BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell closed another historic men's soccer season in 2021 by claiming its second Big South Conference double in the last three years while making its third NCAA College Cup appearance in the last four.
 
The Camels (15-4-2 overall) finished unbeaten (7-0-1) in the Big South regular season and defeated High Point 3-2 in the league final. CU then fell 2-1 at No. 27 Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
 
Campbell produced the program's second-most wins in a year (the 2019 squad won 17 games) in the last 28 seasons and finished eighth in the final South Region poll.
 
SILVERWARE COUNT AT FIVE FOR SENIOR CLASS:  Campbell swept the Big South regular season and tournament titles for the second time in three years in 2021 to run its count to five Big South trophies over the last four seasons.  CU also won the Big South tournament in 2018, and the league double in 2019.  Senior MF George Bediko is the lone Camel was an all-tournament pick in '18, all-conference choice in '20 and '21 and MVP of the '21 Big South tourney.
 
POTENT OFFENSE:  Campbell finished the season ranked in the top four in the nation (out of 202 NCAA Division I schools) in SEVEN offensive categories.
2. Total Goals (55)
2. Total Assists (58)
2. Total Points (168)
2. Scoring Offense (2.62 goals/game)
2. Assists Per Game (2.76)
3. Points Per Game (8.0)
4. Goal Differential (+34)
 
JUST WIN, BABY: CU was one of just 13 teams in the nation with at least 15 wins this season.
T1. Georgetown (18), Washington (18), Hofstra (18)
T4. New Hampshire (17), Missouri State (17)
T6. Clemson (16), St. Louis (16), Tulsa (16)
T9. CAMPBELL (15), Grand Canyon (15), Indiana (15), Northern Illinois (15), Kentucky (15)
 
MORE OFFENSE: CU scored multiple goals in 13 of its 21 outings, including a season-high 7 vs. Winthrop (11/10)... 15 different Camels scored... Big South offensive player of the year Tyler Young led the Big South and ranked 22nd nationally with 27 points (9G, 9A).  He was also 18th in the country in total assists and assists per game (0.5)...  Kemy Amiche finished 5th in the nation in total assists (11)... Amiche was 2nd in the Big South with 25 points (7G, 11A), while Daniel Hernandez was fourth (9G, 1A, 19 pts.) and Jake Morris (5G, 8A, 18 pts.) sixth.
 
HEAD COACH DUSTIN FONDER (Roanoke, '94) completed his seventh season at Campbell (73-45-12 overall, 37-16-4 Big South) in 2021 and has led the Camels to five league trophies and three NCAA postseason berths in the last four years.  His overall head coaching record stands at 151-108-30, including a 78-63-18 mark in eight seasons at High Point.  In 2021, Fonder was named Big South Coach of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 seasons and 4th time overall.  He guided the 2018 Camels to their 1st conference tournament title and NCAA College Cup berth since 2007.  He was named 2019 Big South Coach of the Year after leading CU to its 1st regular season title since 2009.  He was also named Big South Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2010 while at HPU.
 
BIG SOUTH SUCCESS: CU is now 27-1-4 in its last 32 games (regular season and tournament) vs. Big South foes, including a 21-1-2 mark in regular season play over the last three seasons... Campbell has won 5 BSC trophies over the last 4 seasons - 2018 tournament, 2019 regular season and tournament, 2021 regular season and tournament... Campbell posted a 0.49 GAA in its league games this season and outscored its Big South foes 22-4.
 
AMICHE NAMED FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA: Kemy Amiche was named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman first team and to the Top Drawer Soccer first team Freshman Best XI squad.  Amiche's selection marks the third-straight year that a Camel has earned freshman All-America recognition.
 
MENSAH EARNS MLS SHOWCASE INVITE: Junior left back Moses Mensah received an invitation to participate in the MLS College Showcase Dec. 11 in Cary, N.C.  A 3-time All-South Region and Big South all-conference selection, Mensah was rated as the 43rd-best player in the country in the post season rankings by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
 
TRIO NAMED ALL-SOUTH: Three members of Campbell's Big South Conference championship team were named to the All-South region teams by the United Soccer Coaches.  Moses Mensah was named first-team All-South, while Kemy Amiche and Tyler Young earned second-team all-region recognition.
 
EIGHT CAMELS NAMED TO ALL-BIG SOUTH TEAMS: Led by Offensive Player of the Year Tyler Young and Defensive Player of the Year Bissafi Dotte, eight Camels were named to the Big South all-conference teams.  Kemy Amiche, George Bediko, Diego Konincks and Moses Mensah joined Dotte and Young on the first team.  Franck Momo and Jake Morris were named 2nd-team all-league.
 
