Travis Young put the 22nd-ranked Spartans in front just 1:57 into the contest. Matt Lightner's clearance fell to Young at the top of the area, and the sophomore struck a low, right-footed shot from 20 yards just inside the left post.

UNCG doubled the margin in the 13th minute on Michael FitzGerald's third strike of the year. Jokull Elisabetarson curled a pass into the area and FitzGerald headed the ball by Campbell keeper Aaron Johnson.

Campbell, which entered the match ranked ninth in the South Region, just missed cutting the gap in half in the final 20 seconds of the opening half when Scott Phillips lofted a pass beyond the UNCG back four, but Julian Fulton's effort sailed just high of the crossbar.

The Spartans nearly added to their lead in the 52nd minute when Johnson dove to save FitzGerald's breakaway attempt, and Michael Richardson's follow caromed off the crossbar.

Both teams narrowly missed in the 55th minute when Campbell All-American Willy Guadarrama's 15-yard shot beat UNCG keeper Nate Berry, but the ball was cleared off the line by defender Matt Elliott.

On the ensuing counterattack, FitzGerald broke free behind the Camel back line, but Johnson dove to keep the margin at two. Less than three minutes later, Berry reacted to tip Richard Jata's open header over the cross bar.

UNCG finished with a 17-14 edge in shots. The Spartans out-shot CU 11-2 in the first period, while Campbell held a 12-6 advantage in the second half.

Barry, a freshman, made five saves to record his first career shutout. Johnson had nine saves between the Camel pipes.

UNCG played without five starters - including All-Americans Scott Jones and Randi Patterson - who were issued red cards in last Saturday's 3-1 loss at Virginia Commonwealth.

The Fighting Camels return to action on Friday at 7:00 p.m. against the hosts in the first round of the Bucknell Invitational.

UNC Greensboro 2, Campbell 0

Scoring:

UNCG (1:57) Travis Young (unassisted)

UNCG (12:52) Michael FitzGerald (Jokull Elisabetarson)

Shots: Campbell 14, UNCG 16

Corner Kicks: Campbell 9, UNCG 4

Saves: Campbell (Aaron Johnson) 9, UNCG (Nate Berry) 5

Fouls: Campbell 12, UNCG 20

Yellow Cards: Campbell - Scott Phillips (23:28), Julian Fulton (41:13); UNCG - David Grayson (78:27), Jokull Elisabetarson (89:52).

Attendance: 586

Records: Campbell 2-1-0, UNCG 3-1-0