Kaitlyn Cupples

14 Kaitlyn Cupples
Kaitlyn Cupples
  • Birth Date:
    5-29-95
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Clinton, Tenn.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Anderson County HS
  • Major:
    Pre-Physical Therapy
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    5.8
  • fg %
    41.6
  • 3pt %
    50.0
  • ft %
    73.3
  • reb/g
    4.9
  • a/g
    1.2
Bio

* 2014-15 Preseason Second-Team All-SAC

* 2013-14 SAC Freshman of the Year

* 2013-14 SAC All-Freshman Team

* 2014 SAC All-Tournament Team

2015-16 (Junior): Started 14 out of 29 games while averaging 19.5 minutes, 5.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per evening…Ranked 5th in the SAC with 39 blocked shots while averaging 1.34 rejections per night, 6th in the league…Led the team in rebounding in 11 games while leading the team in blocks 18 times…Converted her first career three-point attempt to beat the halftime buzzer at North Greenville on Dec. 9…Scored a season-high 15 points at Brevard on Feb. 24

2014-15 (Sophomore): Preseason second team All-SAC selection… Was one of five players to participate in all 30 games with 9 starts averaging 17.9 minutes per night…Averaged 6.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds…Ranked fourth in the SAC by averaging 1.2 blocks per game…Led the team in rebounding on nine occasions chalking up a season-high 10 board against Mars Hill on November 25…Notched five double-figure scoring nights led by a season-high 14 points against Catawba on January 31 on 6-of-8 shooting…Had three or more blocks four times including a season-high four against Tusculum on January 21 and Catawba on January 31…Played a career-high 34 minutes at Newberry on January 24

2013-14 (Freshman): Named the SAC Freshman of the Year and All-SAC Freshman Team selection…Started 27 of the 30 games she played while averaging 25 minutes per affair during her freshman year…Led the SAC with a 52.7 percent field goal percentage…Scored in double figures in 16 of 30 games including a career high 19 at Tusculum on January 22…Corralled five or more rebounds in 22 contests including a career high 14 v. Lenoir-Rhyne in the SAC semifinals on March 8…Led the squad with 183 rebounds (6.1 per game), offensive boards (66) and blocked shots (35)…Her 183 rebounds were good for 10th best in the league while her 35 blocks were fourth highest in the league…Finished second on the team with 9.1 points per game and 109 made field goals…Had at least one shot block in 18 games including a career best five against Coker on January 18…Shot over 50 percent from the floor 20 times…Named to the All-South Atlantic Conference Tournament team scoring 24 points and 21 rebounds in two contests

High School: A Clinton, Tenn.-native, Cupples was a two sport star at Anderson County.  Cupples scored 1,630 points and grabbed 1,021 rebounds with the Mavericks.  She also added 171 blocks and 133 assists for her high school career. Cupples was a state finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman and earned all-district honors all four years of her high school career.  She was a two-time all-region pick, three-time all-district tournament selection and the MVP for her district in her senior year.  Cupples also starred for the Mavericks' volleyball program, averaging more than 240 kills a year over the course of her high school career.  She garnered all-state, all-region, all-district and all-tournament honors as a volleyball player.

Personal: The daughter of Mitch and Karen Cupples.  Her parents were both star athletes at Tennessee Tech.  Her father played basketball and her mother volleyball.  She was a member of her high school's honor society and a state finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman.  

Head Coach Mike Mincey on Cupples: "I saw her play," Mincey said. "And what struck me was just how hard she played.  She's another local product from the Knoxville area who I believe will be successful here."

