After 440 days between matches, there wasn't much rust for the Camels who opened their 2021 spring campaign with a straight-sets win over USC Upstate. Campbell closed the second and third sets strong, scoring the final five points of each to earn the wins.
 
Campbell's only two freshman each found themselves in the starting lineup, with Chloe Cook starting at outside hitter and Claranne Fechter at libero.
 
Campbell got out to a hot start, going up 10-1 and forcing a Spartan timeout. They held that lead the rest of the way through the set and went on to take it 25-12. Freshman outside hitter Chloe Cook began her collegiate career in a big way, with four kills in her first set.
 
USC Upstate found its stride in set two and jumped out to a quick lead. The Camels didn't take their first lead until 11-10 in the set. It was back and forth until 20-20 when Campbell turned it on. Two kills by Lailah Green, two by Melody Paige and a Spartan error helped the Camels close the set on a 5-0 run and take it 25-20.
 
The story was similar in the third set, with it being close the whole way. Trailing 23-20 on the verge of USC Upstate forcing a fourth set, Campbell dug in and again scored the final five points of the set. A pair of aces from Cook and sophomore Elyse Gross helped fuel the run to close it out.
 
The Campbell defense was rock solid on the night, holding the Spartans to hitting -.012. Campbell had not kept an opponent to hitting below zero since Coppin State on Sept. 15, 2017.
 
Green paced the Camels with 15 kills while Cook also reached double digits with 10. Green notched a double double adding 10 digs to her stat line as well. Fechter led the defense with 12 digs on the evening.

The dual setters picked up where they left off a season ago, with Emily Mitter posting 18 sets to Madee Miner's 17.  
 
Campbell is back in action tomorrow at 2 p.m. for round two against USC Upstate. That match will again be available on ESPN+.