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Powell Athletic Center welcomes an NAIA Top 5 matchup between LTB and Shawnee State on Saturday

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — One of the newest rivalries in NAIA women's basketball is set to tipoff on Saturday afternoon in the Powell Athletic Center. No. 3 Campbellsville and No. 4 Shawnee State University are meeting for the 27th time in history.
 
Tipoff between CU and SSU is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Fans can follow the action on the CU Sports Network, as Matt Payton and Benji Kelly will call the doubleheader on 88.7 The Tiger and WLCU-TV (Comcast 10). Video is also available online at www.campbellsvilletigers.com/watch.
 
Campbellsville enters the weekend with an 18-2 record and remained at No. 3 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The 18 wins match LSU-Shreveport's win total for the most in the NAIA. LSUS is a perfect 18-0 on the season and moved to No. 19 in this week's poll.
 
Lady Tigers vs. Shawnee State

 Saturday, Jan. 20 - 2 p.m. ET
 Powell Athletic Center
 Campbellsville, Ky.
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CU 2017-18 Team Stats SSU
18-2             Record             17-3
4-0    Conference Record      4-0
79.5                PPG              87.0
57.4            Opp PPG          54.9
.456                FG%             .472
.391            Opp FG%         .332 
36.0                RPG              40.6
.327            3PT FG%          .371
.305        Opp 3PT FG%      .249
.730                FT%              .707
18.0                APG              16.1
17.4                SPG                8.3
1.9                  BPG                3.0
These two programs have run through the MSC the last few years since Shawnee State joined the conference in 2010-11.
 
Even though Shawnee State has upset Campbellsville in two of the last three MSC Tournament Championship games, the Lady Tigers do have the upper hand in overall success. Campbellsville has reached the NAIA Fab Four in two of the last three seasons, while Shawnee State hasn't reached the NAIA quarterfinal round in either of the three seasons. Overall, though, the Bears have had Campbellsville number in head- to-head matchups, winning five of the last six games and three of the last five in the Powell Center.
 
Series Facts:
  • Campbellsville and and SSU are meeting for the 27th time in history, with the Bears leading 14-12.
  • The Lady Tigers won the rstmeetingonDec.1,1990, 69-54, and that started a four-game win streak for CU under Hall of Fame Head Coach Donna Wise.
  • Coach Ginger Colvin has an 9-11 record against SSU.
  • Campbellsville has only won two games in Portsmouth - back-to-back wins in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
  • The Lady Tigers and Bears are meeting for the 12th straight game with CU being ranked in the Top 11.
  • In the last nine matchups, CU has ranked in the Top 5.
  • Campbellsville and Shawnee State are meeting for the 11th-straight time with both teams ranked.
  • On Feb. 26, 2015, CU dominated the Bears 77-45 to win its 19th regular season title.
  • Three years ago, Shawnee State knocked off CU in OT, 74-67, to win its first MSC tournament title.
  • The Bears did so again in 2015-16, winning 75-62 in the title game to win back-to-back MSC Tournaments.
  • And won their third straight MSC Tournament last year with a 71-65 win over Lindsey Wilson.
 
Tiger Clawz:
  • CU continues MSC play w/ a 6-game win streak.
  • When the Lady Tigers convert on more free throws than the opponent, CU is 15-0.
  • The Lady Tigers are also 11-0 when winning the rebounding battle.
  • Madison Clements scored her 1,000th-point vs. Georgetown College - marking her the 34th Lady Tiger to join the 1,000-point Club.
  • 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 (360), No. 1 in steals (348) and No. 1 in steals/game (17.4).
  • Savannah Gregory ranks No. 3 in steals (60) & Madison Clements ranks No. 5 in steals (55).
  • When CU leads at halftime, the Lady Tigers are a perfect 16-0 on the year.
  • CU is a perfect 7-0 at home this year.
  • In the last five years, CU has lost in January only five times - one in each year.
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Players Mentioned

Madison Clements

#5 Madison Clements

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5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Clementsville, Tenn.
Savannah Gregory

#13 Savannah Gregory

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5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Scottsville, Ky.

Players Mentioned

Madison Clements

#5 Madison Clements

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Clementsville, Tenn.
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Savannah Gregory

#13 Savannah Gregory

5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Scottsville, Ky.
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