BUIES CREEK - Campbell women's basketball heads back out on the road to South Carolina, matching up against Charleston Southern on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 22 & 23) on ESPN+
HOW TO TUNE IN
LAST TIME OUT
- Campbell earned its first Big South wins on the road, sweeping the series at Presbyterian
- Shy Tuelle hit a layup at the buzzer to propel Campbell to a 62-61 victory in game one. Tuelle followed it up by hitting a game-clinching free throw in the final seconds of the second game in a 59-58 win
- Taya Bolden led the CU offense in the series, averaging 17 points per game on 60.9% shooting from the field in just 24 minutes per game
- Tatyana Carver made consecutive starts for the first time this season, averaging 10.5 points per game during the series including scoring a season-high 13 points in the first game
- Lauren McNamara-Clement came off the bench to average 10 points during the series
NOTABLES & NATIONAL RANKS
- CU is seeking its 742nc win in program history on Friday at Presbyterian (741-550)
- Ronny Fisher is seeking his 89th win (88-51) and 53rd win in the Big South play (52-30) as head coach of the Fighting Camels
- Rank No. 17 nationally and No. 1 in the Big South in scoring defense, holding foes to just 54.5 points per game
- Rank No. 53 nationally and No. 1 in the Big South in field goal percentage defense with opponents shooting 36.3%
- Rank No. 42 nationally and No. 3 in the Big South with 52 blocks on the year
- Rank No. 42 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South with 90 three-pointers
- Campbell also leads the Big South in assists per game at 12.8 and assist turnover ratio at 0.87
- Lauren McNamara-Clement ranks No. 40 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South in blocks with 20 on the season, averaging 1.54 per game
- Taya Bolden ranks No. 27 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South in total rebounds with 116 on the season
SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS (6-6, 4-4)
- Charleston Southern sits at 6-6 overall and 4-4 in Big South play this season, but have lost 3 of its last four games
- The Buccaneers are coming off a series split at home against UNC Asheville, winning the first game, 67-63, and falling in the second game, 65-58
- The Bucanneers return nine players including four starters from last year's squad that finished 4-26
- Charleston Southern ranks 17th nationally and leads the Big South shooting three-pointers at a 38.4% rate
- Charleston Southern Also ranks 2nd in the Big South, shooting 41.0% from the field
- The Buccaneers lead in the Big South with 15.8 fouls per game and rank in the lower-half of the league giving up 18.2 turnovers per game
- Leading scorer Sharita Godfrey has made 24 three-pointers this season for the Buccaneers, leading the conference in three-point FG% shooting 49% from range
- Charleston Southern was selected 10th overall in the Big South Preseason Poll
SERIES HISTORY (CU LEADS 36-6)
- Campbell is 36-6 all-time against Charleston Southern, winning the past five matchups
- Head Coach Ronny Fisher is 7-2 against the Buccaneers since the 2017
- Campbell swept the series against Charleston Southern last season, winning 61-36 at home and 43-42 on the road
SPORTSCENTER TOP 10
- Campbell appeared on SportsCenter Top 10 plays at No. 4 after Shy Tuelle hit a buzzer-beating layup to give Campbell a 62-61 win at Presbyterian (1/15)
- Tuelle followed up her clutch performance by hitting the game-clinching free throw in the second game of the series, propelling Campbell to a 59-58 win
800-800 FOR BOLDEN
- Taya Bolden became the 10th player in program history to have recorded 800 points and 800 rebounds
- Bolden surpassed 800 career rebounds against High Point on Jan. 4 become the 11th player in program history to reach the mark, and currently sits at 841 total (7th all-time in CU history)
- The redshirt-senior surpassed 800 points on Jan. 16 at Presbyterian and now sits at 814 total points in her career
