CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The #4 Lady Tigers hosted the Brewton-Parker Lady Barons on Saturday. Nearly doubling Brewton-Parker's point total, Campbellsville was firing on all cylinders, 76-47.
Paige Serafini opened the game with an avid three-point bucket assisted by
Lauren Lee. Halfway through the first quarter, the Lady Tigers quickly reached double digits on the scoreboard while the Lady Barons had only managed to land one three-point bucket. Brewton-Parker's fouls brought Campbellsville to the charity stripe on multiple occasions, racking up more points to amplify their advantage. At the end of the first quarter, the Lady Tigers led 24-5.
The Lady Barons struggled to move past Campbellsville's defense to score. The Lady Tigers reached 30 points before Brewton-Parker managed to reach double digits. With a couple of buckets the Lady Barons decreased their deficit on the scoreboard, still struggling to deter Campbellsville from propelling forward on the lead. With a 22-point advantage, the Lady Tigers remained on the lead at the half, 42-20.
Brewton-Parker scored the first basket of the second half.
Bree Gowdy and
Whitney Hay's steals kept returning the ball to the Lady Tigers. Hay and Lee quickly increased their advantage to 26 points over the Lady Barons. Campbellsville continued to capitalize off Brewton-Parker's fouls to rack up free-throws at the charity stripe. Going into the last quarter, the Lady Tigers remained on the lead, 62-33.
From the opening seconds of the fourth quarter, Hay came into the game with strong offensive strikes against the Lady Barons, scoring her first three-point basket of the season. The game came to a scoring halt, as neither team's defense would ease their pressure on the court. Brewton-Parker attempted to retaliate, but with less than two minutes left on the clock, their offensive efforts were not enough to catch up. At the end of the game, the Lady Tigers took the victory, 76-47.
The Lady Tigers will be back in action traveling to Kingsport, Tennessee to battle the Reinhardt University Eagles on Friday, November 29th.
- Campbellsville outperformed Brewton-Parker in most statistical aspects of the game, most significantly: field goals (29-19), assists (26-8), fast break points (16-2), steals (18-5), and points in the paint (40-26).
- Multiple Lady Tigers reached double digits in the contest: Hay with 20 points, Lee with 14, Tyra Flowers with 12, and Serafini with 11. Additionally, Lee led with 11 assists, Flowers and Talynne Shearer with eight rebounds each, Serafini with three three-pointers, and Hay with seven field goals.
- During tonight's game, Campbellsville limited Brewton-Parker to the least number of points in the first quarter from an opponent this season, holding a 19-point advantage over the Lady Barons; the largest advantage the Lady Tigers held against an opponent after the first quarter last season was 26 points (28-2) against the University of Science and Arts.
- Tonight's contest was Campbellsville's first time facing Brewton Parker.
