BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Looking to extend its seven-game win streak and perfect start in Big South play, Campbell (10-3, 4-0) heads to Winthrop (2-11, 0-2) Wednesday.
Tip from Winthrop Coliseum is set for 7:00 p.m. and will air on ESPN+ with Mike Vaillancourt providing play-by-play commentary.
LAST TIME OUT
- Taya Bolden recorded 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead Campbell to a 58-50 victory at High Point last Saturday
- Luana Serranho chipped in 17 points while adding five assists, three boards and two steals
- High Point led by as many as 12 following a 10-0 run through the end of the first quarter and into the second. Campbell made it a one-possession game to end the half, closing out on a 9-2 run including five points scored off of turnovers.
- Campbell took its first lead since the opening minutes on a Brittany Staves layup late in the third quarter. A pair of free throws from Serranho with 4:12 left in the game gave the Camels their largest lead of 12 on the day.
- After allowing the Panthers to make 7-of-12 field goals and 3-of-7 threes in the first quarter Campbell held the reigning conference champions to 27.9 percent shooting from the field (12-43) and 7.1% from behind the arc (1-14) the rest of the way
A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD
- Be the 758th win in program history (757-574)
- Be head coach Ronny Fisher's 204th career win (203-200)
- Be Fisher's 107th win at Campbell (106-56)
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
- Picked 11th in Big South preseason poll
- Return three starters and welcome seven newcomers to its roster
- Led by head coach Semeka Randall Lay in her second season
- Sophomore guard J'Mani Ingram leads the Eagles averaging 10.2 points per game while junior forward Sierra Hunter averages 7.5 points and 7.9 boards
- Enter Wednesday's matchup with a 2-11 overall record including an 0-2 mark in conference play
SERIES HISTORY (Campbell leads 35-11)
- 46th all-time meeting
- Campbell has won four straight in the series and 8 of 9 matchups under Coach Fisher
- Last season the Camels went 3-0 against the Eagles, winning both regular season matchups and a quarterfinal matchup in the Big South tournament
- Faith Price scored a career-high 23 points making six 3-pointers off the bench in an 80-37 win in the first matchup last season
- Shy Tuelle followed with 21 points and seven boards in the second game, a 69-41 win
- Campbell won 54-41 in the third game, advancing to the Big South semifinals behind double-digit efforts by Tuelle and Serranho
STAT SHEET LEADERS
IN THE NATIONAL RANKS
- 2nd in three-point FG% defense - 22.0%
- 5th in scoring defense - 49.9
- 16th in scoring margin - 17.9
- 20th in assists per game - 17.1
- 34th in FG% defense - 35.7%
- 37th in three-pointers per game - 8.1
- 45th in turnovers forced - 19.9
- Bolden ranks 17th in the nation with 8 double-doubles and 25th averaging 3.8 offensive boards
- Price ranks 17th shooting 45.0% from three and 27th making 2.77 threes per game
SERRANHO EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
- Serranho was named Big South Player of the Week after leading Campbell to wins over Longwood and High Point
- The senior guard averaged 17 points, making 13-of-17 shots (76.5%), along with 5.5 assists, 3 boards and 2.5 steals across two games
- Serranho has had an efficient start in Big South play averaging 14 points on 71.4% (20-28) shooting from the field and 7.0 assists
WWWWWWWIN STREAK
- Campbell is on a seven-game win streak, its longest since winning 10 straight during the 2019-20 season
- The Camels are also off to its best start in conference play (4-0) since rejoining the Big South
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
- Faith Price has made 3 or more threes in seven of the last nine games and is averaging 2.8 made threes per game this year
- The junior guard has made at least one three-pointer in all but one game this season
- On the season Price is shooting 45.0% (36-80) from range ranking 15th in the nation
BOLDEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES
- Taya Bolden has recorded double-doubles in six straight games
- The redshirt senior is nearly averaging a double-double on the year behind 12.7 points and 9.8 boards
- Overall, Bolden ranks 17th nationally with eight double-doubles in total this season
TUELLE SETS THREE-POINT RECORD
- Tuelle broke the program record with her 177th career three-pointer against Gardner-Webb on Jan. 1
- The senior broke former Campbell alum Caroline Bowns (2015-19) record of 176
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE
- This season Campbell ranks 5th in the nation in scoring defense holding foes to an average of 49.9 points per game
- The Camels rank 2nd nationally in 3-point field goal percentage defense holding foes to 22.0% shooting from behind the arc and 34th in field goal percentage defense at 35.7%
- Campbell has held foes to under 40% shooting from the field in 10 of 12 games this season and has forced 15 or more turnovers in 10 games this year
TEAM EFFORT
- Campbell leads the Big South and rank 20th in the country averaging 17.1 assists per game
- The Camels are 8-0 when three or more players reach double-figures
HEAD COACH RONNY FISHER
- Enters his sixth season with Campbell (106-56 / .645) and 14th overall (203-200 / .508)
- In five seasons under Fisher, Campbell has won 96 games -- an average of 19 per year
- Campbell won the 2019-20 Big South regular season title and finished as Big South tournament runner-up in 2019 and 2021
- He has also led the Camels to two postseason appearances in the WBI, claiming their first ever postseason victory in route to the tournament semifinals to mark the first time a Big South team has reached the title prelim game.
- Fisher leads all active coaches in the Big South with 202 wins overall and 124 in conference play
- Received contract extension through the 2025-26 season in summer of 2021
- Won his 100th game at Campbell on Dec. 1, 2021 against South Carolina State
- Won his 200th career game on Jan. 1, 2022 against Gardner-Webb
