BUIES CREEK - Campbell hits the road for the first of two series in the Palmetto State, matching up against the Presbyterian Blue Hose this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 15-16) on ESPN+

LAST TIME OUT

• Campbell held a high-powered Longwood offense to just 54 points in the two-game series, splitting games against the Lancers this past weekend
• Campbell held off a late Longwood surge in the first game, going on to win 55-54. The Lancers responded in the second game as Kyla McMakin scored the final nine points for Longwood, hitting a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer as Campbell fell 54-52.
• Micaila Coleman averaged 9.0 points and 9.5 boards, recording a career-best 13 boards (including 10 on the offensive glass) in the first game and scoring a career-best 10 points in the second game
• Taya Bolden averaged a double-double with 15 points and 11.5 rebounds while Luana Serranho finished the series with 15.5 points per game thanks in part to 9-of-13 shooting from behind the arc in the series
• CU dominated the offensive glass in the series, out-rebounding Longwood 42-23 on the offensive boards

NOTABLES

• CU is seeking its 740th win in program history on Friday at Presbyterian (739-550)
• Ronny Fisher is seeking his 87th win (86-51) and 50th win in the Big South play (50-30) as head coach of the Fighting Camels
• Rank No. 15 nationally and No. 1 in the Big South in scoring defense, holding foes to just 53.6 points per game
• Rank No. 37 nationally and No. 1 in the Big South in field goal percentage defense with opponents shooting 35.0%
• Rank No. 25 nationally and No. 4 in the Big South with 454 total rebounds
• Rank No. 19 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South with 49 blocks on the year
• Rank No. 35 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South with 79 three-pointers
• Campbell also leads the Big South in assists per game at 12.9, and assist turnover ratio at 0.87
• Lauren McNamara-Clement ranks No. 27 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South in blocks with 20 on the season, averaging 1.82 per game
• Taya Bolden ranks No. 16 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South in total rebounds with 108 on the season. Bolden also ranks No. 31 in the nation with 4 double-doubles on the year

SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE

• Presbyterian is 6-5 overall and 5-3 in Big South play, earning series splits against Gardner-Webb, Radford and Charleston Southern and most recently sweeping USC Upstate
• Campbell will have its hands full once again, matching up against two of the top-10 scorers in the Big South for the third straight series, this time taking on sophomore forward Tionna Carter (14.0 ppg) and junior guard Trinity Johnson (11.5 ppg)
• Between Carter and Johnson, the Blue Hose also return two other starters from last season in Jade Compton and Tess Santos and 77% of their scoring from a year ago
• The Blue Hose average just 4.0 three-pointers per game and shoot 21.3% from downtown, but have outscored opponents in the paint in each of their last nine games
• Presbyterian plays with a defense-first mindset, ranking No. 35 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South in scoring defense at 56.9, right behind Campbell at 53.6
• PC has held opponents to 36.0% shooting from the field while forcing 18.7 turnovers per game
• The Blue Hose were voted to finish eighth in the Big South Preseason Poll after finishing ninth last season with a 12-18 record overall and 7-13 mark in the Big South

SERIES HISTORY (CU LEADS 10-8)

• Campbell is 10-8 all-time against Presbyterian all-time, but has won the past four matchups
• Head Coach Ronny Fisher has coached in every Campbell-Presbyterian matchup ever, having led the Blue Hose from 2008 through the 2015-16 season before taking over the head coaching job at Campbell before the 2016-17 season
• The Fighting Camels clinched the Big South regular season title in the last matchup, defeating Presbyterian 56-42 at home (2/29/20)

CAREER-HIGHS ALL AROUND

• Campbell has had a different scorer break their career-high in each of its first three Big South series:
  • Faith Price (23 points vs. Winthrop, 12/31)
  • Lauren McNamara-Clement (21 points at High Point, 1/5)
  • Micaila Coleman (10 points vs. Longwood 1/10)

NEARLY 800-800 FOR BOLDEN

• Taya Bolden surpassed 800 career rebounds against High Point on Jan. 4 become the 11th player in program history to reach the mark
• Bolden now sits at 833 career boards, ranking eighth in program history and 23rd in Big South history
• The redshirt-senior is 20 points away (currently at 780 total) from becoming the 10th player in program history with 800 points and 800 boards

LU HEATS UP FROM DEEP

• Junior guard Luana Serranho is shooting a team-high 61.9% from behind the arc through the team's first six Big South games
• Serranho went 9-of-13 from three in Campbell's previous series against Longwood, tying a career-high after making five three-pointers in the final game of the series (1/10)