BUIES CREEK - Campbell women's basketball returns to postseason play on Monday against Winthrop in the quarterfinal round of the Hercules Tires Big South Championships.
The Camels enter the Big South tournament as the 2nd-seed while Winthrop sits as the 7th-seed.
HOW TO TUNE IN
LAST TIME OUT
- Campbell earned the 2nd seed in the Big South after sweeping UNC Asheville at home on March 2 & 3
- Campbell controlled the glass in the first game, out-rebounding Asheville 49-29 as Lauren McNamara-Clement and Taya Bolden each had double-doubles in less than 20 minutes of playing in a 65-34 rout of the Bulldogs
- The Camels mounted a late comeback in game two, outscoring the Bulldogs 7-2 in the final minute capped off by a Faith Price layup with less than two seconds to go to win 52-51
- Luana Serranho provided a game-high 18 points in the second win of the series, making 3-of-4 shots from three
NOTABLES & NATIONAL RANKS
- CU is seeking its 747th win in program history on Friday at Radford (746-564)
- Ronny Fisher is seeking his 95th win (94-52) and 59th win in the Big South play (58-31) as head coach of the Fighting Camels
- Rank No. 10 nationally and No. 1 in the Big South in scoring defense, holding foes to just 53.0 points per game
- Rank No. 19 nationally and No. 1 in the Big South in field goal percentage defense with opponents shooting 35.5%
- Rank No. 29 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South in three-point FG defense with opponents shooting 27.1% from behind the arc
- Rank No. 46 nationally and No. 1 in the Big South with 40.22 rebounds per game
- Rank No. 2 in the Big South making 6.9 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.1% from range
- Taya Bolden ranks No. 45 nationally and No. 2 in the Big South in rebounds per game, averaging 9.8
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
- Winthrop finished the regular season with a 6-17 overall record and 5-15 record in conference play. The Eagles were bumped up to the 7th seed after the conference office reseeded the tournament due to Radford dropping out.
- The Eagles are currently on a six-game losing streak since defeating Radford, 63-59 on Feb. 6
- Myra Strickland leads the Eagles in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per game
- Winthrop ranks No. 3 in the conference in rebounding margin at +1.7 while Maleeah Langstaff ranks No. 6 in the Big South averaging 0.95 blocks per game
- The Eagles last reached the quarterfinals of the Big South Championships in 2014-15, falling to Campbell 65-52
SERIES HISTORY (CU LEADS 31-11)
- Campbell holds a 31-11 record all-time against Winthrop, including a 16-5 mark in home games
- The Camels have won the past five matchups including defeating the Eagles twice at home during the regular season
- Ronny Fisher has posted a 9-1 record against Winthrop as head coach of the Camels
BIG SOUTH HONORS
- Shy Tuelle was named First Team All-Big South while Taya Bolden was selected Second Team All-Big South
- Lauren McNamara-Clement was honored on the All-Academic team as well as being selected as the conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the first WBB student-athlete to win the award for Campbell
CLUTCH CAMELS
- The Camels have won four games by one point this season:
- W, 55-54 vs. Longwood (1/9)
- W, 62-61 vs. Presbyterian (1/15)
- W, 59-58 vs. Presbyterian (1/16)
- W, 52-51 vs. UNC Asheville (3/3)
900-900 FOR BOLDEN
- Taya Bolden became the 6th player in program history and 13th in the Big South to record over 900 points and 900 rebounds
- Bolden surpassed 900 rebounds on Feb. 26 against Radford becoming the 6th player in Campbell history and 14th player in Big South history to reach that plateau
- The redshirt-senior broke the 900 point barrier in the final game of the regular season on March 3 against UNC Asheville
- Bolden currently ranks at No. 4 in the Campbell record book with 921 career boards