2021 SENIOR CLASS MOST SUCCESSFUL IN D1 ERA:  No senior class has won more conference trophies in Campbell men's soccer's Division I era since the Big South held its first championship in 1984.
Class | League | Trophies
2021 | Big South | 5 (2018, 2019, 2021 tour.; 2019, 2021 reg. season)
2009 | ASUN | 3 (2007 tour., 2008, 2009 reg. season)
2008 | ASUN | 3 (2007 tour.; 2005, 2008 reg. season)
1993 | Big South | (1991, 1992 tour.; 1993 reg. season)
 
CAMELS IN THE BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP: Campbell won the first two Big South Conference tournament championships in 1984 and 1985, and also won back-to-back crowns in 1991 and 1992 before claiming the 2018, 2019 and 2021 titles... With 7 Big South titles, Campbell leads Winthrop (5) for most among current league members (Coastal Carolina won 12 from 1984-2015)... CU was runner-up in 1986, 1989 and 1993 before leaving for a 17-year stint in the Atlantic Sun...  Overall, the Camels are 24-11-5 in Big South Championship play, including a 7-4-4 mark since re-joining the league in 2011 (7-2-2 under Coach Fonder)...  Campbell is 7-3 all-time in Big South finals, 2-1 in Big South title games played in Buies Creek...  Before its 2018 run to the Big South crown, CU last reached a conference final in 2008 (losing 4-3 to Jacksonville in Buies Creek) while a member of the A-Sun and its previous league tournament title came in 2007 over Jacksonville (1-1 draw, 5-4 PKs) at DeLand, Fla.
 
POST-SEASON IN THE CREEK: Under Coach Dustin Fonder's guidance, Campbell owns a 6-1-1 record in Big South tournament games played in Buies Creek.
 
HOME, SWEET HOME: The Camels stand 27-2-4 in their last 32 matches at the Eakes Complex, including a 10-1-1 mark in the 2021 season. CU finished 2019 with a 10-0-1 ledger at home, including two wins in the Big South Championship, outscored its opponents 34-3 in Buies Creek and did not trail in 11 matches.  Under 7th-year Coach Dustin Fonder, Campbell is 42-17-5 in Buies Creek.
 
SOUTH REGION POLL (Final 2021): 1. Pittsburgh (11-4-1), 2. Clemson (13-4-0), 3. Duke (12-3-1), 4. Notre Dame (10-5-3), 5. North Carolina (11-6-1), 6. Wake Forest (11-6-1), 7. Virginia Tech (10-5-3), 8. Campbell (15-3-2), 9. Belmont (13-4-1), 10. UNC Greensboro (13-4-1).
 
BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT HONORS: Big South Championship MVP George Bediko was joined on the all-tournament team by Kemy Amiche, Bissafi Dotte and Daniel Hernandez.  A holding midfielder, Bediko and center back Dotte held CU post a 10-2 goal differential in 2 tournament games, while Dotte scored in the final.  Hernandez had a hat trick and assist in a 7-0 win over Winthrop in the semis.  Amiche scored and dealt 3 assists vs. Winthrop, then tallied the opening goal vs. High Point in the final.
 
RODRIGUEZ SOLID IN NETS: Sophomore Edu Rodriguez led the Big South Conference in goals-against average (0.94) and ranked second in shutouts (6) while playing all but 15 minutes in the Camel goal this season.  He finished 11th in the country with 1915 goalkeeper minutes played.  He allowed more than one goal only four times in 21 starts.
 
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION IN SEMIFINAL:  Daniel Hernandez scored 3 times, Kemy Amiche added a strike and 3 assists and the Camels exploded for a season-high seven goals Nov. 10 in a 7-0 shutout of fourth-seeded Winthrop in the Big South semifinal round.  CU went in front in the 7th minute and led 3-0 on the 20-minute mark in the second-highest scoring output ever in a Big South semi.  Jake Morris added a goal and assist, while Kyoji Hata scored his first two goals for the Camels, who struck four times in a 6:20 span after 50 minutes.  The seven goal scoreline marked the fifth-most in any Big South tournament game.  Hernandez' hat trick was the fourth in CU Big South tournament history and first since Rami Kauppi scored four times in the 1992 semifinals vs. UMBC.  Amiche's assists trick matched the school record for assists in a league tournament game first set by Pat Gross vs. Winthrop in the 1993 semis.