BAYAMON, Puerto Rico — Daizah Kimberland scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds (both career highs) as she posted her first career double-double in Campbellsville's 82-59 win over the University of Puerto Rico — Bayamon.
The Lady Tigers never trailed, leading by as many as 18 points in the first half and 25 in the second.
"Wow, that was rough," said winning coach Ginger Colvin. "They didn't give us anything, we had to earn everything."
CU used two 3s by Courtney Clifton and another by Mrashi Karumba during a 16-0 run that produced a 31-16 lead at the 9:15 mark of the first half.
But there were plenty of potential game balls to hand out. Kimberland's 10 first-half points came in the first 10 minutes and she added another six in the first six minutes of the second.
Katie Allen went down with an ankle sprain just 2:30 into the second half just as she was scoring a bucket that gave the Lady Tigers a 50-36 lead.
"When Katie went down, some of our other people really stepped up," said Colvin.
Hayley Hellyer was deadly on the day, hitting six of her seven shots, all from 15 feet, that kept Bayamon at bay. The home team made a mini run and had crept to within 15 on Madelyn Valazquez's two free throws.
Three players joined Kimberland in double figures, with Clifton's 20 leading all scorers. Mackenzie Lee and Hellyer added 13 and 12, respectively. Yoyling Del Rosario led Bayamon with 16 points and 12 boards.
CU won the battle of the boards 53-34 which helped overcome a 34-12 disparity in free throw attempts. Campbellsville hit nine of its free tosses, but Bayamon could connect on only 17, a 50 percent clip.
Karumba had eight rebounds and Allen had eight assists in her 18 minutes of action. Lee and Karumba had three steals apiece.
"Our zone game gave them some trouble," admitted Colvin. "I think everybody else had played man against them, but using Mary (Jehlik) and Mash on the point of our defense makes it really hard for them do anything. They are both very long and quick."
Bayamon was forced into 19 turnovers, which the Lady Tigers converted into 23 points. CU committed 11.
The win moves Campbellsville to 11-2 on the season. The team will not play again until Jan. 3 when it gets back into Mid-South play with a trip to Rio Grande.
BOX SCORE
Lady Tigers (82) — Lee 13, Owen 2, Allen 6, Kimberland 18, Clifton 20, Craig 2, Karumba 5, Hellyer 12, Jehlik 4. Totals 33-78 9-12 82.
Bayamon (59) — Martinez 5, Cosme 2, Diaz 10, Rosario 16, Armesto 8, Velasquez 14, Miranda 3, Gonzalez 1. Totals 19-47 17-34 59.
Half-time — Coampbellsville 44-34.
Three-point goals – Bayamon 4-13 (Velazquez 2), Campbellsville 7-24 (Clifton 5, Lee 1, Karumba 1).
Rebounds – Bayamon 34 (Rosario 12), Campbellsville 53 (Lee 3, Kimberland 13, Karumba 8).
Assists – Bayamon 11 (Diaz 5), Campbellsville 21 (Allen 8, Lee 7).
Steals — Bayamon 7, Campbellsville 10 (Lee 3, Karumba 3 Clifton 2).
