Women's Basketball 1/24/2018 2:21:00 PM Jordan Alves

Battle of Highway 55 hits hardwood as Lady Tigers have another NAIA Top 10 matchup

COLUMBIA, Ky. — The Battle of Highway 55 hits the hardwood on Thursday night, as No. 3 Lady Tiger basketball is looking to end a two-game skid to rival and No. 8 Lindsey Wilson College.

Tipoff for the doubleheader is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET in the Biggers Sports Center. Fans can tune in to the CU Sports Network, 88.7 The Tiger, at 6:45 p.m. ET as the Voice of Tiger Basketball, Matt Payton, will be joined by Zach Clements for the rivalry matchups.

Campbellsville (18-3, 4-1 MSC) vs. Lindsey Wilson (16-3, 3-1 MSC)

A gut-wrenching loss on Saturday to a new rival, Shawnee State University, gave the Lady Tigers their first loss in Mid-South Conference play. Thursday night's matchup will feature the third-ranked Lady Tigers and eighth-ranked Blue Raiders - which is the third-straight Top 10 matchup in the series.

CU boasts a 52-20 overall record vs. the Blue Raiders in the series, which dates back to Lindsey Wilson's inaugural season in 1986-87 - which was Ginger High Colvin's freshman year at CU. Lindsey Wilson head coach John Wethington has been around for 70 of the 72 matchups but Colvin boasts a 15-8 record against one of her oldest coaching friends.

Lady Tigers vs. Lindsey Wilson
Thursday, Jan. 25 - 7 p.m. ET Biggers Sports Center Columbia, Ky. Game Notes: CU
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CU	2017-18 Team Stats	LWC
18-3 Record 16-3
4-1 Conference Record 3-1
78.7 PPG 70.5
57.4 Opp PPG 55.7
.452 FG% .392
.397 Opp FG% .327
35.7 RPG 45.1
.326 3PT FG% .306
.307 Opp 3PT FG% .217
.730 FT% .717
17.8 APG 12.8
17.0 SPG 7.2
1.9 BPG 5.4

Lindsey Wilson enters Thursday night after defeating non-conference foe Fisk University on Monday, 91-58. The Blue Raiders boast a 3-1 conference record with their lone loss also coming to Shawnee State, 79-71.

TURNER VS. TURNER

Lauren and Reagan Turner are squaring off against each other for the first time in the biggest rivalry for their respective teams.
Lauren, a senior elementary education major, runs the point for CU and has turned into one of the most reliable Lady Tigers Coach Colvin can turn to.
Lauren took over for senior guard LeeAnn Grider last season after her career ended with another torn ACL. Lauren led the Lady Tigers to their second NAIA Fab Four in CU history last season.
Reagan is a freshman Psychophysiology major for the Blue Raiders.
This season, she has started in all 19 games and is second on the team by scoring 16 ppg. She also grabs 5.5 rpg from the point guard position.

FAULKNER IS A REBOUNDING MACHINE

Madison Faulkner, standing at 5-foot-8, has turned into a rebounding machine for the Lady Tigers.
In the last 10 games, Faulkner is averaging 5.8 boards a game to lead CU.
In addition, Faulkner has sparked CU off the bench in Mid-South Conference play by scoring 12 points vs. Georgetown, 11 vs. Life University and nine for University of Pikeville.

SERIES FACTS VS. LINDSEY WILSON

Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson are meeting for the 73rd time in program history. The Lady Tigers lead the series, 52-20.
LWC has never won three straight games over CU.
Since the 2009-10 season, Campbellsville has won 14 of the 18 games in the series.
The Lady Tigers had won 11-straight games in the series from 2009-10 to the 2014-15 season.
In the the 2014-15 matchup at Biggers, LeeAnn Grider dished out a career-high 16 assists to tie the program record with coach Ginger Colvin.
Lindsey Wilson upset CU on Dec. 3, 2016 with an 88-65 win in the Powell Athletic Center. It was the first win for the Blue Raiders at the Powell in nine previous games.

TIGER CLAWZ

CU senior Lauren Turner is competing against her sister, LWC freshman Reagan, for the first time.
The Blue Raiders were knocked out of last seasons NAIA Quarterfinal round after falling to eventual national champion Oklahoma City. If LWC knocked off the Stars in the quarterfinal, CU and Lindsey Wilson would have matched up in the Fab Four
In true road games this season, CU is 4-0.
Shawnee State ended Campbellsville's six-game win streak last weekend with a 73-63 win over CU.
In the last six years, CU has lost in January only six times - one in each year.
Madison Clements scored her 1,000th-point vs. Georgetown College - marking her the 34th Lady Tiger to join the 1,000-point Club.
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.
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 (374), No. 1 in steals (357 and No. 1 in steals/game (17).
Savannah Gregory ranks No. 2 in steals (64) & Madison Clements ranks No. 6 in steals (56).
When CU leads at halftime, the Lady Tigers are a perfect 16-0 on the year.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#40 Madison Faulkner: F; 5' 8"; Sophomore; Horse Cave, Ky.

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

#4 Lauren Turner: G; 5' 7"; Senior; Gamaliel, Ky.

Players Mentioned

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

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

#40 Madison Faulkner
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; Horse Cave, Ky.
: F

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

#4 Lauren Turner
: 5' 7"; Senior; Gamaliel, Ky.
: G