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Florida Gulf Coast hands Campbell first A-Sun men's soccer regular season loss in two years

FT. MYERS, FLA. - Florida Gulf Coast dealt Campbell its first Atlantic Sun Conference regular season men's soccer loss in over two years Saturday as the Eagles claimed a 4-0 victory.

The Eagles (8-6-1, 6-2-0) ended the nation's longest unbeaten streak in conference play taking the lead on a 16th minute penalty and handing Campbell (6-8-1, 5-1-1) its worst A-Sun setback since a 6-1 loss at Florida Atlantic in 2002.

Campbell entered the game unbeaten in its last 18 A-Sun regular season games (16-0-2). The defeat marked only the fifth time the Camels have lost an A-Sun contest in the regular schedule over the last five years (30-5-5).

"We were outplayed in every facet of the game, and that's a credit to the quality of our opponent," said Campbell head coach Doug Hess. "Mentally, we were too soft trying to find our feet after giving up an early penalty. You can't win when you don't want to compete. At this point, we need to regroup and learn from it. The silver lining is that we still have everything to play for."

Jonathan Koshko put the Eagles in front from the penalty spot in the 16th minute. The goal marked the first time that Campbell had trailed in the last 451 minutes played against league foes.

Jelani Smith doubled the FGCU lead in the 24th minute on assists from Jonathan Hohn and Cristian Raudales. The deficit was Campbell's largest against league opposition this year.

Caleib Lynch added strikes in the 60th and 86th minutes for Florida Gulf Coast, which moved past Campbell into first place in the A-Sun standings with 18 points. FGCU, however, is not eligible for next month's A-Sun Championship tournament while completing its reclassification from the NCAA Division II to Division I ranks.

The Camels are now 16-1-2 in their last 19 league outings. Campbell begins a three-match home stand Thursday at 7:00 p.m. against North Florida. Victories over UNF and Jacksonville next week would deliver the Camels their second-straight league regular season title and the top seeding in next month's conference tournament.

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