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Number-24 Florida Gulf Coast deals Men's Soccer 1-0 A-Sun loss

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Andres Navas' free kick in the 58th minute was the game's lone goal and No.-24 Florida Gulf Coast handed Campbell its first home regular season Atlantic Sun Conference loss in three years Thursday night at the Eakes Athletic Complex.

The Eagles (9-2-2, 5-0-0) extended their winning streak to seven games and unbeaten stretch to nine on the FIU transfer's first goal in an FGCU uniform along with Adam Glick's sixth shutout of the year.

Campbell (4-4-4, 2-2-0), which saw its three-match unbeaten string halted, dropped a regular season league contest for the first time since a 1-0 setback to North Florida on Oct. 6 2007. CU had won 11-straight at home during the span before Thursday's loss.

Navas' goal was set up by an Aleksi Tossavainen hand ball just outside the Campbell box. A sophomore from Miami, Navas curled a right-footed shot over the wall and into the upper right corner of the net at the far post.

The FGCU goal came just a minute after Campbell threatened when Ben Iiames headed down a corner kick from Mitchell Cardenas that Glick had to parry. The rebound fell to Iiames feet, and his shot from short range rattled around the six-yard box before it caromed away.

Campbell had chances to equalize in the latter stages. Glick held Cardenas' low shot from outside the area that traveled through a tangle of players in the 77th minute. Just three minutes later, Cardenas fed a wide-open Keegan Terry at the top of the area, but the sophomore's right-footed effort sailed beyond the left post.

Both teams had chances in a scoreless first half. The Eagles threatened in the 3rd minute when Donovan Henry's through ball found Josey Portillo inside the area, but Campbell keeper Ethan Hall left his feet to stop Portillo's point-blank chance.

FGCU nearly got on the board in the 14th minute on Ryan Price's diving header from Portillo's cross, but Price's effort rolled just wide of the far post.

Campbell's Justin Franz gathered a loose ball outside the box in the 18th minute, but his 25-yard low shot went wide of the left post.

In the 32nd minute, Portillo's flick came to a wide open Price in the box, but Hall dove to save his right-footed shot.

Hall finished with eight saves in the first career start for the freshman keeper out of Raleigh Athens Drive High School. Glick made three stops in the FGCU nets.

The Eagles finished with a 16-12 edge in shots, 9-3 in shots on goal.

Campbell dropped to 4-9 against nationally-ranked teams since the start of the 2005 campaign and lost only for the seventh time (34-7-5) in A-Sun regular season play during the same span. Thursday night's result was just Campbell's third loss during October (22-3-3) in its last 28 games during the month.

Campbell continues its home stand Saturday against defending A-Sun tournament champion Stetson, which dropped a 1-0 decision Thursday at Mercer.

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Players Mentioned

Mitchell Cardenas

#10 Mitchell Cardenas

MF
6' 1"
Sophomore
Justin Franz

#12 Justin Franz

MF
5' 7"
Freshman
Keegan Terry

#17 Keegan Terry

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Aleksi Tossavainen

#4 Aleksi Tossavainen

D
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mitchell Cardenas

#10 Mitchell Cardenas

6' 1"
Sophomore
MF
Justin Franz

#12 Justin Franz

5' 7"
Freshman
MF
Keegan Terry

#17 Keegan Terry

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Aleksi Tossavainen

#4 Aleksi Tossavainen

6' 2"
Freshman
D