BUIES CREEK, N.C. – San Diego (3-0, 1-0 PFL) scored 27 points in the first half and went on to defeat Campbell's football team (0-4, 0-2 PFL) 43-7 in Pioneer Football League action at Barker-Lane Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20. True freshman Donte' Washington led the Campbell effort with a pair of interceptions. The Camels also saw their first home touchdown on the 38-yard run and catch from quarterback Matt Vollono to receiver Paul Constantine.

San Diego breached the scoreboard first with Phil Morelli capping off a seven-play 84-yard drive that covered 3:27 in game time with a four-yard run. The extra point was missed but San Diego took a 6-0 lead into CU's second drive.

After the Campbell drive stalled the Toreros went on their second scoring drive of the game with Morelli again doing the major damage on his 15-yard touchdown jaunt. The made extra point from James Cullen gave USD a 13-0 lead with 3:36 to go in the first quarter.

A change in sides of the field for the second quarter couldn't slow Morelli and the San Diego offense as they started the second quarter on a 10-play 43-yard drive. Morelli scored his third touchdown of the game to give San Diego a 20-0 lead after the made Cullen extra point with 11:34 to go in the second quarter.

The Camels offense scored their first-ever home touchdown on their next possession on a 38-yard strike from Vollono to Constantine in just under two minutes (1:59) to cut the deficit to 20-7. The play was the longest registered by the Campbell offense this season.

The Campbell defense feeding off the momentum promptly got the ball back on Donte' Washington's first interception.

After a San Diego defensive stop, the USD offense took over and marched down the field in a drive that covered 11 plays, 67 yards and was finished off by the 4-yard touchdown pass from Sebastian Trujillo to John McGough to give the Toreros a 27-7 advantage.

On their first drive of the second half, San Diego marched down to the Campbell goal line before Washington picked off his second pass of the game to thwart the USD effort. The stop was momentarily as USD recovered a missed snap at the CU 11-yard line and promptly turned it into gold on a 2-yard run from Nick Coppedge to take a 34-7 lead after the made extra point from Cullen.

The Campbell defense began to get its bearings and didn't allow another score until early in the fourth quarter on a John Matthews touchdown catch from Trujillo at the 13:18 mark. The final score of the afternoon came on a Cullen 24-yard field goal.

For the game, San Diego's Morelli had 21 carries for 151 yards and 3 touchdowns. Matthews continued his outstanding season with seven catches for 109 yards and a score. Trujillo went 22-for-31 for 264 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Camels' Vollono had a steady game and went 11-for-16 for 138 yards and a touchdown. CU's Washington had a pair of picks and Milton Brown totaled a game-high 11 stops to lead the defense.

Campbell gets back on the road and heads to Carthage College (1-0) to take on the Red Men in Kenosha, Wis. on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. est.

Coach Steele Quote:

"Last week I think we all were experience something for the first time. I won't speak for the players but I know they were a little intimated in what they were facing. This week the team came out and went toe-to-toe with the best football team in this conference and didn't blink an eye. The team gave us a tremendous effort and did a lot of things we asked them to do. The outcome of the football game was obviously not what we would of have liked, but we accomplished many positive things today. We fought for four quarters against a really good football team. We are going to keep putting a brick on the pile every week and eventually it is going to tilt in our favor."