Women's Basketball 1/11/2019 5:01:00 PM Jordan Alves

Battle of Highway 55 hits the hardwood between a pair of Top 25 opponents

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — A pair of undefeated Mid-South Conference rivals meet on the hardwood Saturday afternoon in the Battle of Highway 55 between Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson.

The Lady Tigers and Blue Raiders tipoff at 2 p.m. ET in the Powell Athletic Center. Coverage on the CU Sports Network begins at 1:45 with Matt Payton. Links can be found above.

Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson both took down Georgetown and Cumberland University in their first two conference games of the 2019 calendar year - but the Lady Tigers won both by a combined 53 points. Lindsey Wilson won both by a combined 36.

Saturday is the 76th meeting between the two foes in program history and Campbellsville University leads the series, 55-20. Head coach Ginger High Colvin is meeting good friend John B. Wethington for the 27th time as the two are the longest tenured coaches in the Mid-South Conference. Coach High Colvin leads the series, 18-8, over her 12-year career. Also, Campbellsville has an 8-2 record while playing Lindsey Wilson in the Powell Athletic Center during the High Colvin era.

SERIES FACTS:

Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson are meeting for the 76th time in program history. The Lady Tigers lead the series, 55-20.
During the High Colvin era, the Lady Tigers have faced Lindsey Wilson four times in the Mid-South Conference Tournament. The last meeting came in the MSC semifinal in 2018 with CU winning 90-78.
Overall, the two have only met six times in the MSC Tournament. Lindsey Wilson's lone win came in 2008, 75-68, in the semifinals.
On Jan. 22, 1990, CU shot 73 percent from behind the 3-point line against LWC - this is still a season-game record for CU.
Since the 2009-10 season, Campbellsville has won 17 of the 21 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 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 10 games.

COACHING IN 400^THGAME:

Head coach Ginger High Colvin is in her 12th season leading Campbellsville and currently sits at No. 12 on the active coaching wins list with 318.
Her winning percentage of .796 matches Freed- Hardeman's Dale Neal - who is tops on the NAIA active wins list with a record of 688-176.
Coach High Colvin has led Campbellsville to
a pair of NAIA Fab Four appearances, most recently in 2016-17 when the Lady Tigers pulled two upsets in the NAIA Tournament - 73-56 over two-seed Baker University in the second round and 73-70 over No. 1-overall seed Freed-Hardeman. CU fell to eventual national champion Oklahoma City in the semifinal, 87-78. The National Tournament appearance was also the 25th in program history - breaking the NAIA record that currently sits at 26 appearances.
In her tenure as head coach, Coach High Colvin has achieved three 30-win seasons and has been to the NAIA National Tournament in all but her first season.

PASSING IS OUR THING:

CU leads the country in assists with 392 and 21.7 dimes per game.
Junior Caitlin Hall leads the NAIA with 135 assists on the year and with 7.4 assists per game.
She has recorded 10+ assists in five games this season.

SCOUTING LINDSEY WILSON:

Lindsey Wilson enters Saturday by winning seven of its last eight games, including conference wins over Cumberland (78-56) and Georgetown (66-52).
Head coach John B. Wethington is the longest tenured coach in the Mid-South Conference and ranks third with 596 career wins in the NAIA.
Sophomore Reagan Turner is the younger sister of former Lady Tiger Lauren Turner and leads Lindsey Wilson in scoring at 17.5 points/game.
Sharp shooter Heidi Huffman hit 11 3-point baskets vs. Simmons College on Dec. 3 - which are the most 3s in a game this year.
Gerda Paulauskaite also has the individual- high for rebounds in a game with 17 vs. Martin Methodist.
The 17.5 points per game also leads the MSC.
LWC is second, behind Campbellsville in the MSC, by allowing only 59 points per game. The Blue Raiders also leads the MSC by averaging almost four blocks per game.

UP NEXT FOR CU:

Lady Tiger basketball hits the road next week to face Life University and University of the Cumberlands.
CU and Life will play at Reinhardt University in Waleska, Ga. Tipoff will be at 6 p.m. ET.
The Lady Tigers stay on the road Saturday afternoon to play Cumberlands at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

#12 LeeAnn Grider

#4 Lauren Turner

#20 Caitlin Hall

Players Mentioned

#12 LeeAnn Grider

#4 Lauren Turner

#20 Caitlin Hall