BUIES CREEK - Five Camels reached double-figures as Campbell defeated Gardner-Webb, 80-57, Saturday afternoon at Gore Arena.
Campbell, on a five-game win streak, improves to 11-5 overall and 8-3 in conference play while Gardner-Webb drops to 5-11 overall and 5-6 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Fighting Camels made 7-of-12 shots from three in the first half, holding a 30-27 lead over the Runnin' Bulldogs at the break
- Campbell came out of halftime on a 15-2 run and outscored Gardner-Webb 25-8 in the third quarter behind 10 points off the bench from Faith Price
- CU continued its hot shooting into the fourth quarter, making 6-of-9 shots from the field and 12-of-12 shots from the charity stripe down the stretch for the win
NOTABLES
- All nine players scored for Campbell including five reaching double-figures in the game, both season-highs for the Camels this season
- Shy Tuelle led all scorers with 19 points, matching her season-high with five three-pointers in the game
- Tuelle also finished with six assists and five steals, both career-highs for the junior, to go along with four rebounds
- Taya Bolden extended her double-double streak to three games, recording 13 points and a season-best 18 boards. The redshirt-senior has finished with double-figures in 10 of her past 11 games, including seven-straight
- Bolden passed Keira Gaines (880 rebounds, 2011-15) for sixth on the program's all-time rebounding list with 883
- Bolden also matched her season-high with five assists, all coming in the first half of today's game
- Brittany Staves made her first career start, providing a season-high 10 points for the Camels
- Price recorded 10 of her 13 points in the third quarter, making 5-of-7 shots in the game
- Luana Serranho made a career-best 8-of-8 shots from the free throw line, finishing with 11 points
- Serranho has remained perfect from the free throw line in Big South play this season, making 18 straight shots
- Campbell enjoyed one of its best shooting performances overall this afternoon, matching its season-high point total of 80, shooting 51.1% from the field. The Camels combined for 12 three-pointers, shooting a season-best 63.2% from deep, and made a season-high 20-of-22 free throws
- Gardner-Webb shot 28.6% from the field and 16.0% from three in the game
- Lauren Bevis came off the bench, scoring a team-high 13 points for the Runnin' Bulldogs while Alasia Smith added 12. Alexis Hueston also added seven points and nine boards.
NEXT UP
Campbell returns tomorrow for game two against Gardner-Webb at 3:00 p.m. on ESPN+
