Women's Basketball 3/3/2019 12:21:00 AM Jordan Alves

MSC Semifinal Preview: Lady Tigers face rival Lindsey Wilson on Sunday afternoon

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A rematch of the 2018 Mid-South Conference Tournament semifinal is on the slate for Sunday afternoon as the No. 2 Campbellsville Lady Tigers play No. 18 Lindsey Wilson College.

Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and coverage begins with Matt Payton at 12:45 on the CU Sports Network.

The Lady Tigers, who are the No. 1-seed after winning their 14^thregular season title, defeated University of the Cumberlands on Friday morning, 77-44. Lindsey Wilson enters after narrowly defeated Life University, 77-70.

Campbellsville has a 29-2 record on the year and are looking for the fifth 30-win season in Ginger High Colvin's 12-year tenure. The Blue Raiders boast a 22-9 record after going 9-5 inside the MSC.

Series Facts:

Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson are meeting for the 78th time in program history. The Lady Tigers lead the series, 57-20.
During the High Colvin era, the Lady Tigers have faced Lindsey Wilson now five 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 19 of the 23 games in the series.
The Lady Tigers had won 11-straight games in the series from 2009-10 to the 2014-15 season. CU has won five straight dating back to the 2017 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.

MSC Tournament History for CU:

Lady Tiger basketball has claimed five Mid-South Conference Tournament championships and four titles in the KIAC.
CU's last championship came in 2014 against Georgetown.
CU won the title in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2011 and 2014. The KIAC titles came in 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989.

Lady Tigers roll past Cumberlands in MSC Quarterfinal:

Campbellsville has defeated University of the Cumberlands just two times by 30 or more points in the Ginger High Colvin era and both of those came this season. The Lady Tigers picked up a 33-point win over the Patriots in the first round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament, 77-44, on Friday morning.
Of the five Lady Tigers that earned All-Conference honors last night, it was one that didn't get a mention to lead the way in the scoring column Friday morning. Madison Kaiser finished with 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including three Edward Jones 3-pointers.
Savannah Gregory, the MSC Defensive Player of the Year, finished the day with 13 points, four assists and two steals. Jordan Doram, a Second-Team All MSC recipient, scored 13 points off the bench. The two combined to hit 11-of-14 from the floor and 26 points.
The lone Lady Tiger that didn't tally a point was First-Team All MSC point guard Caitlin Hall, but she finished with six assists.

Lindsey Wilson's Reagan Turner named Player of the Year:

Turner has averaged 20.3 points per game so far this season which is the sixth best in the NAIA and leads the MSC. She stepped up her game during conference play, upping her average to 23.1 points per game, ranking second in the country. She has scored the fifth most points in the NAIA, totaling 608 points on the year.
The sophomore guard boasts the second-best shooting percentage in the MSC at 45.5 percent and has shot 82.6 percent from the foul line, making 209 attempts on the season. That is 107 more made foul shots than the next closest MSC player. She also leads Lindsey Wilson with 3.5 assists a game. Turner is getting it done defensively as well as she has racked up the third most steals in the conference, averaging 2.3 a game, for a total of 69 on the year.
Turner winning MSC Player of the Year marks the third-straight season -- sixth all-time -- a Blue Raider has earned the award, as Kayla Styles won it the previous two seasons. Last season, Turner was named MSC Freshman of the Year.

Lindsey Wilson beats Life in MSC Quarterfinal:

Fourth-seeded Lindsey Wilson women's basketball turned up the defense in the second half to beat fifth-seeded Life 77-70.
After Life shot nearly 52 percent from the field and led 36-33 at the half, the Blue Raider defense limited the Running Eagles to just 29.4 percent (10-of-34) from the floor to win for the first time this season when trailing at intermission. The Blue Raiders had lost all eight games this season when behind at the half.
Lindsey Wilson turned the tables offensively as well after the break. The Blue Raiders shot over 54 percent in the second half after shooting just 39 percent in the first 20 minutes.
Four Blue Raiders scored in double figures to avenge last Saturday's regular-season finale loss in Columbia. Lindsey Wilson lost that game 87-85 to fall from the No. 2 seed in the tournament to the No. 4 seed following the conference's tiebreaker. Lindsey Wilson finished the season tied for second place in the conference standings with Shawnee State and Pikeville.

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Players Mentioned

#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.

#30 Madison Kaiser: G/F; 5' 9"; Senior; Greenville, Ind.

Players Mentioned

#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

#30 Madison Kaiser
: 5' 9"; Senior; Greenville, Ind.
: G/F