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Women's Basketball

Campbell hosts Coppin State Thursday

Free admission to all kids 12 & under for all Campbell basketball home games

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell returns home Thursday to host Coppin State. Tip-off from Gore Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. with Evan Budrovich and Wanda Watkins providing commentary on ESPN+. 

Tickets are just $8 and are available at GoCamels.com/tickets or by calling 1-877-Go-Humps. Kids 12 and under get in free.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Shy Tuelle scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed nine boards as Campbell fell at Norfolk State, 54-42
  • Campbell trailed by as many as 17 but cut it to a two-point game in the 4th quarter. Norfolk State closed out the game on a 12-2 run to earn the win

SERIES HISTORY

  • Campbell leads the all-time series, 1-0
  • Marks the first matchup between both teams since 1989 when the Camels earned a 65-58 victory over the Eagles on a neutral court at the Dartmouth Invitational

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

  • Coppin State is 2-5 this season featuring wins over Winthrop and Saint Peter's
  • Redshirt junior guard Mossi Staples has scored in double-figures in six of seven games and leads the Eagles averaging 13.9 points
  • Reigning MEAC Player of the Year, graduate guard Jaia Alexander, has yet to appear in a game for the Eagles
  • Rank No. 61 nationally holding foes to 57.4 points per game
  • Picked to finish third in MEAC preseason poll behind Howard and Norfolk State

A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...

  • Be the 775th win in program history (774-583)
  • Be head coach Ronny Fisher's 220th career win (219-208)
  • Be Fisher's 123rd win at Campbell (122-64)

BLOCK PARTY

  • Through five games Campbell ranks No. 25 nationally averaging 5.3 blocks per game
  • Christabel Ezumah ranks No. 12 averaging 2.83 blocks per game and No. 12 with 17 total blocks on the season
  • Overall, six different Camels have recorded at least one block or more

SHY'S SHOOTING SHINES

  • Graduate guard Shy Tuelle has started the season as one of the top shooters in the country
  • Tuelle ranks No.1 nationally making 4.17 threes per game and No. 4 with 24  total made threes
  • The all-time Campbell leader in made threes with 220 in her career, Tuelle ranks No. 5 nationally shooting 55.6% from behind the arc
  • In the season opener against NC Wesleyan, Tuelle connected on 7-of-12 threes and had 23 points-- both career-high tying marks
  • Tuelle went 6-for-7 from three for 18 points in a win against SC State
  • The Hampton, Tenn. native has made at least one three in every game this season and multiple threes in five of six games

ADVANTAGE IN THE CREEK

  • Under head coach Ronny Fisher, Campbell has compiled a 66-26 (.718) record at home including a 35-9 (.807) mark over the past five seasons
  • 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
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Players Mentioned

Shy Tuelle

#11 Shy Tuelle

G
5' 10"
Junior
Christabel Ezumah

#32 Christabel Ezumah

F
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Shy Tuelle

#11 Shy Tuelle

5' 10"
Junior
G
Christabel Ezumah

#32 Christabel Ezumah

6' 2"
Freshman
F