ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Redshirt junior RaeChaun Edwards led Campbell with 16 points and freshman Summer Price knocked down a three-pointer with nine seconds remaining to push the Lady Camels to a 56-51 win at UNC Asheville on Tuesday evening.
Leading 53-51 and inbounding under their own basket with two seconds on the shot clock, Edwards connected with Price on the right side of the circle for the shot to ice the game in favor of the Lady Camels.
Edwards was joined in double figures by seniors Kiera Gaines (15) and Summer Leverette (14), and Leverette also led Campbell with seven rebounds, including six on the defensive end.
UNC Asheville's Shonese Jones led all scorers with 20 points, and Jeannie Buckner led all players with 12 boards in the contest.
Campbell went 19-of-56 (33.9 percent) from the field and knocked down six of its 19 three-pointers (31.6 percent). The Lady Camels also took advantage of their trips to the free-throw line, converting 12-of-17 (70.6 percent) attempts from the charity stripe.
The Lady Camels narrowly missed holding their opponent under 30 percent from the field for the third straight game as UNC Asheville shot 32.7 percent (18-of-55) in the contest.
Buoyed by eight early points from Edwards, Campbell opened the game on a 14-5 run over the opening eight minutes. Edwards knocked down a pair of shots from beyond the arc and the Bulldogs connected on just two of their first 11 shots as the Lady Camels pieced together the early lead.
A three-pointer by UNC Asheville's Tacey Trammell with 11:28 remaining ended Campbell's first run, but the Lady Camels immediately responded with another scoring spurt, this time 10-2, over the next two minutes. Gaines punctuated the run with a three-pointer at the 9:04 mark to give Campbell a 24-10 advantage.
The Bulldogs refused to go away, however, and closed out the first half on a 13-5 run to close Campbell's lead to just six points. Five different UNC Asheville players contributed to the run and four straight from Leah Wormack to end the half sent the Lady Camels into the locker room leading just 29-23.
UNC Asheville grabbed its first lead since being up 3-0 after beginning the second half on another 9-2 burst. A three-pointer from Jones followed by a layup by Tiffany Wilson put the Lady Camels into a 32-31 hole with 14:27 on the clock.
Leverette led the Lady Camels' response with five unanswered points to retake a 36-32 lead, and Campbell never trailed again following the Turkey, N.C., native's run.
An 11-2 run by the Lady Camels, culminating in a layup by Gaines with 5:16 remaining, rebuilt a double-digit lead at 47-37. UNC Asheville answered with a 9-2 burst of its own to cut the lead back to three with 3:08 left to set up a tight contest down the stretch.
Jones' shot from beyond the arc cut Campbell's lead to 53-51 with 38 seconds to play, setting up Price's three-pointer to ice the game.
Campbell will return to action on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. as High Point makes the trip to Gore Arena. The Panthers claimed the first matchup between the two sides this season with a 79-59 victory on Jan. 5 on their home court.
