Camels fall to High Point 3-2 in conference opener

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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Campbell Fighting Camels fell in five sets as they opened up their conference schedule at High Point. Four athletes' record double-doubles as the Camels move to 5-9 overall and 0-1 in the Big South.

Rebecca Ramirez (21-16), Mary Crema (11-16) and Summer Schuitema (19-14) all recorded double-doubles in assists and digs for the Camels. Katelyn Layden also recorded a double-double though hers came in the form of 10 kills and 13 digs.

Set One

Rachel Harty lead the attack with three kills for a team total 10 in the first set
Ramirez dished out five of the teams 10 assists
Amelia Armstrong lead the defense with five digs and Layden was close behind with four as the team totaled 16
The Camels fell 25-23 in set one where there were nine ties and five lead changes

Set Two

Campbell maintained control from early in the set after taking the lead 3-2 on an attack error by Jordan Hefner and never looked back
Six Camels each recorded two kills apiece as the team totaled 12 for the set
Ramirez again distributed the ball six times to help record 11 team assists
Campbell amassed 18 digs in the second set with Crema pacing the defense with seven
CU won 25-23 in set two over the Panthers

Set Three

The Camels trailed early in the third set tying the game four times before they gained control of the set and ran away with the score
Of the 14 kills recorded by the team, Harty and Armstrong had three each and three other Camels had two
Schuitema lead the assist column in the third set with six of the teams 14
Ramirez dug the ball up six times to help the defense earn 17 digs
The Orange and Black won 25-19 in the third set over HPU

Set Four

Armstrong was the offensive force in the fourth set amassing seven of the teams thirteen kills
Crema dished out six assists to set the offensive pace while Ramirez again lead the defense with six digs
High Point topple the Camels in set four 25-22 forcing the match to a fifth set

Set Five

The Camels recorded seven kills but hit only .158 while the Panthers knocked down nine kills and hit .471
Schuitema lead with four assists and Layden and Crema each had two digs as the team recorded six in the fifth set
Campbell fell 15-10 in the fifth set and lost a hard fought match

The Camels will return to action next week Oct. 2-3 as they head to South Carolina to play Charleston Southern on Friday at 7 p.m. and Coastal Carolina on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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