Ricky Clemons and Cedric Henderson Jr. scored 14 points each and Campbell held off Stetson 60-58 on Saturday at the Edmunds Center.
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Former league rivals Campbell and Stetson square off Saturday with a 3 p.m. tip-off on ESPN+ at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Fla.
Gabby Hernandez is Campbell baseball’s biggest fan. If you’ve been to a game since 2016, you’ve probably seen her in the stands in her wheelchair wearing her orange Campbell jersey, with her family by her side, and smiles and waves coming her way from the players.
After leading Campbell to a win over defending America East champion Hartford and a gutsy effort against No. 9 Duke, Ricky Clemons has been named Big South Conference men’s basketball player of the week.
Campbell cross-country runner Athanas Kioko finished first overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional, automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championship next week.
Campbell tallied nine bonus point wins to top visiting Montreat 47-6 in its 2021-22 season opener Wednesday.
A number of state playoff games and conference tournaments will be getting under way in the days to come, starting with a handful today. Both volleyball and soccer have important matches upcoming.
With 14 players back — including all five starters — from last season’s team that reached the league final, Campbell has been picked in a 2021-22 preseason poll of Big South Conference men’s basketball head coaches and media to win the North Division.
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After leading Campbell to a road win in its 2021 Big South opener, Darion Slade has been named the league’s defensive player of the week.
Campbell overcame an early deficit with 41 straight points, downing North Alabama 48-24 Saturday in the Big South Conference opener for both teams at Braly Stadium.
Campbell’s Levi Wiggins has been recognized as one of 176 semifinalists for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy, college football’s premier scholar-athlete award, by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).
Campbell and Gardner-Webb announced today that the two schools’ football programs will compete annually for the North Carolina East/West BBQ Trophy, beginning this season.
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Trips to Duke, VCU and Marshall, plus non-conference dates with members of the ASUN, CAA, MEAC, Southern and Sun Belt in addition to a divisional Big South Conference slate highlight the 2021-22 Campbell University men’s basketball schedule.
Dates with Virginia Tech, East Carolina, a tournament in Las Vegas and an 18-game Big South Conference slate highlight the 2021-22 Campbell women’s basketball schedule.
Elon rallied from a 10-point deficit in the third quarter, then withstood a late Campbell comeback attempt to earn a 24-23 win Saturday night at Barker-Lane Stadium.
Athanas Kioko has been named the Big South Men’s Runner of the Week, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.
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