BUIES CREEK - Unbeaten in its last six matches, No. 3 seeded Campbell heads to No. 2 seeded Radford for its seventh-straight semifinal appearance in the Big South Championships.
Kickoff from Cupp Stadium is set for 7:00 p.m. and is available to watch on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT
- Amber Liston's goal in the 77th minute was the difference in the Campbell women's soccer team's win at Charleston Southern last Thursday afternoon at the CSU Soccer Field
- Campbell closes out its season on a six match unbeaten streak and a 6-3-1 record (6-2-1 Big South) and the No. 3 seed in the Big South Championships
- Stephanie Martelli earned her sixth shutout of the season as the Camels did a phenomenal job controlling possession after limiting the Buccaneers to just one shot on goal the entire match
- Liston scored her first goal of the season on a shot from outside the box, putting it away to the lower left corner of the goal in the 77th minute
- Charleston Southern stymied the Camels in the first half, erasing several great scoring opportunities off the board due to offside calls. The Campbell bench, led by Liston, provided a spark after tallying seven shots with five being on goal
- Campbell outshot Charleston Southern 11-1 while earning 10 corner kicks to the Buccaneers' one. Jenna Moran had four saves in between the posts for CSU
SCOUTING RADFORD
- Radford holds a 7-2-1 record (6-2-1 Big South) and earned the No. 2 seed for the Big South Championships
- The Highlanders are well-balanced touting one of the best defenses in the Big South
- Radford's backline holds a 0.293 Goals-Against average ranking No. 4 nationally as well as a .906 save percentage ranking 9th nationally
- The Camels are just one of three Big South teams to score on the Highlanders this season (Presbyterian, High Point)
- Radford provides a balanced attack as well as 13 different players have scored a goal while 17 have earned a point this season
- Maevyn Jones and Brianna Oliver lead Radford with four goals each while Alexeis Kirnos and Lily McLane each have four assists
- Lexi Dean sits between the posts for Radford and has allowed only three goals in 10 starts while making 25 saves
SERIES HISTORY
- Campbell has an 8-11-1 all-time record against Radford in a series dating back to 1992
- Radford defeated Campbell during the regular season, 2-1 despite the Camels piling on 16 shots and earning 14 corner kicks (both season-highs for the Highlanders defense). Laney Peabody scored the lone goal for Campbell in the 66th minute after Jones (6th minute) and Degnan (27th) scored early for the Highlanders
BAUMBICK EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
- Sophomore defender Delaney Baumbick earned Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors for the final week of the regular season
- Baumbick anchored a Campbell backline that allowed just one shot attempt and one corner in the team's 1-0 shutout victory over Charleston Southern
RELENTLESS OFFENSE
- Campbell's offense is nationally ranked in several categories:
- Rank No. 1 nationally averaging 11.90 corner kicks per game
- Rank No. 2 nationally averaging 20.40 shots per game and 9.00 shots on goal per game
- Rank No. 6 nationally averaging 2.60 assists per game
- Rank No. 30 nationally averaging 6.40 points per game
- Nine different Camels have scored a goal this season assisted by 11 different Camels
HOT STREAK
- Campbell is unbeaten in its last six matches
- During the span, the Camels are outscoring foes 17-1 and out-shooting foes 141-17