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Men's Soccer falls to Lipscomb 2-1 on Senior Night

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Lipscomb defeated Campbell 2-1 Saturday night to earn home field advantage in the first round of the A-Sun men's soccer tournament.

The Bisons (9-8, 5-4 A-Sun) claimed the fourth seed and will host the fifth-seeded school next Saturday. Campbell (6-7-4, 4-5-0) will be either the fifth or sixth seed in the event, pending the outcome of Saturday's match between Jacksonville and Stetson.

Two nights after its highest-scoring game in nearly two years, Campbell mustered just three shots on target and fell behind by two goals after 46 minutes. Keegan Terry's fifth strike of the year off Eduardo Rodriguez' serve in the 80th minute cut the margin in half.

Campbell had one last chance to equalize, but Lipscomb keeper Brent McGee drove to his left and pushed a low, hard shot from Khalil Johnson by the left post for a corner kick.

Lipscomb went in front in the 28th minute when Josh Kolbo volleyed Matt Shanklin's service across the face of the goal and Nick Bibb scored his second goal of the season.

Just 1:01 into the second half, Garret Pettis turned at the edge of the Campbell box and hit a right-footed shot that dipped under the bar at the far post for his seventh strike of the year.

In the 74th minute, Johnson controlled a Lipscomb turnover just outside the area and broke in free on McGee, but his blast sailed well high of the cross bar.

Both teams finished with 11 shots and three on target. McGee had two saves in the Bisons net, while Ryan Amons made one for the Camels.

Campbell lost for only the eighth time on Homecoming Day (23-8-3) since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1977. Saturday's result also left CU with a sub-.500 A-Sun regular season record for the first time since 2004. The evening also marked the final home appearance for five Camel seniors -- J.P. Blosser, Eric Debrah, Ronnie Hinton, Khalil Johnson and Ben York.

The Camels return to action Tuesday at fifth-ranked Virginia (7 pm), then will play at either Mercer or Lipscomb next Saturday in the A-Sun first round.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Amons

#1 Ryan Amons

GK
6' 3"
Sophomore
J.P. Blosser

#18 J.P. Blosser

D
5' 10"
Senior
Eric Debrah

#20 Eric Debrah

F
6' 0"
Senior
Ronnie Hinton

#2 Ronnie Hinton

D
5' 8"
Junior
Khalil Johnson

#23 Khalil Johnson

D
6' 0"
Senior
Eduardo Rodriguez

#5 Eduardo Rodriguez

D
6' 1"
Freshman
Keegan Terry

#17 Keegan Terry

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ben York

#16 Ben York

MF
5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Amons

#1 Ryan Amons

6' 3"
Sophomore
GK
J.P. Blosser

#18 J.P. Blosser

5' 10"
Senior
D
Eric Debrah

#20 Eric Debrah

6' 0"
Senior
F
Ronnie Hinton

#2 Ronnie Hinton

5' 8"
Junior
D
Khalil Johnson

#23 Khalil Johnson

6' 0"
Senior
D
Eduardo Rodriguez

#5 Eduardo Rodriguez

6' 1"
Freshman
D
Keegan Terry

#17 Keegan Terry

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Ben York

#16 Ben York

5' 9"
Senior
MF