CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — No. 12 Campbellsville built an 18-point first-quarter lead and used a 43-23 rebounding advantage to defeat the College of Coastal Georgia 88-56 Saturday at the Powell Athletic Center, completing a two-game sweep of the Campbellsville Classic.
- Dea Bradley scored a game-high 26 points in 23 minutes, shooting 11-for-18 from the field and 4-for-9 from 3-point range. She scored 16 points after halftime and committed only one turnover.
- Ella House recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds and 10 assists, adding four steals and one block without committing a turnover. Five of her rebounds came on the offensive glass.
- Cariann Williams posted her second double-double of the season with 11 rebounds and eight points. She collected four offensive rebounds and anchored the interior with three blocks.
- Campbellsville outrebounded Coastal Georgia 43-23 and turned 18 offensive rebounds into a 28-0 advantage in second-chance points.
- The Lady Tigers' perimeter defense held the Mariners to 7-for-23 shooting from 3-point range and just 34.9% overall. Coastal Georgia shot 14.3% in the opening quarter and 29.4% in the fourth.
- Campbellsville made all 13 of its free-throw attempts and assisted on 22 of its 32 field goals. The Lady Tigers also placed five players in double figures.
- Lainey Johnson finished with 18 points and four assists, while Talynne Shearer contributed 13 points, eight rebounds, and three steals. Hallie Allen added 11 points and three assists off the bench.
Bradley opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, and Campbellsville never surrendered the lead. Williams and House converted second-chance opportunities before Bradley connected again from beyond the arc, helping the Lady Tigers move ahead 10-2.
Johnson took over the scoring load during the middle of the opening quarter. She scored nine points during a 10-3 Campbellsville stretch, including two 3-pointers, to extend the margin to 20-5.
Bella Stiles added a putback, and Shearer made two free throws following another offensive rebound as the Lady Tigers closed the period with a 26-8 advantage.
Coastal Georgia scored the first five points of the second quarter, but Campbellsville responded with Bradley's third 3-pointer and consecutive baskets from Shearer. Bradley then scored twice in the paint to push the lead to 41-16.
The Mariners briefly reduced the margin to 20, but Allen answered from beyond the arc. Shearer completed a three-point play with 44 seconds remaining, giving Campbellsville a 47-21 halftime lead.
Coastal Georgia produced its best offensive stretch in the third quarter, shooting 52.6% and scoring 24 points. Campbellsville matched the Mariners' early push through Bradley, who scored nine points in the period, and House, who distributed six assists.
Johnson and Allen each connected from long range before House, Allen, and Stiles scored inside. Although Coastal Georgia trimmed the margin to 25 by the end of the quarter, Campbellsville carried a 70-45 advantage into the fourth.
Williams opened Campbellsville's fourth-quarter scoring with a layup and two free throws. House then assisted Shearer inside before Bradley scored on consecutive possessions, stretching the advantage to 80-47 with 6:47 remaining.
The Lady Tigers limited Coastal Georgia to 5-for-17 shooting in the final period. Allen and Johnson added 3-pointers, with Johnson's final triple giving Campbellsville its largest lead at 88-51.
Bradley led five Lady Tigers in double figures, followed by Johnson with 18, Shearer with 13, and Allen with 11. Taylor Blackshear paced Coastal Georgia with 20 points and six steals.
