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Women's Soccer

Campbell travels to Radford Sunday

BUIES CREEK – Campbell women's soccer returns to the road against Radford on Sunday with kickoff set for 1 p.m. from Cupp Stadium. The match is scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN+. 

GAME INFORMATION 
DATE: Sunday, August 24 | 1:00 p.m. 
LOCATION: Tom Lillard Field at Cupp Stadium | Radford, Va. 
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SERIES HISTORY 
  • Sunday's matchup will be the 26th meeting all-time between the two programs.
  • Campbell leads the all-time series 12-11-2.
  • The Fighting Camels have won four of the last five matchups.
  • Campbell is 2-6-2 on the road against Radford.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
  • Radford picked up its first victory of the season on Thursday night against Emory & Henry at Cupp Stadium. The Highlanders scored a pair of goals in the first half to get in the win column. 
  • The Highlanders are coming of a 9-4-5 record a season ago, finishing third in the Big South Conference.
  • Jashyra Johnson leads the squad with two goals and an assist while Lilly Short has tallied a goal with a team high eight shots with four on goal.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Fighting Camels picked up its first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over North Florida at Eakes Athletics Complex. Abby Connolly put the Camels in front making clearance at the top of the box and finding the back of the net in the 39th minute. 
 
SHUT 'EM OUT 
Starting goalkeeper Anais van Doesburg has made just her second and third career starts in the first two matches of the season. She has posted back-to-back shutouts and tallied six saves. Her five saves in the season opener notched a career high.

The last time the Camels posted back-to-back shutouts to open the season was in 2011. The Camels picked up a 5-0 win over Delaware to open the season and 2-0 win over UMBC in game two. 
 
CAA WEEKLY AWARDS
Here are this week's CAA Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week: Olivia Pearse, Hofstra
Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Ainsley Chunn, Charleston
Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Katie Bisgrove, Elon
Rookie of the Week: Riley Matthews, Towson
 
PRESEASON RECOGNITION
Sophomore defender Caitlyn Boucher was tabbed preseason All-CAA honorable mention. Boucher earns her first career honor after appearing in 18 matches last season. The defender made 16 starts tallying 1,051 minutes for sixth on the team. She recorded one shot on goal.
 
WHAT THE POLLS SAY
Campbell was picked to finish fifth in the South division with 34 total points. Elon was picked to finish first in the division with nine first place votes followed by Charleston (54) and William & Mary (41). Charleston received one first place vote and William & Mary received two. UNCW was two points ahead of the Camels as they were picked to finish fourth. Hampton rounded out its half of the poll with 17 points.
 
PROTECTING THE PITCH: Since the beginning of the 2021 season, the Camels are 22-7-7 in home matches (.611 win percentage).
 
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Players Mentioned

Caitlyn Boucher

#23 Caitlyn Boucher

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Abby Connolly

#20 Abby Connolly

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Players Mentioned

Caitlyn Boucher

#23 Caitlyn Boucher

5' 5"
Sophomore
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Abby Connolly

#20 Abby Connolly

5' 5"
Sophomore
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