BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell (9-3-2, 7-1) wraps up its home regular season slate against Charleston Southern (5-3, 6-5-1) on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Campbell - Jessica Donald scored two goals and set up two others to lead Campbell to a 6-1 win over Winthrop Saturday. CU won its third-straight outing to remain on top of the Big South standings with 21 points through eight matches. Charleston Southern - Bri Robinson scored in the 2nd minute as Charleston Southern picked up its second-straight shutout victory, 2-0 against Hampton on Saturday.
SERIES HISTORY: Campbell leads the all-time series against Charleston Southern, 13-3-1. The Camels won 1-0 last season after Amber Liston scored the game-winner in the 79th minute. Campbell is on a five-match win streak against Charleston Southern, outscoring the Buccaneers 13-2 in that span.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: Led by second-year head coach Jose Gomez, Charleston Southern owns a 6-5-1 overall record including a 5-3 mark in the Big South. Jenea Knight leads the Buccaneers with four goals while GK Jenna Moran ranks second in the Big South with six shutouts this season. In its past six matches, Charleston Southern is outscoring foes 9-1 with five shutouts.
DONALD, BUSHEE EARN WEEKLY HONORS: Donald along with Emma Bushee earned Big South weekly honors on Oct. 18 after leading Campbell to a pair of wins against Gardner-Webb and Winthrop. Donald earned offensive player of the week honors after scoring three goals and two assists. Bushee was named the co-defensive player of the week after anchoring a Campbell defense that allowed only five shots on goal and five corner kicks, in addition to scoring twice and providing four assists.
BUSHEE BARRAGE: After a single-game program record four assists in Campbell's 7-1 win over Gardner-Webb on Oct. 13, Bushee ranks No. 6 nationally with 10 assists this season and No. 7 in assists per game at 0.71. She has scored or assisted in all seven of Campbell's conference victories and ranks 2nd in the Big South with 22 points.
NORGREN DEFENDING: Sophomore defender Cazzi Norgren helps anchor Campbell's backline that has allowed a combined six shots on target over the past three matches. Norgren is tied for the team lead with 1260 minutes played and has four assists this season.
POINT PRODUCERS: Bushee (6G, 10A) leads the team with 22 points while Jessica Donald (6G, 6A) and Jackie Richards (5G, 4A) rank second and third respectively with 18 and 14 points each. Through 14 matches, 18 different Camels have at least one point. In total, 12 different players have scored goals and 15 different have an assist.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKS: Campbell ranks in the top-25 nationally in seven different attacking statistical categories:
- No. 7 - Total Assists (43)
- No. 8 - Assists per Game (3.07)
- No. 8 - Points per Game (8.79)
- No. 9 - Total Points (123)
- No. 10 - Scoring Offense (2.86 goals per game)
- No. 13 - Total Goals (40)
- No. 21 - Corner Kicks per Game (7.07)
HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE: Campbell is 9-2-2 in home games dating back to the 2020-21 season, outscoring opponents 39-11.
BIG EAST IMPACT TRANSFERS: Campbell's transfers from the Big East Conference - Mary Tierney (DePaul) and Jackie Richards (Xavier) - have made significant impacts this season. Tierney helps maintain the CU backline and ranks third on the team with 1231 minutes played while Richards has five goals and four assists.
HEAD COACH SAMAR AZEM is in her fifth season in charge of the Fighting Camels (68-53-17 overall / 45-27-6 Big South). She guided the Camels to a No. 22 team ranking by Top Drawer Soccer, their first Big South Championship since 1993, and the program's second-ever NCAA Tournament berth during the 2020-21 season.
