put her in first place all-time on Campbell's career block list. The Summerfield, North Carolina native accomplished the feat in less than two and a half seasons.
Campbell trailed WCU (3-5) 54-51 with 8:41 to play. The Lady Camels responded with the 19-4 spurt, which included an 11-0 run, to take a 70-58 lead with 2:54 on the clock. The 12-point advantage was the largest of the night.
The Catamounts scored the next four points to cut the deficit to 70-62 on a layup by Julia Brown. Price hit a pair of free throws late and WCU would only get back within seven as Campbell earned the non-conference victory. Price had 15 in the second half while Edwards tallied 14.
Campbell shot a season-best 52 percent (25-for-48) from the field and it was the third game this season with better than 50 percent shooting. The Lady Camels also shot a season-best 77.8 percent (21-for-27) from the free throw stripe.
Ace Easter led the Catamounts with 11 points while Raziyah Farrington tallied 10 and Kyia Hough finished with nine. Erika Joseph pulled down a game-high seven rebounds.
The Lady Camels jumped out to a quick 8-4 lead three minutes into the contest following a Price jumper. However, the Catamounts held CU scoreless for the next four minutes and scored 12-straight points to take a 16-8 advantage.
Sarah Smith hit a layup with just under a minute to play in the period for Campbell's first field goal since early in the game to draw within 18-13. Western answered with a pair of free throws and an Easter jumper to take a 22-13 lead after one period.
The Lady Camels responded with an 8-0 spurt to open the second and draw within one of the Catamount lead at 22-21. Later, CU erased a three-point deficit with a quick 6-0 run to re-take the lead at 29-26 with 4:43 to play in the first half.
Back-to-back buckets by Brianna Mack gave WCU the lead right back and the advantage increased to three at 34-31 with a jumper by JonTay Mitchem. With under a minute to play in the second, Price hit a contested jumper and Tiffany Daniel nailed a driving layup to give Campbell a 35-34 lead with 24 seconds on the clock. Western held for the last shot and Mitchem nailed a jumper just inside the arc as time expired to give the Catamounts a 36-35 lead at the break.
CU struggled out of the gate in the second half as WCU scored the first five points of the third period and took a 42-35 lead with 6:47 remaining in the quarter. Price hit CU's first field goal of the frame with almost four minutes in and hit two more to bring the Lady Camels back within one at 42-41 with four minutes left in the period.
WCU's lead was back to five at 46-41 before Edwards hit a layup and nailed a three to knot the game at 46-46 with 1:41 to play in the third. Each team traded baskets and the score stood tied at 50-50 before Price hit a free throw with two seconds to play in the frame to give CU a 51-50 lead heading to the fourth.
Campbell will be back in action on Wednesday night when it travels to take on former Atlantic Sun foe East Tennessee State. Tipoff from Johnson City, Tennessee is set for 7 p.m.
