BUIES CREEK, N.C. – After the Camels extended their winning streak to five matches, a pair of Campbell University men's soccer players have earned weekly recognition from the Big South Conference.
 
JJ Donnelly was named attacking player of the week, while Ben Morrison was named freshman of the week after a 2-0 victory Saturday night at Radford.
 
Donnelly assisted on the game-winner; then scored an insurance goal in Campbell's 2-0 victory that boosted Campbell to 5-2 overall, 2-0 in Big South play.  He set up Michael Barrow's 59th minute goal; then tallied his fourth goal of the season in the 80th.
 
A senior from London, England, Donnelly is the leading scorer (4 goals, 2 assists, 10 points) in a balanced Campbell attack that leads the nation in goals per game (3.14).  Campbell stands 10-0-2 over the last two years (4-0 this season) in games when Donnelly scores.
 
Morrison, who has started all seven matches at left back, played the full 90 minutes in Saturday's 2-0 win at Radford and helped Campbell post its third-consecutive shutout.  Morrison and the Camel defense extended its shutout streak to 345 minutes, 45 seconds. 
 
A freshman from Sydney, Australia, Morrison is third on the team with 566 (of a possible 630) minutes played and has helped CU post a 1.29 team goals-against average and three clean sheets, both of which lead the Big South. Over the last 3 games, the Camel defense has allowed only seven shots on target (four at Radford).  The Camels have not surrendered a goal since the 15th minute on Sept. 4 in their 7-1 win at USC Upstate.
 
Donnelly's and Morrison's honors mark the third-straight week the Camels have been recognized by the Big South Conference.  Morrison was named freshman of the week and Samuel Lechuga defensive player of the week on Sept. 10, while Matt Lock gathered top frosh recognition Sept. 17.
 
CAMELS HEAD TO GREENSBORO TO FACE LONGTIME RIVAL UNCG: Riding its best win streak in a decade, Campbell travels to UNC Greensboro Tuesday for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff at the UNCG Soccer Stadium.  The match will air on the SoCon Digital Network.  The Camels have won their last five matches, while UNCG is 1-4 over its last five outings.
 
LAST TIME OUT: Campbell (5-2) - JJ Donnelly scored one goal and assisted on another as Campbell won 2-0 Saturday at Radford.  Defender Michael Barrow scored his first career goal, while GK Samuel Lechuga and the Camel defense logged its third-straight shuout.... UNCG (3-5) - dropped a 1-0 decision Saturday at Appalachian State.  Just four days after defeating Elon 1-0, the Spartans mustered only one shot in the second half against the Mountaineers.
 
CAMELS AMONG NCAA LEADERS: Through 7 matches, the Camels rank 1st in the nation goals (3.14) and points (9.43), while standing second in assists (3.14) per game... Thibaut Jacquel and Bastien Oberli are tied for 7th individually in assists per game (0.71).
 
BALANCED ATTACK: On the season, 15 different Campbell players have tallied at least one point. Donnelly leads the team with 4 goals, while Jacquel, Oberli, Ian Rees, Gideon Betz, Aigbekan Nosegbe and Alex Egeonu have scored twice each... Over last 5 matches – 10 different players have scored and 8 have provided assists... Jacquel (5) and Oberli share the Big South assists lead... Despite playing an average of just 39 minutes per match, Jacquel (2G, 5A) is tied with Oberli (2G, 5A) for 4th among Big South leaders with 9 points.
 
DEPTH ADVANTAGE: Nearly half (9) of the 22 goals scored by Camels this year have come from players who did not start the match... Over the last 5 matches, the Camels have scored 15 goals after halftime.
 
SHUTOUT SPAN: Consecutive shutouts against Davidson, VMI and Radford extended Campbell's shutout streak to 344 minutes, 45 seconds entering Tuesday's match at UNCG.  The Camels have not surrendered a goal since the 16th minute of a 7-1 win at USC Upstate on Sept. 4.  Sophomore GK Samuel Lechuga has been in the pipes every minute during the 5-match win streak. On the year, he leads the Big South Conference in goals against average (0.83), save percentage (.800) and shutouts (3).
 
HEAD COACH DUSTIN FONDER (Roanoke, '06) is in his fourth season at Campbell (29-29-3 overall, 13-13-1 Big South).  His overall head coaching record stands at 107-92-21, including a 78-63-18 mark in eight seasons at High Point University.  Fonder guided the Camels to a third-place finish in the 2017 Big South standings, the program's best showing since a 3rd-place effort in 2011.
 
STREAKING:  Campbell's 5-match win streak is its longest winning span in 4 seasons under head coach Dustin Fonder and the program's best since the 2008 squad reeled off 12-straight victories to reach the A-Sun final.  CU has outscored its foes by a 21-3 margin over the last 5 outings, 15-1 after halftime.
 
HOME AND AWAY: On the year, Campbell is 3-0 at home, 2-2 on the road (including a 0-1 mark in neutral site games).  Tuesday's match is the second of four road contests in a five-outing span for the Camels.
 
SOLID IN BACK: Freshman D Ben Morrison has started all 7 games at left back, while fellow newcomer sophomore Michael Barrow.  has partnered with junior co-captain Gideon Betz in the central defense.  Junior Edward Fulwood has started 5 times at right back and been spelled by sophomore Dylan Sadler. Barrow is the only Camel to play all 630 minutes through 7 matches, while Betz (601) and Morrison (566) rank two-three on the team in minutes played.
 
UNCG GLANCE: UNC Greensboro (3-5, 0-0) stands 2-1 against Big South Conference opponents this season... The Spartans opened the year with road wins over Presbyterian (1-0) and Longwood (5-1) before falling to High Point (3-2) on Sept. 4... UNCG is 1-3 at home this season and has dropped 5 of its last 6 matches... Matt Mattis and Alex Henderson lead UNCG with 2 goals scored apiece, while Jon Millgan owns a 0.35 goals-against average in 4 appearances in the nets...
 
SERIES NOTES:  UNCG owns a 16-5-3 edge in the all-time series with the Camels, following 1-0 victories in 2016 and 2017. Campbell's last win in the series was a 1-0 triumph in 2014 at Greensboro.  Including draws in 2010 (1-1) at Greensboro and 2013 (2-2) in Buies Creek, the goal differential in the last 5 matches between the programs is plus-1 in favor of the Spartans... Campbell defeated UNCG 5-0 in the 1992 Big South final, while the Spartans won 2-1 over CU in the 1993 league title match before CU departed for the Atlantic Sun (1994-2010) and UNCG left for the Southern Conference.
 
NEXT:  Following Tuesday's match, Campbell returns to Big South play when it hosts defending league tournament champ Presbyterian Friday at 7:00 p.m.