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 22
Games started 14 13
Minutes 565 439
Minutes per game 19.5 20.0
FG 62-149 47-117
FG Pct 41.6 40.2
3PT 1-2 0-0
3PT Pct 50.0 -
FT 44-60 41-53
FT Pct 73.3 77.4
Off rebounds 59 45
Def rebounds 83 62
Total rebounds 142 107
Rebounds per game 4.9 4.9
Personal fouls 87 67
Disqualifications 7 5
Assists 36 27
Turnovers 49 41
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.7
Steals 20 17
Blocks 39 32
Points 169 135
Points per game 5.8 6.1
Points per 40 min 12.0 12.3
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-52
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 64-55
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-65
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 74-67
Feb 27 at Coker W, 76-69
Mar 2 at Newberry L, 85-74
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 at Tennessee L, 101-59 - 16 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 13 vs. USC Aiken W, 67-63 - 20 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 14 at Lander W, 73-62 - 24 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 18 at King (Tenn.) W, 75-66 - 16 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 21 Columbus St. W, 70-68 - 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 24 at Lincoln Memorial L, 56-54 - 17 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 3 North Georgia W, 86-65 - 18 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-5 20.0 3
Dec 5 Newberry L, 73-69 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 9 at North Greenville W, 88-59 - 14 6-9 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 13
Dec 12 at Queens (N.C.) W, 72-50 - 16 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 16 at Catawba L, 79-66 - 19 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 8
Dec 19 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 68-48 1 24 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 2 Mars Hill W, 87-68 1 20 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 6 at Tusculum W, 68-47 - 18 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 9 at Wingate L, 63-57 - 14 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 13 Brevard W, 75-57 - 15 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 11
Jan 16 Coker W, 88-49 - 18 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6-6 100.0 10
Jan 21 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 54-51 - 22 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 5-8 62.5 7
Jan 24 at Newberry L, 77-69 1 28 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 27 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-72 1 22 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Jan 30 Queens (N.C.) W, 73-53 1 25 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Feb 3 at Mars Hill L, 83-82 1 17 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 6 Catawba L, 82-78 1 26 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 10 Anderson (S.C.) W, 81-79 1 18 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-52 1 22 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 64-55 1 18 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 6
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-65 1 17 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 74-67 1 24 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 15
Feb 27 at Coker W, 76-69 1 30 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
Mar 2 at Newberry L, 85-74 1 17 0-7 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 9 at Tennessee L, 101-59 - 16 0 0 0 1 3 0 1
Nov 13 vs. USC Aiken W, 67-63 - 20 0 2 2 0 0 3 1
Nov 14 at Lander W, 73-62 - 24 2 2 4 3 3 0 0
Nov 18 at King (Tenn.) W, 75-66 - 16 1 3 4 0 0 0 1
Nov 21 Columbus St. W, 70-68 - 17 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
Nov 24 at Lincoln Memorial L, 56-54 - 17 0 2 2 0 2 2 1
Dec 3 North Georgia W, 86-65 - 18 1 6 7 2 2 0 3
Dec 5 Newberry L, 73-69 - 9 1 2 3 0 2 0 1
Dec 9 at North Greenville W, 88-59 - 14 5 4 9 2 0 0 1
Dec 12 at Queens (N.C.) W, 72-50 - 16 4 2 6 2 0 1 1
Dec 16 at Catawba L, 79-66 - 19 2 3 5 1 1 2 2
Dec 19 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 68-48 1 24 1 6 7 3 2 1 1
Jan 2 Mars Hill W, 87-68 1 20 1 2 3 2 5 0 0
Jan 6 at Tusculum W, 68-47 - 18 1 2 3 2 0 1 0
Jan 9 at Wingate L, 63-57 - 14 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
Jan 13 Brevard W, 75-57 - 15 3 4 7 0 5 1 0
Jan 16 Coker W, 88-49 - 18 3 1 4 1 0 0 3
Jan 21 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 54-51 - 22 2 3 5 0 1 1 2
Jan 24 at Newberry L, 77-69 1 28 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Jan 27 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-72 1 22 1 3 4 1 4 0 0
Jan 30 Queens (N.C.) W, 73-53 1 25 2 4 6 4 3 0 5
Feb 3 at Mars Hill L, 83-82 1 17 3 7 10 0 1 1 2
Feb 6 Catawba L, 82-78 1 26 2 5 7 0 5 1 2
Feb 10 Anderson (S.C.) W, 81-79 1 18 5 2 7 3 2 0 4
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-52 1 22 0 2 2 0 0 1 2
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 64-55 1 18 6 1 7 0 1 0 1
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-65 1 17 1 1 2 0 2 0 1
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 74-67 1 24 2 4 6 4 1 3 2
Feb 27 at Coker W, 76-69 1 30 3 3 6 1 2 1 2
Mar 2 at Newberry L, 85-74 1 17 4 3 7 1 3 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 9 at Tennessee L, 101-59 - 3 - 0.3
Nov 13 vs. USC Aiken W, 67-63 - 1 - -
Nov 14 at Lander W, 73-62 - 3 0 1.0
Nov 18 at King (Tenn.) W, 75-66 - 5 1 -
Nov 21 Columbus St. W, 70-68 - 1 0 -
Nov 24 at Lincoln Memorial L, 56-54 - 3 - 0.0
Dec 3 North Georgia W, 86-65 - 4 - 1.0
Dec 5 Newberry L, 73-69 - 3 - 0.0
Dec 9 at North Greenville W, 88-59 - 1 - -
Dec 12 at Queens (N.C.) W, 72-50 - 3 - -
Dec 16 at Catawba L, 79-66 - 3 - 1.0
Dec 19 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 68-48 1 4 - 1.5
Jan 2 Mars Hill W, 87-68 1 1 - 0.4
Jan 6 at Tusculum W, 68-47 - 4 - -
Jan 9 at Wingate L, 63-57 - 5 1 1.0
Jan 13 Brevard W, 75-57 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 16 Coker W, 88-49 - 0 - -
Jan 21 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 54-51 - 4 0 0.0
Jan 24 at Newberry L, 77-69 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 27 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-72 1 4 - 0.3
