CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – It had been 10 days away from game action for the Campbellsville University women's basketball team as they returned to the court to earn a 82-51 victory over Freed-Hardeman University Monday afternoon at the Powell Athletic Center.
The Lady Tigers showed no signs of rust on either side of the floor as they opened up the game on an 11-0 run over the first 2:19. Offensively, CU went 3-for-4 from the field while going 3-for-4 from the free throw line as the defense forced four turnovers, only allowing the Lions to attempt one shot from the field until they scored their first basket at the 7:10 mark of the first quarter.
Campbellsville had 10 of the 13 players to enter the game score led by a career-high 15 points from
Faith Lake, who also tied a career-high with five assists, which led all players in the game. Lake made the first start of her career as she played 22 minutes, only missed one shot from the field while adding three rebounds and three assists.
Behind Lake,
Savannah Gregory (11),
Sammy Rogers (10), and
Sarah Sutton (10) all scored in double figures with both
Lexy Lake (9) and
Madison Sheppard (8) a basket way from joining that group of four. None of the Lady Tigers played more than
Faith Lake's 22 minutes as the game was well in hand after CU finished the first quarter leading 31-6.
Freed-Hardeman struggled as a whole from the floor as they only hit six shots in the first half, finishing the game 20-of-59 (33.9%) from the field, 4-of-20 (20.0%) from three-point range, and 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the free throw line. The final margin of 31 points could have been larger but the Lions were able to shoot 50 percent from the field in the fourth quarter to outscore CU 25-9 in the quarter.
The Lady Tigers also forced their fair share of turnovers throughout the game as they converted 24 Lions' turnovers into 32 of their 82 points. CU built a 52-point lead, their largest of the night in the third quarter before going to the depth off of their bench for a majority of the remainder of the game.
Campbellsville will be at home for the next two games when they host Martin Methodist and Life this Thursday and Saturday at the Powell Athletic Center at 5:30 p.m. ET and 1:30 p.m. ET respectively.
