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Men's Soccer hosts Davidson Tuesday on Senior Night

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Six Fighting Camel seniors, who have helped the Camels win four Atlantic Sun Conference trophies and earn the program's first NCAA College Cup berth, will make their final regular season playing appearances at the Eakes Athletic Complex tonight when Campbell hosts Davidson at 7:00 p.m. Ted Awana (2008-09), Pat Danford (2006-09), Jason Keever (2007-09), Justin Madrid (2005-09), Vince Petrasso (2006-09) and Austin Skakle (2006-09) will pull on the Orange & Black jersey for the final time in a regular season match at home this evening.

The group has helped Campbell build a 25-4-5 A-Sun regular season record over the past four years, and a 32-5-5 mark dating back to fifth-year senior Madrid's freshman campaign. Along the way, the Camels have won the league regular season title in 2005, '08 and '09 as well as the conference tournament crown in '07, while garnering the program's first-ever year-end national ranking in '08. During that span, Campbell defeated North Carolina three times in the last four years and became the most successful of all A-Sun schools in the last five seasons.

CAMELS DEFEAT JACKSONVILLE TO WIN A-SUN REGULAR SEASON CROWN: Vince Petrasso scored the first goal, then had an assist on the second as Campbell defeated Jacksonville 2-1 on Saturday to win its second-straight A-Sun regular season championship. Keegan Terry added the game-winning strike for the Camels, who avenged last year's A-Sun final loss and eliminated the Dolphins from this year's league tournament race in the process.

CU SET TO HOST A-SUN FINAL FOUR: Campbell will host the Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer championship for the second-straight year at the Eakes Athletic Complex. On Thurs., Nov. 12, semifinal play begins at 4:00 p.m. with second-seeded Stetson facing the winner of Saturday's Lipscomb at East Tennessee State first-round match. The winner of Saturday's Mercer at North Florida contest will square off against top-seeded Campbell on Thurs., Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. The final is slated for a 1:00 p.m. kick-off on Sat., Nov. 14.

SENIOR TED AWANA (Elizabeth City, N.C.) won the starting goalkeeper job this year and has made 12 starts in the nets for the Camels. He earned his first career shutout at Georgia Southern, and recorded back-to-back blankings of Mercer and Stetson. Awana was named A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 thanks in part to a career-high 11 save performance at second-ranked North Carolina. He joined the program in 2008 as a transfer from Louisburg Junior College.

SENIOR PAT DANFORD (Cary, N.C.) has played a pivotal role in the Camel defense over the last four years. The Camels own a 30-16-3 record in games when he starts. This season, the three-time A-Sun All-Academic team member has hit career-highs in goals (3) and points (7) - tallying the first goal in Camel wins over Georgia Southern, ETSU and North Florida.

SENIOR JASON KEEVER (Trinity, N.C.) has scored 11 goals in 57 games over three seasons since joining the Camels as a transfer from Coastal Carolina. A 2008 A-Sun all-conference second team member and 2009 pre-season all-league choice, Keever has also earned A-Sun all-academic honors in each of his first two years at Campbell. As a junior, he ranked 10th in the A-Sun with 6 goals and scored 2 game-winners.

SENIOR JUSTIN MADRID (Yorktown, Va.) has helped the Camels to the A-Sun finals in each of his first three seasons (2005, '07, '08) as well as three league regular season titles ('05, '08, '09). A two-year captain, he was presented the squad's Glen Brewster Memorial Award for Leadership and Courage in both 2008 and 2009. The two-time member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team will tie the school career record for matches played (82) tonight.

SENIOR VINCE PETRASSO (Woodbridge, Ontario) already ranks 24th on Campbell's career scoring leaders with 53 points (17 goals, 19 assists) in 65 matches. He was the 2007 A-Sun Tournament MVP, a first-team all-conference pick in '08 and unanimous choice for the '09 pre-season all-league squad. As a senior, he leads the A-Sun and ranks fourth nationally in assists per game with 10 in 16 outings. He was named A-Sun player of the week on Monday after helping the Camels win their 2nd-straight league regular season title.

SENIOR AUSTIN SKAKLE (Cary, N.C.) is a four-year starter in the Camel defense who has earned A-Sun All-Academic Team honors in each of his first three seasons. He was one of 30 finalists in the nation for the 2009 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Last year, he was named to the Academic All-District 3 team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. He has helped CU hold opponents to one or no goals 48 times in the last four years.

HOME, SWEET HOME: Since opening the year with three-straight home losses, the Camels have won their last four games at the Eakes Complex. Campbell owns a 31-11-0 record at home since the start of the 2005 season. Included among those 31 victories are three against nationally-ranked foes.

DAVIDSON GLANCE: Davidson (10-7) started the year with nine victories in its first 10 outings, but has dropped six of its last seven, including Saturday's 3-1 Southern Conference setback at UNC Greensboro. The Wildcats are unbeaten (10-0) when scoring multiple goals, but are winless (0-7) when they score one or less. Charlie Reiter leads the team with 25 points on 9 goals and 7 assists, while Yannick Pilgrim and Alex Caskey have scored 7 goals apiece.

THE DAVIDSON SERIES: Campbell won the two most recent contests with Davidson. The Camels knocked off the 23rd-ranked Wildcats 2-1 in Buies Creek on Sept. 13, 2005, and then claimed a 1-0 victory at Davidson a year later. CU leads the all-time series, which dates to Campbell's inaugural season of 1963, by a 5-4-0 margin.

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Players Mentioned

Ted Awana

#25 Ted Awana

GK
6' 0"
Senior
Jason Keever

#12 Jason Keever

MF
5' 8"
Senior
Vince Petrasso

#7 Vince Petrasso

MF
5' 5"
Senior
Austin Skakle

#3 Austin Skakle

D
5' 11"
Senior
Keegan Terry

#17 Keegan Terry

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6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ted Awana

#25 Ted Awana

6' 0"
Senior
GK
Jason Keever

#12 Jason Keever

5' 8"
Senior
MF
Vince Petrasso

#7 Vince Petrasso

5' 5"
Senior
MF
Austin Skakle

#3 Austin Skakle

5' 11"
Senior
D
Keegan Terry

#17 Keegan Terry

6' 0"
Freshman
F