BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Fighting Camels look to get their second win in three attempts this year against a former Big South opponent, as they travel to take on the Radford Highlanders Tuesday evening.
GAME INFORMATION
Campbell (3-2-4) at Radford (2-5-2)
Tuesday, Sept. 30 | 5 PM
Cupp Stadium | Radford, Va.
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Scouting Radford: The Highlanders are on a two-match road losing streak, falling to UNC Asheville on Saturday and VMI last Wednesday. Overall, Radford is 2-5-2 with a pair of 3-0 wins over Howard and Longwood, each of which came at home. Kenshin Akimoto leads the squad with five goals, and Hiromasa Iwai has a team-leading four assists. Akimoto, Iwai, Lukas Kuca, Tyler Pulik and Ben Miller were recently named to the Big South Midseason Watch List. Miller has played every minute between the pipes this year. He's given up 15 goals in nine contests and has a 0.700 save percentage and two shutouts.
Series History: Campbell holds the advantage in the series against Radford, 18-14-1. The Camels average just under two goals a contest against the Highlanders, including a 2-1 victory in the season opener last year.
Last Time Out: The Camels played Elon to a 0-0 draw on Friday in a rainy and physical competition. Each team was assessed three yellow cards in the match that saw only six total shots.
Chasing 100: Head Coach
Dustin Fonder is one win away from his 100th as the skipper at CU. He will become the third coach in Campbell history to surpass the century mark, joining Derrick Leeson (101 wins, 1991-2001) and Jim Cole (138 wins, 1963-75).
Top of the League: Goalkeeper
Max Leviton is third in the CAA in goals against average (0.875), shutouts (3) and second in save percentage (0.759).
Last Season: The Camels improved on their 2023 season with an 8-6-4 record in 2024 (3-4-1 in CAA play). Returning defender
Luc Lavielle was named to the CAA All-Freshman team, while
Owen Mikoy was a second-team honoree and
Daniel Osei-Tutu earned third-team recognition.
New to the Creek: Campbell welcomes 12 new faces to its team in 2024. This year's freshman class includes forwards
Dani Giovannetti,
Auggie Squillace,
Skyler Wright,
Kana Dube and
Kristijan Bandur. Defender
Ronnie Garcia also joins the freshman class. Transfers
Sam Sery,
Xander Martin,
Zane Pederson,
Kairi Saito,
Xander Naguib and
Daniel Santos Rosa round out the newcomers.
Dapaah and Matos earn Preseason Honors: Filipe Matos and
Evans Dapaah were named to the Preseason All-CAA Team as voted on by the coaches. Matos led the Camels in goals and points last year, while Dapaah was a strong mainstay within the Campbell midfield.
Returning Experience: Five Camels that recorded over 1,000 minutes in 2024 make their return to Eakes for the 2025 season.
Jake Roberts, the new team captain, returns along the back line with
Luc Lavielle.
Evans Dapaah makes his return to the midfield, and
Filipe Matos and
Marco Wright find their places back on the wings.
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