BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Fighting Camels are set for their penultimate week of regular season play, beginning with a visit from Towson before going on the road to take on College of Charleston.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Campbell (17-10, 10-4) vs. Towson (15-12, 8-7)
Friday, Feb. 27 | 5:00 PM
Gore Arena | Buies Creek, N.C.
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Campbell at College of Charleston (21-4, 13-1)
Sunday, March 1 | 1:00 PM
TD Arena | Charleston, S.C.
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Friday Promotion: Join the Camels on Friday as they celebrate Black History Month. Campbell will also recognize former player and coach Tonya Colwell and the positive impact she has had on basketball within the community. Fans in attendance will receive "Tough Like Tonya" wristbands.
 
Last Time Out: Campbell fell on the road to Elon last Friday. Olivia Tucker scored a season-high 23 points.
 
In the Rankings: Campbell ranks 219 in the NET and 234 in Bart Torvik's rankings. Towson is ranked 239 and 254, while Charleston leads the CAA at 102 and 117.
 
Scouting the Opponents: Towson is 3-3 in its last six games and defeated Stony Brook by five in its latest contest. India Johnston continues to lead the team in scoring, averaging 14.9 points as the only Tiger in double figures. She scored 19 against the Camels in January.
 
Charleston hosts William & Mary on Friday before welcoming the Camels on Sunday. The Cougars defeated Towson last week after dropping their first CAA game of the year. Taryn Barbot leads the team with 19.4 points per game. Her sister, Taylor Barbot, and Tyja Beans also average double figures.
 
Series History: Campbell is 7-2 overall against Towson, but the Tigers earned a 57-54 win in the last matchup.
 
Charleston has won four of the last six matchups against Campbell, including a 61-49 decision earlier this season in Buies Creek.
 
Stifling the Conference: The Camels are allowing 54.1 points and 36% shooting in CAA play.
 
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.
 
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 their 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 12.3 points in second quarters, including lows of 0 to Virginia-Lynchburg, 2 to Grambling State, and 4 to both Western Carolina and Carolina University. 15 of 27 opponents have scored less than 13 points against Campbell 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 (4.9), FG% defense (36.3) and scoring defense (56.0).
 
The squad is top 5 in the CAA in free throw attempts, rebound margin, offensive rebounds per game, scoring margin and 3P% defense.
 
N'na Konate is third in total blocks and blocks per game.
 
Jasmine Nivar is fifth in steals per game and eighth in free throw percentage.
 
Olivia Tucker is sixth in three pointers per game.
 
The Camels are top 30 in the NCAA in blocks per game (26th), FG% defense (18th) and scoring defense (15th).
 
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 191-113 record and has twice led Campbell to a program record 23 wins in a season.
 
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