WBB Rosa Stokes Classic 11-21-19

Women's Basketball CU Athletics

Lady Tigers head back to Tennessee for Rosa Stokes Classic games against Brescia and Voorhees

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – For the third time in four weeks, the Campbellsville University women's basketball team will travel to the state of Tennessee for a Friday/Saturday classic, this time in Lebanon, Tenn. for the Rosa Stokes Classic hosted by Cumberland University on Nov. 22 and 23.
 
The Lady Tigers will face off against Brescia University and Voorhees College on Friday and Saturday respectively as CU will look to move to 8-0 to start the 2019-20 campaign. Friday's game will start at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT in Lebanon with Saturday's game at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT.
 
No. 2 CU will have their first repeat opponent of the season as they will take on the Bearcats of Brescia after facing them in their second game of the season back on Nov. 2 in McKenzie, Tenn. at the Chamber Classic hosted by Bethel. Campbellsville will face off against Voorhees College for the first time in the Ginger High Colvin era on Saturday.
 
SERIES FACTS VS. BRESCIA
  • The Lady Tigers and Bearcats have played 40 times since 1986 with CU holding a 22-9 advantage over that span.
  • Coach Colvin is 6-1 in her head coaching career against Brescia with the only loss coming in her first season in 2007-08 when the Bearcats won 76-51.
  • This will be the first time that CU and BU have faced each other in back-to-back seasons since the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons when they played home and home series against one another.
  • This is the second time the Lady Tigers and Bearcats will meet this season with CU earning a 90-77 win on Nov. 2 behind a strong third quarter and a game-high 21 points from Lexy Lake for a new career-high for the sophomore sharp shooter.
  • Last year's matchup was a big 33-point win by a final score of 109-76 in the same arena they will play in on Saturday at Bethel University.
  • A win would move the Lady Tigers' winning streak to seven against Brescia, nearing the program's longest streak of eight from 1989 to 1999.
 
SERIES FACTS VS. VOORHEES
  • Both teams of Lady Tigers, from Campbellsville and Voorhees have only one game in their series history.
  • That game was played with CU as the road team in Denmark, S.C. as Campbellsville won 92-58 on Nov. 4, 2000.
 
 
1,000-WIN PLATEAU
  • In the 45th season of Lady Tiger basketball history, Campbellsville reached a milestone that had only been accomplished twice before in the history of NAIA women's basketball, win 1,000 games as a program.
  • The monumental win came in CU's 91-59 win over Martin Methodist College last Saturday in Pulaski, Tenn. as part of the MSC/SSAC Crossover Challenge.
  • Campbellsville joins Wayland Baptist and Union University (Tenn.) as the only other programs to reach the feat as Union is no longer part of the NAIA after moving to the NCAA Division II level.
  • The Lady Tigers have reached their 1,000 wins with only two head coaches in the program's history with the 661 from Donna Wise followed up by the 339 and counting from her former player and assistant Ginger High Colvin.
 
CLUTCH CAITLIN
  • Senior point guard Caitlin Hall came through in the biggest situations in a tight fourth quarter against Marian University last Saturday morning.
  • Hall finished with a career-high 18 points while adding four rebounds and four assists in the game as eight of her 18 came in the fourth quarter of their 72-65 win.
  • Of those eight points in the quarter, three came on a three-pointer to boost the Lady Tiger lead to 59-51 with 4:10 left as she then went on to hit five of her six free throws taking in the period to help seal the game.
  • Hall is also climbing the all-time CU assists leaderboard, currently at 458, moving into seventh place just passing Rhea Beatty as she is two assists away from tying Jody Criswell for sixth.
 
FAULKNER JOINS THE CLUB
  • Campbellsville's senior forward Madison Faulkner joined the 1,000-point club for CU women's basketball with her 16-point game against Simmons College last Friday.
  • She became the 37th player in LTB history to score 1,000 points and will have the ability to climb the all-time scoring list quickly throughout the 2019-20 season.
  • Last season, the Lady Tigers had two individuals reach that feat as both Madison Stewart and Jordan Doram joined the 1,000-point club during the 2018-19 season.
 
