The Game
The North Carolina Central University women's basketball team returns home after a two-game road stint along with a two-week game break as the Lady Eagles host the Campbell University Lady Camels on Monday, Dec. 16 in a 6 p.m. match-up inside McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium.

The Lady Camels lead NCCU all-time 11-2, with the last meeting on Nov. 12, 2012 in Buies Creek, N.C., when CU defeated the Lady Eagles 67-51.

Last Time Out

• Junior transfer Racquel Daivs (Brooklyn, N.Y.) earned 14 of the Lady Eagles 27 points as NCCU's three-game win streak was broken by the No.12/13 South Carolina Gamecocks, 79-21 on Monday, Dec. 2 in Columbia, S.C.
• Davis finished with a team-high 14 points, shooting 3-for-8 from the field and 8-for-10 from the foul line in addition to six boards and two steals.
• Senior Tiffany Gary (Delray Beach, Fla.) pulled down a team-best seven boards and a block for the Lady Eagles while redshirt senior Monique Whaley-Briggs (Philadelphia, Penn.) added four points to NCCU's shortcoming.
• As a team the Lady Eagles shot 8-for-50 from the field, 1-for-14 from the three, 10-of-12 from the free throw line, collected 28 rebounds, three steals and one blocks.

Freeman File

• NCCU redshirt senior Jessica Freeman has led the Lady Eagles in scoring for five of their seven match-ups this season.
• The Charlotte, N.C., native averages 14.4 points per game, shooting 34-for-98 from the field (.347), 14-for-43 from behind the arc (.336) and 19-for-21 from the free throw line (.905).
• Freeman earned a season-high 24 on Nov. 23 during a 76-65 victory over UNC Asheville.

Davis on the Double

• Junior Racquel Davis has collected three double-doubles this season (at Presbyterian, at South Florida and vs. Gardner-Webb), averaging 11.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest.
• Davis earned a season-best 15 rebounds at Presbyterian (Nov. 14) and 17 points versus Gardner-Webb (11/25).

Scouting the Camels

• Junior guard Kiera Gaines is the leading scorer for the Lady Camels averaging 13.1 ppg, while Roslyn Presley has reached double figures in six of seven games.
• Last time out for CU, RaeChaun Edwards registered 20 points in leading the Lady Camels to a 67-59 win over UNC Asheville.

New Additions

• Returning only two letterwinners from the team a year ago, NCCU welcomes 11 newcomers to the court this season.
• Junior transfers Khyra Conerly (Oakland, Calif./Northern Arizona) and Racquel Davis (Brooklyn, N.Y./Johnson C. Smith) sat out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Rachel Williams (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College) marks coach Taylor's first community college transfer and Jessica Freeman (Charlotte, N.C./UNC-Wilmington) will join the Lady Eagles as a graduate student.
• After sitting out the 2012-13 season, redshirt freshmen Monique Whaley-Briggs will see the floor for the first time in a NCCU jersey by way of G.W. Carver High School of Engineering and Science in Philadelphia, Pa.
• In addition to the experienced newcomers, four true freshmen will also be looked to have an immediate impact on the youthful Lady Eagles program: Shiana Carrington (Corona, Calif.), Tia Clement (Winston-Salem, N.C.) , Alexus Hynes (Houston, Texas) and Morgan Jones (Stockbridge, Ga.).

Up Next
NCCU continues home action on Thursday, Dec. 19 as the Lady Eagles host the Western Carolina Catamounts in McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium at 2 p.m.