BUIES CREEK, N.C. ­- Laren Vanarsdale scored 18 points and Ashley Bates added 16 as Hampton took down Campbell Wednesday night inside Gore Arena.
 
Vanarsdale, who ranks fourth in the Big South in scoring, surpassed her average on 6-of-9 shooting and a 5-of-6 mark from the line in the full 40 minutes of action. Bates hit 5-of-8 from the field and 6-of-7 from the stripe for Hampton (18-10, 14-5 Big South).
 
Taya Bolden led the Campbell charge with 13 points and finished just shy of a double-double with eight boards. Kianna Speight followed with nine points on 3-of-8 shooting with all three makes coming from behind the arc.
 
Campbell (21-7, 16-3 Big South), who trailed by as many as seven heading into the final period, cut the lead back to one point twice with the last stretch coming at the 6:31 mark when Taya Bolden finished inside to make it 36-35.
 
Hampton later pushed its lead back up to six, 43-37 with 2:12 to go before Campbell cut it back to three on the ensuing possession thanks to a triple from Shy Tuelle. The Pirates, however, responded with a 6-0 spurt to end the contest.
 
Campbell committed a season-high 22 turnovers which the Pirates were able to convert into 20 points. The Pirates were also able to get out on the break as well outscoring the Camels 10-0.
 
The Camels close out the regular season on Saturday at Gardner-Webb with tip-off set for 2 p.m. before hosting one half of the Hercules Tires Big South Conference Championship as the No. 1 seed. The tournament is set to begin on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
 
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