BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Off to its first 2-0 start since 2014-15, Campbell hosts UCF Tuesday night at Gore Arena. UCF, the reigning American Athletic Conference champions, is receiving votes in both AP and USA Today national polls.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich and the legendary Wanda Watkins providing commentary.
LAST TIME OUT
- Shy Tuelle and Gianni Boone scored 13 points each and Campbell defeated NC Central, 71-55, this past Saturday in Durham
- Courtney Dahlquist added 11 points while Brittany Staves scored 10 for the Camels who improve to 2-0 to start a season for the first time since 2014-15
- Campbell also forced 27 turnovers, marking the most against a Divison I oppenent since 2019
SERIES HISTORY (UCF leads 13-9)
- UCF leads the all-time series with Campbell, 13-9, but CU is 7-2 at home against the Knights
- Marks first meeting between teams since 2005 when both teams were in the Atlantic Sun Conference
- UCF has won the last seven meetings with the Camels last win coming on Jan 24, 2002
SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
- UCF opened the season with a 72-32 win over Winthrop last Monday. The Knights had their next game against Mercer, scheduled for last Thursday, canceled due to Tropical Storm Nicole.
- Four Knights scored in double-figures led by 14 points by freshman forward Bryana Hardy and a 12 points, 11 rebound double-double by senior forward Destiny Thomas
- UCF entered the 2022-23 season with six returners and seven newcomers. Last season UCF finished 26-4 overall and 14-1 in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). The Knights won the AAC Tournament and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Florida in its opening game
- The Knights welcome an all-new coaching staff led by head coach Sytia Messer who previously coached for three seasons at Tennessee Tech (2008-12)
- UCF was picked to finish 8th out of 11 teams in the preseason American coaches' poll
- UCF is currently receiving votes in the AP and USA Today national polls
A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD...
- Be the 774th win in program history (773-580)
- Be head coach Ronny Fisher's 219th career win (218-205)
- Be Fisher's 122nd win at Campbell (121-61)
- Be Campbell's first 3-0 start since 2012-13
SHY'S CAREER WEEK
- Shy Tuelle's opening week saw the graduate guard match career-highs and break single-game bests
- In Monday's season opener Tuelle connected on 7-of-12 threes and had 23 points, both career-high tying marks
- Tuelle also became the first Camel to record 200 career threes in the win
- On Saturday, the graduate guard tied for a team-high 13 points and dished out a career best eight assists in a win at NC Central
CU DEBUTS
- Four players made their Campbell debuts in the season opener against NC Wesleyan
- Graduate transfer guard Erika Joseph came off the bench and totaled eight points, six rebounds and a career-high five assists
- Freshman guard Gianni Boone started the game and totaled six points, four rebounds and one steal in 12 minutes of action
- Other freshmen guards Logan Nuckols (six points, one assist) and Gemma Nunez (two points, two rebounds, two assists) came off the bench for their collegiate debuts
ADVANTAGE IN THE CREEK
- Under head coach Ronny Fisher, Campbell has compiled a 65-25 (.718) record at home including a 34-8 (.807) mark over the past five seasons, including 2022-23
- Over the past seven seasons Campbell has held foes to 49.3 points per game and outscored its opponents by an average of 10.9 when playing inside Gore Arena
- Since the 2016-17 season, the Camels have held foes to 40 points or less 20 times at home
PRESEASON HONORS
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
- T-1. High Point (5 first-place votes) - 92 points... T-1. Gardner-Webb (4) - 92... 3. Campbell (1) - 86... 4. Radford - 55... 5. UNC Asheville - 52... 6. Longwood - 61... 7. Presbyterian - 42... 8. USC Upstate - 29... 9. Winthrop - 28... 10. Charleston Southern - 23
CAMPBELL NOTABLES
- Return seven players and two starters from last season's squad that won a program-tying 23 games, claimed its second Big South regular season title in three seasons and earned an automatic berth to the WNIT
- Preseason All-Big South first and second team selections Shy Tuelle (6.9 points, 2.6 rebs.) and Brittany Staves (8.0 points, 4.1 rebs.) return as Campbell's leading scorers and rebounders
- Added freshmen Gemma Nunez, Logan Nuckols, Gianni Boone and graduate transfer Erika Joseph (Canisius) to the roster
- Voted to finish third in the Big South preseason poll behind Gardner-Webb and High Point
