BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Big South leader Campbell returns home on Saturday, April 15, hosting Longwood at 1:00 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium.
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Prior to the game, Campbell will recognize its 2023 seniors with a pregame ceremony.
The Camels are 9-4 on the season and 5-0 in Big South play, coming off Wednesday's
20-16 win at Gardner-Webb. The win marked CU's fifth straight, remaining perfect in Big South outings with its second consecutive 20-goal performance.
Tied at 14 with 12:31 to play, Campbell responded with four straight scores, including a goal and an assist from
Joslin Hanbury, putting CU up 18-14 with 4:29 remaining, finishing the win with a 6-2 run to close the fourth quarter.
Campbell led by as many as five in the second quarter (10-5, 1:39) before Gardner-Webb tied it up three times in the second half. The Camels owned the edge on the draw, 22-17, while matching a season-high with five free position goals.
Rasa Welsh led Campbell with a career-high seven points on four goals and three assists with four draw controls and two caused turnovers, while
Sam Bischoff totaled six points on a game-high five goals, her fourth five-plus outing of the season, and an assist with six draw controls.
This is the third time Campbell has started at least 5-0 in Big South play (2017, 2022).
For the season, Welsh leads the Camels with 57 points on 24 goals and 33 assists, while Bischoff has collected 49 points on a team-high 41 goals and eight assists.
Ally Heath (24),
Joslin Hanbury (24) and
Olivia Ohlmann (23) have also registered more than 20 goals so far this season.
Rebekah Taylor, named the Big South's
defensive player of the week on Tuesday, tops the defense with 24 caused turnovers to go along with 26 ground balls, with
Chandler Stewart posting 23 caused turnovers and 44 ground balls.
Shae Fitzgerald also owns 21 caused turnovers with 33 ground balls on the season.
Longwood comes into Saturday's matchup after dropping three straight at 3-9 overall and 1-4 in Big South matchups, including a 20-14 setback against High Point on Wednesday. Riley McDonald leads the Lancers with 43 points on 30 goals and 13 assists, while Julia Koenig owns 21 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers.
The Lancers lead the all-time series with a 6-5 edge, with Campbell taking the last two matchups, including last season's 17-10 victory in Farmville, Va.
Following Saturday's game, the Camels will head on the road for their final regular season matchup away from Buies Creek on April 22 at Winthrop, returning home for showdowns with High Point (April 26) and Mercer (April 29).
