September 16, 2005
Contact: Scott Dunford

Nitz Scores Twice but Camels Fall 4-2 Away to East Carolina

GREENVILLE, N.C.-Mary Nitz scored twice but East Carolina prove too tough an opponent as the Campbell women fell 4-2 on the road. The loss drops the Camels to 2-4-0 while the Pirates get their second win of the season and move to 2-5-0. Two of those five losses came last weekend when the Pirates traveled to Big XII country and played two close matches on the road against No. 14 Texas A&M (3-0) and Oklahoma (2-1 OT2).
Nitz, a junior from Greensboro, N.C., put the Camels ahead early as she beat ECU keeper Amber Campbell from 25 yards out at 5:28 into the match, to score her first goal of the season.
The Pirates didn't stay down for long and leveled the match at the 14:35 mark, when Meghan McCallion scored her third goal of the season. McCallion's initial shot was blocked by a Campbell defender but the senior scored the rebound to move into a tie as ECU's top career goal-scorer with 33 goals for the Pirates.
In the second half ECU doubled Campbell's shot output 8-4 and netted three straight goals.
The first goal of the second half came at 58:47, from an East Carolina throw-in by Jami Dickerson, the ball was flicked into the area by Melissa Penny's header and finished by freshman Sarah Biggars.
Penny would assist on the next goal also, as her corner-kick found Allison Howell who finished past Campbell goalkeeper Samar Azem in the 76^th minute to put the Pirates in front 3-1. The assist was Penny's third of the season to go with three goals, making her the point leader this season for the Pirates.
The Pirates added another goal to go to 4-1, when McCallion turned provider as her cross found Kate Lowe who finished past Azem.
The Camels kept fighting, and Nitz was able to score a consolation goal in the 88^th minute as she intercepted a wayward pass from a Pirate defender and blasted the ball past the ECU net-minder from 20 yards out.
Nitz's brace represents the first time that any CU player has scored more than one goal in a game this season and also makes her the team's points leader with four.
Campbell opens Atlantic Sun play next week as it travels to Mercer Thursday night for a 7:00 kick-off and to Stetson on Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. match. The Camels will return home on for a two game homestand beginning with Belmont on Sept. 29 followed by Lipscomb on Oct. 1.

Campbell 2, East Carolina 4
East Carolina 1 3 -- 4
Campbell 1 1 -- 2
Scoring:
CAM (5:28) Mary Nitz (Kathryn Saunders assist)
ECU (14:35) Meghan McCallion
ECU (58:47) Sarah Biggar (Jami Dickerson, Melissa Penny)
ECU (75:28) Allison Howell (Melissa Penny)
ECU (85:03) Kate Lowe (Meghan McCallion)
CAM (87:50) Mary Nitz
Shots: ECU 16, CAM 9
Corner Kicks: ECU 3, CAM 0
Goalkeeper Saves: ECU (Amber Campbell 3), CAM (Samar Azem 8)
Fouls: ECU 5, CAM 7
Offside: ECU 3, CAM 0
Yellow Cards: (None)
Records: East Carolina (2-5-0), Campbell (2-4-0)

[East Carolina Box Score]