Jan 30 Queens (N.C.) W, 73-53 1 0 - 1.3
Feb 3 at Mars Hill L, 83-82 1 5 1 0.0
Feb 6 Catawba L, 82-78 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 10 Anderson (S.C.) W, 81-79 1 5 1 1.5
Feb 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-52 1 3 0 -
Feb 17 Tusculum L, 64-55 1 5 1 0.0
Feb 20 Wingate L, 81-65 1 5 1 0.0
Feb 24 at Brevard W, 74-67 1 2 0 4.0
Feb 27 at Coker W, 76-69 1 1 - 0.5
Mar 2 at Newberry L, 85-74 1 5 1 0.3
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2013-14 30 25.0 3.6-6.9 0.0-0.0 1.9-3.1 9.1
2014-15 30 17.9 2.6-5.0 0.0-0.0 1.6-2.4 6.7
2015-16 29 19.5 2.1-5.1 0.0-0.1 1.5-2.1 5.8
2016-17 30 17.8 1.8-3.9 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.5 4.6
Total 119 20.1 2.5-5.2 0.0-0.0 1.5-2.3 6.6
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 30 27 750 109-207 52.7 0-1 0.0 56-92 60.9 274
2014-15 30 9 536 77-150 51.3 0-1 0.0 47-72 65.3 201
2015-16 29 14 565 62-149 41.6 1-2 50.0 44-60 73.3 169
2016-17 30 2 535 54-116 46.6 0-0 - 30-44 68.2 138
Total 119 52 2386 302-622 48.6 1-4 25.0 177-268 66.0 782
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2013-14 30 750 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2014-15 30 536 17.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2015-16 29 565 19.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2016-17 30 535 17.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 119 2386 20.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2013-14 30 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.2
2014-15 30 1.5 3.4 5.0 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.2
2015-16 29 2.0 2.9 4.9 1.2 1.7 0.7 1.3
2016-17 30 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6
Total 119 1.9 3.3 5.2 0.8 1.5 0.6 1.1
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2013-14 30 27 66 117 183 18 61 19 35
2014-15 30 9 46 103 149 16 43 19 36
2015-16 29 14 59 83 142 36 49 20 39
2016-17 30 2 58 86 144 23 24 14 19
Total 119 52 229 389 618 93 177 72 129
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014-15 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015-16 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016-17 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 119 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 19.5 2.1-5.1 0.0-0.1 1.5-2.1 5.8
Conference 22 20.0 2.1-5.3 0.0-0.0 1.9-2.4 6.1
Exhibition 1 16.0 1.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-2.0 3.0
Location
Home 13 19.0 2.0-4.7 0.0-0.0 1.4-2.0 5.4
Away 15 19.9 2.3-5.7 0.1-0.1 1.6-2.1 6.3
Neutral 1 20.0 1.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 2.0-2.0 4.0
Result
Wins 18 20.1 2.5-5.3 0.1-0.1 1.9-2.6 6.9
Losses 11 18.5 1.5-4.9 0.0-0.1 0.9-1.3 4.0
Month
November 5 18.8 1.8-3.4 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.8 4.2
December 6 16.7 2.7-5.0 0.2-0.2 1.0-2.0 6.5
January 9 20.2 1.9-5.1 0.0-0.0 2.3-2.9 6.1
February 8 21.5 2.5-6.1 0.0-0.0 1.8-2.2 6.8
March 1 17.0 0.0-7.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 14 565 62-149 41.6 1-2 50.0 44-60 73.3 169
Conference 22 13 439 47-117 40.2 0-0 - 41-53 77.4 135
Exhibition 1 - 16 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Location
Home 13 8 247 26-61 42.6 0-0 - 18-26 69.2 70
Away 15 6 298 35-86 40.7 1-2 50.0 24-32 75.0 95
Neutral 1 - 20 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Result
Wins 18 7 361 45-95 47.4 1-1 100.0 34-46 73.9 125
Losses 11 7 204 17-54 31.5 0-1 0.0 10-14 71.4 44
Month
November 5 - 94 9-17 52.9 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 21
December 6 1 100 16-30 53.3 1-1 100.0 6-12 50.0 39
January 9 4 182 17-46 37.0 0-0 - 21-26 80.8 55
February 8 8 172 20-49 40.8 0-0 - 14-18 77.8 54
March 1 1 17 0-7 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 565 19.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 22 439 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 16 16.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 247 19.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 15 298 19.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 20 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 361 20.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 11 204 18.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 94 18.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 6 100 16.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 182 20.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 8 172 21.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 1 17 17.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 2.0 2.9 4.9 1.2 1.7 0.7 1.3
Conference 22 2.0 2.8 4.9 1.2 1.9 0.8 1.5
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 1.0
Location
Home 13 2.2 2.9 5.1 1.3 2.5 0.2 1.7
Away 15 2.1 2.9 4.9 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.1
Neutral 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.0
Result
Wins 18 2.1 3.0 5.1 1.7 1.7 0.7 1.5
Losses 11 1.9 2.6 4.5 0.5 1.7 0.7 1.1
Month
November 5 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8
December 6 2.3 3.8 6.2 1.7 1.2 0.7 1.5
January 9 1.7 2.4 4.1 1.4 2.2 0.4 1.1
February 8 2.8 3.1 5.9 1.0 1.8 0.9 2.0
March 1 4.0 3.0 7.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 14 59 83 142 36 49 20 39
Conference 22 13 45 62 107 27 41 17 32
Exhibition 1 - 0 0 0 1 3 0 1
Location
Home 13 8 28 38 66 17 33 3 22
Away 15 6 31 43 74 19 16 14 16
Neutral 1 - 0 2 2 0 0 3 1
Result
Wins 18 7 38 54 92 31 30 12 27
Losses 11 7 21 29 50 5 19 8 12
Month
November 5 - 4 10 14 4 5 5 4
December 6 1 14 23 37 10 7 4 9
January 9 4 15 22 37 13 20 4 10
February 8 8 22 25 47 8 14 7 16
March 1 1 4 3 7 1 3 0 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
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Brooks paces Lady Eagles over Tornados 74-67
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Pioneers puncture C-N’s recent dominance in 64-55 win
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tusculum snapped a five-game losing streak in the all-time series Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse with a 64-55 victory over Carson-Newman winning for just the fourth time in 20 tries since 1996-97 at Mossy Creek.

