BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Camels welcome the Carolina University Bruins for a matinee matchup in Gore Arena on Thursday, as Campbell celebrates its annual Education Day game.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Campbell (5-5) vs. Carolina University (1-8)
Thursday, Dec. 11 | 11:30 AM
Gore Arena | Buies Creek, N.C.
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Education Day: Campbell will host nearly 3,000 elementary school kids from across central North Carolina for Education Day.  
 
Last Time Out: The Camels defeated Mercer, 71-49, last Wednesday in Gore Arena. Jasmine Felton led the way with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and the Campbell defense held the Bears to their second-worst offensive performance of the season and a 25.9% field goal percentage.
 
Scouting the Opponent: Carolina University is 1-8 under first-year head coach Hannah Latiolais. Prior to playing Campbell, the Bruins will take on Morris College on Wednesday night. The team averages 60 points a game on 31.6% shooting, and Dearia Page and Jakyiiah Willis each average double figures.
 
Second Quarter Defense: CU is allowing 10.6 points in second quarters, including lows of 0 to Virginia-Lynchburg, 2 to Grambling State, and 4 to Western Carolina. Only four teams have scored 13+ points against the Camels in the second frame.
 
The Camels are one of four teams to hold an opponent to 0 points in a quarter this season (CSUN, UCLA, Ohio State). Campbell and Kentucky are the only D1 teams to hold three opponents to less than 5 points in any quarter.
 
Series History: This is the first-ever matchup between the two teams. Carolina University changed its name from Piedmont International University in 2020.
 
Felton on Fire: Jasmine Felton was nearly perfect against Mercer, going 7-of-8 from the field, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and 2-of-3 at the free throw line. Earlier in the year against Furman, Felton was unstoppable, going 8-of-11 from the field, 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and 5-of-5 at the free throw line for a career-high 24 points. At 48.5% shooting on the year, she ranks fourth in the CAA.
 
Leading the Conference: The Camels are holding opponents to 56.8 points per game, the best mark in the CAA. Campbell is 2nd in the CAA in FG% defense, holding opponents to 35.8% shooting.
 
The squad is second in the league in offensive rebounds per game (14.7) and scoring margin (7.8), and third in turnovers forced (19.7).
 
The team is top five in blocks per game, rebound margin, scoring offense, and turnover margin.
 
Ciara Alexander is second in the CAA in free throws attempts (49) and third in rebounds (71).
 
Alexander ranks 2nd in the CAA and 22nd in the country with 3.9 offensive rebounds per game.
 
National Nivar: Jasmine Nivar was named to the Tamika Catchings Award preseason watch list by the USBWA. She is one of 20 student athletes on the list and just one of two from a mid-major program.  
 
Freshman 20-piece: Freshman Jasmine Nivar led the Camels with 20 points against Tulane. She's the first freshman to score 20 points in a season opener at Campbell. She became just the fifth freshman since 2009 to score 20 points in any game.
 
Preseason Accolades: Senior Gianni Boone was named to the preseason All-CAA First Team. The Camels, who finished last year as the CAA runner-up, were picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches' poll.
 
20 Win Season: The Camels went 22-13 last year, marking the fifth time in nine seasons that Coach Fisher has led the squad to 20+ wins.
 
Top Trio Returns: The trio of Ciara Alexander, Olivia Tucker and Jasmine Felton, the top freshmen trio in the CAA last year, return for their sophomore campaigns in Buies Creek.
 
Impact Newcomers: Campbell welcomes a trio of freshmen to Buies Creek: Keaton Rikard, N'na Konate and Jasmine Nivar. The team also brings in Ashleigh Battle, a transfer from Eastern Florida State College.
 
A Summer Abroad: Konate and Nivar competed internationally this season. Konate participated with Switzerland at U20 Eurobasket, helping the Swiss to a 5-2 record in the tournament. Nivar played with the Puerto Rico U18 squad at GLOBL Jam.
 
Decade under Fisher: Head Coach Ronny Fisher enters his 10^th season at the helm in Buies Creek. He has amassed a 178-108 record and has twice led Campbell to a program record 23 wins in a season.
 
Built on Defense: Campbell is the only program in the nation to be ranked in the top-25 in scoring defense in eight of the past nine seasons. In the Ronny Fisher era, Campbell has held 42 opponents to 40 points or less and 109 opponents to 50 points or less.
 
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