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Campbell and Gardner-Webb Play to 1-1 Draw In Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer


BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - Campbell and Gardner-Webb played to a 1-1 draw in Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer action on Saturday.



The Fighting Camels (7-5-2, 2-1-2 A-Sun) extended their unbeaten string to four games (3-0-1) behind Josh Elliott's second goal of the year. Gardner-Webb (4-6-3, 3-1-1) was able to equalize through Dirk Dittrich on a scramble in the box in the 76th minute.



Elliott's header off Jairo Zambrana's free kick in the ninth minute gave the Camels a 1-0 lead. Camel freshman keeper Bryce Kenny, who was making his second-straight start after Tuesday's 1-0 win over third-ranked North Carolina, made the margin stand for 61 minutes.



Gardner-Webb took one of its 13 corner kicks on the afternoon and Dittrich got the final touch on a ball in the box at 75:05 for the equalizer.



Campbell's best opportunity to go in front again came in the 90th minute when Vince Petrasso broke free behind the back four, but the freshman opted to pass rather than shoot and his ball intended for Willy Guadarrama was intercepted by the GWU defense.



In the second overtime period, Campbell sophomore Richard Jata's bicycle kick in the box was covered by Tyler Kettering.



The Bulldogs finished with a 20-10 edge in shots, but only eight were on goal. Seven of Campbell's 10 shots were on target. Kettering finished with five saves, as did Kenny, whose goals-against average stands at 0.45 after two contests.



The Fighting Camels return home on Thursday for a 5:00 p.m. A-Sun kick-off against Belmont. Campbell is 6-0-0 at the Eakes Athletic Complex this year heading into its final three-match home stand.


Campbell 1, Gardner-Webb 1 (2OT)

Scoring:

CAM (8:47) Josh Elliott (Jairo Zambrana assist)

GWU (75:05) Dirk Dittrich (unassisted)

Shots: Campbell 10, Gardner-Webb 20

Corner Kicks: Campbell 1, Gardner-Webb 13

Saves: Campbell (Bryce Kenny) 5, Gardner-Webb (Tyler Kettering) 5

Fouls: Campbell 23, Gardner-Webb 23

Yellow Cards: Campbell - Matt Lightner (48:33)

Attendance: 250

Records: Campbell 7-5-2, 2-1-2 A-Sun; Gardner-Webb 4-6-3, 3-1-1.

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Players Mentioned

Josh Elliott

#21 Josh Elliott

MF/F
6' 0"
Junior
Willy Guadarrama

#10 Willy Guadarrama

F
5' 9"
Junior
Richard Jata

#9 Richard Jata

MF
5' 11"
Sophomore
Bryce Kenny

#26 Bryce Kenny

GK
6' 0"
Freshman
Matt Lightner

#19 Matt Lightner

MF/D
5' 11"
Junior
Vince Petrasso

#7 Vince Petrasso

MF
5' 5"
Freshman
Jairo Zambrana

#12 Jairo Zambrana

MF
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Josh Elliott

#21 Josh Elliott

6' 0"
Junior
MF/F
Willy Guadarrama

#10 Willy Guadarrama

5' 9"
Junior
F
Richard Jata

#9 Richard Jata

5' 11"
Sophomore
MF
Bryce Kenny

#26 Bryce Kenny

6' 0"
Freshman
GK
Matt Lightner

#19 Matt Lightner

5' 11"
Junior
MF/D
Vince Petrasso

#7 Vince Petrasso

5' 5"
Freshman
MF
Jairo Zambrana

#12 Jairo Zambrana

5' 9"
Junior
MF