BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Fighting Camels are back on the court for another road CAA matchup, as they get set to take on Elon Friday night in an effort to move to 2-0 this season against the Phoenix.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Campbell (17-9, 10-3) at Elon (11-13, 6-6)
Friday, Feb. 20 | 7:00 PM
Schar Center | Elon, N.C.
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Last Time Out: Campbell earned its 10^th CAA victory in dramatic fashion, defeating UNCW by two points on Sunday. Jasmine Nivar led the team with 13 points and eight rebounds and was awarded her sixth CAA Rookie of the Week honor as a result.
 
Road Warriors: The first half of Campbell's CAA slate featured six out of nine games on the road. Beginning with Charleston (2/3), CU plays six of its final nine games at home.
 
In the Rankings: Campbell ranks 215 in the NET and 227 in Bart Torvik's rankings. Elon is ranked 217 and 208.
 
Scouting the Opponents: The Phoenix has gone 3-3 in its last six games without repeating a win or loss result. The team last played on Friday, a nine-point loss to Drexel.
 
Elon is ninth in the country and first in the CAA in bench points per game. It also leads the conference in forced turnovers. LaNae' Corbett leads the team with 11.6 points per game, the only player averaging double figures.
 
Series History: CU holds a 22-12 advantage in the overall series. The Camels came away with a 10-point win earlier this season, holding the Phoenix scoreless for the final 5:31 and overcoming an eight-point second half deficit.  
 
Stifling the Conference: The Camels are allowing 53.1 points and 35% shooting in CAA play.
 
One of the best in the country: Jasmine Nivar has won the CAA Rookie of the Week award six times. She is one of four players in the NCAA to win her conference's freshman of the week award six or more times (Aaliyah Chavez, Oklahoma; Blanca Quiñonez UCONN; Uche Izoje, Syracuse).
 
The chase for 1K: Gianni Boone eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career, doing so against Monmouth. She is the 22nd player in program history to accomplish the feat and the first since Luana Serranho in 2022.
 
Second Quarter Defense: CU is allowing 12.5 points in second quarters, including lows of 0 to Virginia-Lynchburg, 2 to Grambling State, and 4 to both Western Carolina and Carolina University. 12 of 26 opponents 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 is the only D1 team to hold four opponents to less than 5 points in any quarter.
 
Leading the Conference: CU leads the CAA in blocks per game (5.0), FG% defense (36.0) and scoring defense (55.6).
 
The squad is top 5 in the CAA in free throw attempts, rebound margin, offensive rebounds per game, total rebounds, scoring margin, and three-point percentage defense.
 
N'na Konate is second in total blocks and fourth in blocks per game.
 
The Camels are top 50 in the NCAA in blocks per game (23rd), FG% defense (16th) and scoring defense (12th).
 
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.  
 
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.
 
Decade under Fisher: Head Coach Ronny Fisher enters his 10^th season at the helm in Buies Creek. He has amassed a 191-112 record and has twice led Campbell to a program record 23 wins in a season.
 
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