SCOUTING BRESCIA
  • The Bearcats currently sit at 1-6 so far on the season with their lone win coming on Nov. 4 against Kentucky Christian by a 79-65 final.
  • Most recently, BU they dropped a game on the 16th against Union University in Jackson, Tenn. by a final of 98-61.
  • As a team, Brescia is being outscored by over 12 points per game while owning a better shooting percentage than their opponents at 43.7 percent for the Bearcats and 42.8 percent for their opponents.
  • Brescia has been turning the ball over at an alarming rate with a 29.2 turnovers per game number and a -13 turnover margin.
  • Cassidy Moss leads the way individually for the Bearcats at 12 points per game as she also scored 10 against CU back on Nov. 2.
 
SCOUTING VOORHEES
  • The Lady Tigers are 4-6 so far on the season with a pair of wins against SC Faith A&M followed by later wins against Middle Georgia State and Stillman College.
  • Voorhees started their season against fellow Mid-South Conference foe Georgetown College on Oct. 25 where they only lost by three points to the Tigers 64-61.
  • VC is outscoring their opponents by double digits despite their losing record as they have a +10.3 scoring margin through 10 games on the season.
  • Rebounding has been a key to success for the Lady Tigers as they have a +5.9 rebounding margin with a 44.5 rebounds per game average.
  • Ca'washa Ceasar is their leading scorer and passer with a 14.8 ppg average and 2.6 assists per game.
 
 
TIGER CLAWZ
  • Savannah Gregory has maintained her strong defensive prowess this season with 19 steals so far, good for 12th in the NAIA, through six games for a 3.2 steals per game average.
  • With her career steals total at 247, Gregory is just three steals behind LeeAnn Grider for seventh on the all-time steals list and 10 behind current CU softball head coach and former Lady Tiger Shannon Wathen for sixth on that list.
  • Lexy Lake continues to be at the top of the NAIA ranking in terms of three-point shooting, sitting at 22 total three-pointers made at 22 on the season and fifth in Division I at 3.7 threes per game.
  • The Lady Tigers got a bit more from their bench last weekend with four double figures scorers against Simmons then a 15-point game from Sammy Rogers off the bench against Marian.
 
UP NEXT FOR CU
  • Campbellsville will finally play their first game of the season in the Powell Athletic Center next Tuesday when they welcome West Virginia Tech to Campbellsville for a 5:30 p.m. ET tip.
  • They will get back to neutral games that weekend in Jackson, Tenn. with games against MidAmerica Nazarene and Westmont.
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Players Mentioned

Jordan Doram

#14 Jordan Doram

F
5' 11"
Senior
Georgetown, Ky.
Madison Stewart

#23 Madison Stewart

G
5' 9"
Senior
Leitchfield, Ky.
Madison Faulkner

#40 Madison Faulkner

F
5' 8"
Senior
Horse Cave, Ky.
Savannah Gregory

#13 Savannah Gregory

G
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Scottsville, Ky.
Caitlin Hall

#20 Caitlin Hall

G
5' 5"
Senior
Stanford, Ky.
Lexy  Lake

#12 Lexy Lake

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Harrodsburg, Ky.
Sammy Rogers

#33 Sammy Rogers

G
6' 0"
Junior
Lawrenceburg, Ky.

Players Mentioned

Jordan Doram

#14 Jordan Doram

5' 11"
Senior
Georgetown, Ky.
F
Madison Stewart

#23 Madison Stewart

5' 9"
Senior
Leitchfield, Ky.
G
Madison Faulkner

#40 Madison Faulkner

5' 8"
Senior
Horse Cave, Ky.
F
Savannah Gregory

#13 Savannah Gregory

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Scottsville, Ky.
G
Caitlin Hall

#20 Caitlin Hall

5' 5"
Senior
Stanford, Ky.
G
Lexy  Lake

#12 Lexy Lake

5' 9"
Sophomore
Harrodsburg, Ky.
G
Sammy Rogers

#33 Sammy Rogers

6' 0"
Junior
Lawrenceburg, Ky.
G