Late-game heroics bounce No. 17 Anderson in overtime thriller
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Rickety Royals romped by Lady Eagles 73-53
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Lady Eagles halt No. 11 Anderson’s 26-game SAC winning streak 54-51
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Cobras shoot blanks as Lady Eagles pulverize Coker
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Dominant first half ignites Lady Eagles over Tornados
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman shot 58 percent from the floor in the first half and used the 18-point halftime advantage to beat Brevard 75-57 Wednesday evening at Holt Fieldhouse in a contest that the Lady Eagles led for all but 50 seconds of action.

Tusculum tussle on deck for Lady Eagles
Tusculum tussle on deck for Lady Eagles

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Indians down Lady Eagles in wire-to-wire 13-point win
Indians down Lady Eagles in wire-to-wire 13-point win

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First half run propels Lady Eagles past Crusaders, 88-59
First half run propels Lady Eagles past Crusaders, 88-59

TIGERVILLE, S.C. – After falling behind 8-0 in the first three minutes of play, the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles finished the first 20 minutes of play on a 49-13 run and never looked back en route to their best offensive output of the season with an 88-59 win over the North Greenville Crusaders Wednesday night at Hayes Gymnasium.

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Carson-Newman Women’s Basketball: Frontcourt Position Preview
Carson-Newman Women’s Basketball: Frontcourt Position Preview

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Prior to the start of the 2015-16 Carson-Newman women's basketball season, a two-part series will look at the Lady Eagles position groups. The final installment of the series focuses on the frontcourt with junior forward Kaitlyn Cupples (Clinton, Tenn.).

Women’s Basketball takes home inaugural Director’s Cup, 129 athletes honored during Eagle Scholars ceremony
Women’s Basketball takes home inaugural Director’s Cup, 129 athletes honored during Eagle Scholars ceremony

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s women’s basketball program was presented with the inaugural Director’s Cup and the university honored 129 student athletes as Eagle Scholars Tuesday evening with the third annual Eagle Scholars Ceremony at Holt Fieldhouse.