CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville University women's basketball team will finish off a four-game road trip with three games in five days as they get set to face Martin Methodist, Life, and Linsey Wilson away from Campbellsville.
The Lady Tigers and Redhawks will square off at 6:30 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on Thursday in Pulaski, Tenn., CU will then head to Marietta, Ga. to face the Running Eagles at 1:30 p.m. ET, with their final game of this stretch coming next Monday against the Blue Raiders at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT.
BROADCAST AND ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
- With the CU football season opener at home on Friday, there will be no WLCU radio broadcasts for the basketball games at Martin Methodist and Life and that is subject to chance based on the status of the football game.
- Neither Martin Methodist nor Life allow fans of visiting teams to attend their basketball games but both schools provide video streams via Stretch Internet.
- The stream link for Martin Methodist is https://portal.stretchinternet.com/martinmethodist/ and the stream link for Life is https://portal.stretchinternet.com/life/.
- Monday's game at Lindsey Wilson will go out as normal as Matt Payton will be on the call from Columbia as LWC's fan policy states No visiting family members or fans will be allowed.
- Lindsey Wilson provides a live video stream to follow the game on www.portal.stretchinternet.com/lwc/.
LADY TIGER NOTES
- CU recently moved from the No. 1 spot in the NAIA Coaches' Poll to No. 3 as they were jumped by Thomas More, who handed the Lady Tigers their only defeat of the season so far.
- Campbellsville has bounced back well following their loss to TMU as they earned a pair of 20+ point wins against Lindsey Wilson and Georgetown to move to 13-1.
- In their most recent game against Georgetown, Savannah Gregory came one point away from a career-high as she scored 25 in the game after exploding for 21 in the first half.
- The Lady Tiger defense has come to play throughout the year as they rank No. 22 in the NAIA in points allowed per game at 59.2 with the No. 6 ranking in scoring margin on the year at +24.8.
Campbellsville Lady Tigers (13-1, 9-1 MSC) @ Martin Methodist Redhawks (5-11, 4-11 MSC)
Thursday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT – Curry Christian Life Center, Pulaski, Tenn.
- This will be the first meeting between these two teams as their game scheduled for Jan. 14 in Campbellsville was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
- In their first season in the Mid-South Conference, the Redhawks have struggled with a 5-11 overall record, 4-11 in MSC play as they recently broke a seven-game losing streak with a win over Bethel as they also most recently beat Life 101-62.
- Faith Sherrow and Erin Freeman lead the way offensively as both average double figures while grabbing over three rebounds per game.
Campbellsville Lady Tigers (13-1, 9-1 MSC) @ Life Running Eagles (2-11, 0-10 MSC)
Saturday, Feb. 13, 1:30 p.m. ET – Eagles' Nest – Marietta, Ga.
- This will also be the first meeting between the Lady Tigers and Running Eagles as the scheduled game on Jan. 16 at the Powell Athletic Center was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
- Life sits in last place in the conference without a win in MSC play as their last game was that 101-62 loss to Martin Methodist.
- The bright spot for Life this season is Sydni Tears as she leads the Mid-South Conference in scoring with her 23.9 points per game average.
Campbellsville Lady Tigers (13-1, 9-1 MSC) @ Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders (17-4, 11-4 MSC)
Monday, Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT – Biggers Sports Complex – Columbia, Ky.
- It will be a quick turnaround for these two teams in this rivalry matchup as they just faced off in Campbellsville on Feb. 4 where CU earned a 78-58 win.
- The Blue Raiders have won two in a row since then with wins over Bethel and Georgetown as they currently sit at No. 13 in the NAIA rankings.
- Ragan Turner is right behind Tears from Life in scoring as Turner will enter this weekend at 22.9 points per game with Bree Glover still averaging a double-double despite her struggles on Feb. 4.
LOOKING AHEAD
- Following these games, Campbellsville will return home for their final two games of the season when they play host to Thomas More University next Thursday and Shawnee State University next Saturday.