KSU and Campbell Battle It Out on CSS

Thursday, February 01, 2007

In men's basketball action, Campbell travels to take on Kennesaw State in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 pm. Matt Stewart and Sonny Smith will be on hand to give play-by-play and color analysis for the regionally televised game.

In the last meeting between the Owls and Camels, Campbell took an 88-85 double-overtime victory in Buies Creek on Jan. 6.

Campbell dropped a 64-55 decision Tuesday at Gardner-Webb when the Bulldogs outscored the short-handed Camels 12-2 over the last 2:00. Campbell shot just 34 percent from the floor and made only 3-of-22 (.136) threes. Freshman Kyle Vejraska led CU with 16 points, while Reggie Bishop added 14 and Jonathan Rodriguez 11, plus 12 rebounds.

The Camels continue to struggle away from home this year, dropping to 1-9 on the road, 1-4 at A-Sun schools. On the road, the Camels are averaging just 74.2 points per game and shooting only 43.5 percent from the floor.

Kennesaw State comes into Friday’s game after falling 85-66 at Belmont last Saturday. Ingle posted 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting, while Morgan added 12 as the Owls allowed Belmont to shoot 58.3 percent from the field.

Don't forget to catch the pre-game action as Stewart and Smith host This Week in the Atlantic Sun, the league's 30-minute magazine show.

Friday, 7:30 pm (ET)
Campbell (10-11, 5-6)
at Kennesaw State (8-15, 4-7)
KSU Convocation Center
Kennesaw, Ga.
All-Time Series Record: Campbell leads 2-1
Television -- CSS
Campbell radio -- Website

Live Stats Available

Campbell Camels (10-11, 5-6 A-Sun)
Statistical Rankings
Individual Leaders A-Sun Team Ranking
Points 16.6 - Jonathan Rodriguez 1st - 80.2
Assists 4.8 - Ledell Eackles 1st - 17-14
Reb. 8.8 - Jonathan Rodriguez 5th - 36.3
Blocks 1.2 - Kyle Vejraska 5th - 3.10
3-pt. % .404 - Ruell Pringle 3rd - .340
Steals 3.1 - Ledell Eackles 2nd - 10.00

Kennesaw State Owls (8-15, 4-7 A-Sun)
Statistical Rankings
Individual Leaders A-Sun Team Ranking
Points 15.7 - Shaun Stegall 7th - 66.8
Assists 5.4 - Golden Ingle 8th - 12.57
Reb. 8.7 - Shaun Stegall 4th - 36.4
Blocks 0.7 - Shaun Stegall 8th - 2.74
3-pt. % .308 - Ronell Wooten 10th - .258
Steals 2.0 - Andre Morgan 3rd - 9.52