Campbell opens CAA play at Towson Saturday

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell is set to open CAA play Saturday at Towson at 3:00 PM. The game will be broadcast on FloCollege.

LAST TIME OUT

Campbell fell to #13 Duke 14-6 on Monday
More than 1,700 middle school students poured into Barker-Lane Stadium as the Camels hosted Education Day
Campbell trailed 3-1 after the first quarter before the Blue Devils scored six goals in the second to take a 9-3 lead into halftime. Duke outscored Campbell 5-3 in a hard-fought second half
Bridget Ahlgren and Sam Bischoff each recorded two goals

STAT LEADERS

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

Towson enters 3-3 overall and 0-1 in CAA play after falling at #15 Stony Brook last weekend, 17-6
Four Tigers have compiled 10 or more points led by Milana Zizakovic's 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists)
Shannon Sullivan leads Towson with 11 caused turnovers while goalie Jenna Cardeno has totaled 17 ground balls
North Carolina alum (2010) Kristen Carr leads Towson in her second season as head coach

SERIES HISTORY

Campbell and Towson met for the first time last season, a 17-10 win for the Tigers in Buies Creek
Emily Wilson led the Camels with three goals while both Delaney Nicolaus and Caroline Laur added two
Lindsey Marshall scored five goals and added an assist for Towson

IN THE NATIONAL RANKS

WELSH PROVIDING POINTS

Fifth-year attacker Rasa Welsh leads the Camels with 34 points, totaling 19 goals and 15 assists through seven games
She ranks 19th nationally and 2nd in the CAA averaging 5.0 points per game, 27th nationally and 3rd in the CAA with 2.29 assists per game and 88th nationally and 9th in the CAA with 2.71 goals per game
Welsh has totaled four points or more six of seven games this season and has totaled six points or more in three of her past four outings

FRESHMAN STOPPER

Freshman defender Kendall Wilson ranks 51st nationally and 6th in the CAA averaging 1.71 caused turnovers per game
Wilson has recorded multiple caused turnovers in four of seven games this season

HEAD COACH DAWN EASLEY

Head coach Dawn Easley (Pfeiffer '05) is in her 12th season at the helm of Campbell Lacrosse
Easley owns a 85-106 record at Campbell and a 143-137 record overall after spending five seasons as head coach of her alma mater Pfeiffer from 2008-13
The Camels improved its win total in three straight seasons under Easley from 2021-23, setting a program record with 12 wins in 2023

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