Women's Basketball 1/12/2018 6:23:00 PM Jordan Alves

No. 3 Lady Tigers look to extend win streak on the road at Life University

MARIETTA, Ga. — For just the third time this season, the third-ranked Lady Tigers are playing a true road game, as Campbellsville has hit the road as far south as it will go in the regular season.

Campbellsville tips off with Life University at 2 p.m. ET in the Eagles' Nest. Coverage will begin on 88.7 The Tiger starting at 1:45 p.m. ET, as the Voice of the Tigers Matt Payton is joined by Zach Clements this weekend.

The Lady Tigers are entering Saturday afternoon with a five-game win streak and are looking to extend that before returning to the Powell Athletic Center for a three-game home stand starting next Thursday.

Lady Tigers vs. Life Univ.
Sat., Jan. 11 - 2 p.m. ET The Eagles' Nest Marietta, Ga. Game Notes: CU
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CU	2017-18 Team Stats	LU
16-2 Record 7-7
2-0 Conference Record 0-2
79.5 PPG 73.5
56.4 Opp PPG
.464 FG% .388
.392 Opp FG% .367
35.6 RPG 41.7
.330 3PT FG% .327
.311 Opp 3PT FG% .261
.736 FT% .581
18.4 APG 15.9
18.1 SPG 15.4
1.9 BPG 2.0

Life University enters the weekend with a 7-7 record and has lost its last two games to start conference play. The Running Eagles have lost three of their last four games, with the lone win over Bryan College (77-72). After Saturday, Life hits the road for four away games starting next week.

Campbellsville improved to 16-2 overall and 2-0 inside MSC play after a 69-60 win over University of the Cumberlands on Thursday night. The Lady Tigers won their fifth-straight game with Madison Kaiser and Madison Clements scoring 13 points each. Jordan Doram finished a rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.

Series Facts:

CU and Life are meeting for the third time.
Life started its basketball program in the 2016-17 season and joined the Mid-South Conference the year before.

Tiger Clawz:

CU continues MSC play w/ a 5-game win streak.
CU's lone two losses of the year have come on neutral courts - vs. Freed-Hardeman (56-49) in Jackson, TN. & Menlo College (82-74) in Hawaii.
CU ranks No. 1 in total assists (326), No. 1 in steals (322) and No. 1 in steals/game (17.8).
Savannah Gregory ranks No. 2 in steals (57) & Madison Clements ranks No. 6 in steals (50).
When CU leads at halftime, the Lady Tigers are a perfect 15-0 on the year.
• CU is a perfect 5-0 at home this year and 2-0 on the road.
In the last five years, CU has lost in January only five times - one in each year.
• Life University's new assistant coach, Ashawnte Hawkins, enters her first year after working as an assistant at Talladega College the last three seasons. She helped lead the Tornados to a 60-28 record and two GCAC championships.

Last year vs. Life University:

In Life's first year starting its women's basketball program, the Running Eagles fell victim to a pair of lob-sided loses to CU.
CU won game one in the Eagles' Nest, 88-49, after a 17-4 run late in the second quarter put separation between the two.
Madison Clements and Jordan Doram both led CU with 12 points apiece.
In game two, CU won 103-65 on Senior Day.
Emily Fox led the LTB seniors with 11 points, while the most fitting of them all was LeeAnn Grider scoring three points after her career ended in December to another ACL injury.

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Players Mentioned

#12 LeeAnn Grider: G; 5' 5"; Senior; Jamestown, Ky.

#15 Emily Fox: G; 5' 8"; Senior; McKinney, Ky.

#5 Madison Clements: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Senior; Clementsville, Tenn.

#14 Jordan Doram: F; 5' 11"; Junior; Georgetown, Ky.

#13 Savannah Gregory: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman; Scottsville, Ky.

#30 Madison Kaiser: G/F; 5' 9"; Junior; Greenville, Ind.

Players Mentioned

#12 LeeAnn Grider
: 5' 5"; Senior; Jamestown, Ky.
: G

#15 Emily Fox
: 5' 8"; Senior; McKinney, Ky.
: G

#5 Madison Clements
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Senior; Clementsville, Tenn.
: G

#14 Jordan Doram
: 5' 11"; Junior; Georgetown, Ky.
: F

#13 Savannah Gregory
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman; Scottsville, Ky.
: G

#30 Madison Kaiser
: 5' 9"; Junior; Greenville, Ind.
: G/F