Box Score Women's Basketball Gets Thrilling 52-50 Win Over Campbell
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CONWAY, S.C. – Junior Amanda Stull (Rushville, Ind./Rushville Consolidated) scored a driving layup with 46 seconds remaining in the game to put the Coastal Carolina University women's basketball team (2-0) up for good as it squeezed out a 52-50 victory over Campbell (1-1) Monday, Nov. 17 at Kimbel Arena.
Stull went 6-of-8 in the second half to score all of her 13 points, pushing the Chanticleers to their second victory of the season. Sophomore Kate Jasinski (Toledo, Ohio/Penn (Ind.)) registered a game-high 14 points in the win. Campbell's Geami Britt led her squad with 13 points.
The Chanticleers scored 17 of their 19 first half points off of Campbell's 21 turnovers. A strong defensive stance early by Coastal Carolina earned a 12-9 edge over the Camels, but a three-pointer by Kate Cloxton tied the game at 12-12 with 6:26 left on the clock. Jasinski's two drives to the bucket spurred a seven-point run for the Chants to take a 19-12 advantage with 3:14 remaining in the first half and eventually held a 19-17 halftime advantage.Coastal Carolina shot just 23 percent in the opening period, going 7-of-30 from the field, but the Chants were able to keep the Camels off the attack as Campbell managed only 14 shots in the first half.
Stull jumped on offense out of the break with three quick jumpers and stretched Coastal Carolina's lead to 25-17 early in the second half. After a Campbell surge closed the gap to 28-26, Coastal Carolina went on a 12-4 run taking a 40-28 lead, with 9:26 remaining in the game. The Chanticleers began to struggle from the floor, and Campbell used a 12-2 run to pull within two points at 42-40 with just under six minutes left to play.
Freshman Olivia Irick (Columbia, S.C./W.J. Keenan) connected on a three-pointer for her first points of the game, giving the Chanticleers some breathing room, but it was short lived as the Camels crept back in the game with six free throws, leaving the score at 48-45 with 1:25 on the clock. Campbell's Lindsay Smithberger found some empty space at the top of the arc and buried a three-pointer to even the score at 48-48 with 1:05 on the clock.
Out of a 30-second timeout, Stull drove to the basket for two quick points to give the Chants the lead at 50-48 with 46 seconds left in the game. On the inbound pass for the Camels, Irick intercepted the pass and a foul was called sending her to the charity stripe. Irick hit one of two, giving the Chants a three-point cushion. Campbell would score an easy layup to pull within one point at 51-50 with five seconds left in the game. A Campbell foul sent sophomore Sydnei Moss (North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta) to the line, where she would hit one of two and seal the 52-50 victory for the Chanticleers.
Coastal Carolina shot 32 percent in the game, but managed to get the win with strong defensive stops throughout the contest. Campbell shot 44 percent, but turned the ball over 29 times in the game, leading to 29 Chanticleer points.
The Chanticleers now head on the road for the first time this season and will hit the court against Wofford Wednesday, Nov. 19. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
Head Coach Alan LeForce
"The thing that was good tonight is we played defense very well and carried us. Our offense wasn't really that great, but we ended up winning the ball game. We played some young players and we made some young mistakes. We missed some foul shots that could have easily put it away. It was a good gutsy win for us, our team played hard."