Women's Basketball 2/28/2018 5:52:00 PM Jordan Alves

Lady Tiger basketball tips off MSC Tournament against Georgetown on Thursday at 2:00

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Lady Tiger basketball's run at their first Mid-South Conference Tournament begins on Thursday afternoon in the East Kentucky Expo Center.

Third-ranked Campbellsville enters as the No. 2-seed in the tournament and will face No. 7-seed Georgetown College at 2 p.m. ET.

Fans can tune in on the CU Sports Network, as Matt Payton's radio call will begin at 1:45. Also, live video will be provided on the Mid-South Conference Sports Network. Links can be found above.

Campbellsville and Georgetown have combined to win 13 of the last 20 MSC regular season titles but neither has won since 2014-15 when CU won the championship but lost to Shawnee State in the tournament finals.

The Mid-South Conference is arguably the toughest in the country with three teams ranks in the Top 25 - led by No. 1 Shawnee State. The Bears finished the regular season at 12-0 in conference play and are looking to win four straight MSC Tournament championships.

Campbellsville is coming in after dropping its only two MSC contests to Shawnee State but is 8-3 against Top 25 opponents all season - two of those loses came to the top-ranked team in the NAIA (Shawnee State and Freed-Hardeman). The Lady Tigers have won five MSC Tournament crowns – 1997, 1998, 2004, 2011, 2014 - and eight overall dating back to the KIAC days – 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989.

SERIES FACTS VS. GEORGETOWN

CU and GC are meeting for the 102nd time in history, with CU leading the series 76-25.
The very first meeting between the two rivals came in the 1973-74 season, with CU winning 33-32.
CU and Georgetown have met in the MSC Tournament 13 times, with CU winning three - most recently in the 2013-14 MSC finals - as CU won 75-68 to win the tournament title.
In the MSC Tournament, the Lady Tigers average 71.5 ppg compared to 67.1 for GC.
In the last 20 years, Campbellsville or Georgetown has won the MSC regular season title 13 times.
CU is 16-7 in Ginger Colvin's tenure overall vs. GC.
The Lady Tigers have also won 6-straight over Georgetown on the road and four-straight in the series overall.

FIRST-HALF IS KEY FOR LADY TIGERS

Leading at halftime is always important but for the Lady Tigers, it's crucial.
In 25 of the 26 wins for CU this season, the Lady Tigers have held an advantage at the break.
When trailing at halftime, CU is 1-4.
CU trailed at the break on Jan. 13 at Life University but rallied to win that game.
The largest deficit at halftime came to then unranked Menlo College, 40-32, in Hawaii. Menlo kept that eight-point deficit and upset CU, 82-74.

BIG FELLA HAS BEEN BIG FOR CU

In the past eight games, Jordan Doram, or better known as Big Fella on the team, has scored in double figures for CU.
Doram is coming off a career-high 19 vs. Cumberland University last Thursday and backed that up with 18 points vs. Lindsey Wilson on Saturday.
In addition, she 15-of-21 from the floor on the week.

COLVIN IS 1 WIN AWAY FROM 300

The storied tradition of Lady Tiger basketball has another coach getting close to a huge milestone.
Head Coach Ginger Colvin ranks in the Top 14 of the active head coaches in the NAIA with a 299-76 career record and Campbellsville ranks No. 4 with 960 program wins.
Colvin has recorded 20-win seasons in all but her first year (2007-08) and has four 30-win seasons on her resume.

TIGER CLAWZ

CU clinched the No. 2 seed in the MSC Tournament by defeating Lindsey Wilson 71-68 on Saturday.
Shawnee State clinched the regular season after defeating Georgetown College, 87-52.
Madison Faulkner has come alive as of late, averaging 18.5ppg in seven of the last nine games.
Savannah Gregory leads the MSC by averaging 2.9 steals per game - which ranks No. 8 in the NAIA. Her 86 total swipes are third in the country.
Sophomore Caitlin Hall has moved to No. 16 in the NAIA with a total of 115 assists this season. She ranks No. 22 with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.9.
With the 82-63 win over Cumberland on Saturday, Jan. 27, the Lady Tigers have reached the 20-win milestone for the 10th time in Ginger Colvin's 11 years
The 26 wins is tied for the fourth-most in the NAIA. Freed-Hardeman and Shawnee State have 27 wins, while LSU Shreveport holds a 29-1 record.
After returning from an ankle injury, Madison Clements struggled in her first two games back but last week scored nine and eight points, respectively, against Cumberland and Lindsey Wilson.
In true road games this season, the Lady Tigers finished the regular season with an 8-1 record.
While playing at home, CU finished with an 11-1 record. Its lone loss came to SSU on Jan. 20.
When CU leads at halftime, the Lady Tigers are a perfect 25-0 on the year.
CU trailed at the break on Jan. 13 at Life University but rallied to win that game. Every other game CU has trailed at halftime, the Lady Tigers have lost.
When the Lady Tigers convert on more free throws than the opponent, CU is 20-0.
The Lady Tigers are also 16-0 when winning the rebounding battle.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

#20 Caitlin Hall: G; 5' 5"; Sophomore; Stanford, Ky.

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

#20 Caitlin Hall
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; Stanford, Ky.
: G