Women's Basketball 2/6/2019 4:32:00 PM Jordan Alves

Lady Tiger basketball hosts University of the Cumberlands on Thursday night

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Seeking their first Mid-South Conference regular season title since the 2014-15 year, Campbellsville women's basketball has five regular season games remaining – four of them at home – and it all starts on Thursday night.

The Lady Tigers host University of the Cumberlands on Thursday night with tipoff at 6 p.m. ET. Coverage begins on the CU Sports Network at 5:45.

Campbellsville (23-2, 9-0 MSC) has a 2.5 lead over Shawnee State University in the standings with five games remaining on the schedule.

Campbellsville rallied against the Patriots in their first matchup with a 75-68 win. CU trailed 33-24 going into halftime and flipped that by out-scoring Cumberlands, 51-35, in the second half. Thursday marks the final regular season meeting between the two programs and also corporate sponsor night for Campbellsville University athletics.

Series Facts:

CU and UC are meeting for the 108^thtime in program history. CU leads the series 71-36.
CU won the first-ever meeting between the two in the 1976-77 season, 56-47.
Coach Ginger High Colvin finished with a 18-9 record versus former coach Melissa Irvin and Cumberlands.
Thursday is the second meeting between Coach High Colvin and Coach Rick Reeves.
In the Coach High Colvin era, the Lady Tigers are 8-4 while playing in Williamsburg the last 12 years. While playing in the Powell Athletic Center, the Lady Tigers boasts a 9-2 record over UC.
The two have met six times in the MSC Tourney in the Colvin era and CU has a 2-4 record in that span.

Stewart eclipses 1,000 points in grand fashion:

Senior Madison Stewart eclipsed 1,000-career points in grand fashion on Saturday vs. Lindsey Wilson.
Trailing 10-9 with 3 seconds left on the first quarter clock, Stewart hit a half-court heave at the buzzer to put the Lady Tigers ahead, 12-10 - which was a lead they never let go of.
Stewart was the 35th Lady Tiger to surpass 1,000-career points.
She now has 1,004 career points, 406 rebounds and 166 assists.

No look by Caitlin Hall!

Hall ranks No. 1 in the NAIA with 188 assists and 7.5 assists per game.
Her 2.89 assist to turnover ratio ranks No. 4 in the NAIA.
In her career, Hall has 364 assists - which is ninth in LTB history.
Her 188 assists this season sit behind former All-American Shannon Wathen's 189 set in 1996-97.
She is also five assists from passing LeeAnn Grider's 192 set in 2015-16 and 17 to pass Katie Allen's mark of 204 in 2012-13.

Gregory moving up ranks in steals:

Redshirt sophomore Savannah Gregory has been one of the best defenders for the Lady Tigers.
She ranks third in the NAIA with 98 steals and fifth by averaging 3.9 steals per game.
Gregory is currently fifth on all-time list for single-season steals with 98. She is 34 short from surpassing Beth Grant's mark of 132 set in 1994-95.

Scouting Cumberlands:

The Patriots have hit a wall in the new year as UC has lost nine straight games.
UC's last win came to Carver College on Jan. 3, 98-47.
The Patriots have an 0-9 record in conference play.
Shayla Simpson leads the way with 14.8 points per game, while Jasmine Rhodes is picking up 7.9 rebounds per game.
The Patriots travel to Georgetown College on Saturday before hosting Life University next Thursday.

Tiger Clawz:

The last time Campbellsville won at Reinhardt University and Shawnee State University in the same season, they Lady Tigers went to NAIA national finals.
The Lady Tigers have had six MSC Players of the Week this year from four different players. No other school has more than three honors.
Jordan Doram became the 35th Lady Tiger to score 1,000+ points in her career. She reached the mark on Dec. 28 against Mobile.
Madison Stewart scored her 1,000th point with a half court shot against Lindsey Wilson on Feb. 2.
Coach Ginger High Colvin coached in her 400th game against Lindsey Wilson on Jan. 12th.
Coach Colvin has an overall record of 325-81.
CU enters its 45th season and has an overall record of 985-361.
Campbellsville is a perfect 13-0 when the Lady Tigers score over 90 points this season.
CU is also a perfect 9-0 while playing at home. The home winning streak is currently set at 13 games.
CU has a 7-0 record while playing on the road and 7-2 at neutral sites.
When CU leads at halftime, it has a 21-0 record.
CU is 15-0 against unranked teams this year – its lone to losses came against No. 4 Columbia and NAIA DII No. 25 St. Francis.
Since the St. Francis loss, the Lady Tigers loss, CU has rallied off nine straight wins to set its longest streak this season.

Up next for CU:

The Lady Tigers host Life on Saturday, before hosting Georgetown and Shawnee State to close out the home schedule next week.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

#23 Madison Stewart: G; 5' 9"; Senior; Leitchfield, Ky.

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

#23 Madison Stewart
: 5' 9"; Senior; Leitchfield, Ky.
: G