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as members of the

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. They finished the season 18–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. They lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament. They were invited to the

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where they defeated Miami (OH) and

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before losing in the semifinals to

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.

Previous season

The Fighting Camels finished the season 19–18, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 7 seed in the Big South tournament where defeated

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, UNC Asheville, and Radford to advance to the championship game where they lost to Winthrop. They received an invitation to the

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where they defeated Houston Baptist and UT Martin before losing in the quarterfinals to Furman.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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