Radford tops Lady Camels

by Dunn Area Sports Staff | Feb 26, 2023 | Campbell, News & Features

Erika Joseph sang the national anthem on Saturday at Campbell.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

BUIES CREEK — Ashlyn Traylor scored 19 points and Radford defeated Campbell, 66-61, in Big South Conference women’s basketball Saturday afternoon at Gore Arena.

Playing in her final home game, graduate transfer Erika Joseph led Campbell (15-14, 10-8) with 15 points on five three-pointers.

Brittany Staves added 11 points, seven boards and three assists while Christabel Ezumah contributed 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

Radford (13-16, 9-9) held the Camels to six points in the second quarter and led by as many as 15 in the third. Vanessa Blake scored 12 while Rachel LaLonde and Carmen Williams chipped in 11 points each for the Highlanders.

Campbell, which trailed by as many as 15 in the third quarter, made it a one-point game after Ezumah scored on a layup with 4:38 left in the fourth to cap a 9-0 run. The Camels never got any closer. The Highlanders made nine of 10 free throws to end the game.

The Camels finished shooting 35.9 percent (23 of 64) from the floor and 28.1 percent (nine of 32) from three. Radford made 43.2 percent (19 of 44) from the field, five of 15 threes and 23 of 31 free throws.

Campbell will meet sixth-seeded Longwood Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the Big South Tournament at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte. Tickets are available at GoCamels.com/tickets.

(Campbell media services provided the basis for this report)