DALLAS, TX - Cristian Sanchez and Max Todd both netted goals as Illinois-Chicago who defeated Campbell 2-1 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
Gideon Betz scored the Campbell's (0-1) lone goal on the night in the opening 10 minutes.
UIC (1-0) was able to fire off 15 shots to Campbell's 10. The Flames placed 10 shots on frame while the Camels only fired on target three times in a game that featured all three goals in the first half.
Betz opened the scorebook with a goal in the seventh minute.
Bastien Oberli was able to find Betz on the Camels second corner kick of the night.
UIC answered the Campbell attack ten minutes later with a goal of their own from Cristian Sanchez. Sanchez found the back of the net from the top left side of the box after Oscar Gonzalez played the ball into the box.
Later in the 34
th minute, Max Todd capped off the scoring totals on an assist from Jesus Perez. Todd was able to fire the ball from the left side of the box from 16 yards out into the top right corner for the goal.
Sawyer Jackman picked up the win in goal for the Flames with two saves over 90 minutes of action and just one goal allowed while
Samuel Lechuga surrendered two goals with five saves over the full time for the Camels.
Both teams were able to collect four corner kick opportunities but Campbell was able to produce one goal out of the group.
Campbell stays in Dallas after Friday night's action to take on eighth-ranked Southern Methodist on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. A season ago, SMU advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament after winning the American Conference Championship.
