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Abby Connolly

Women's Soccer

Camels travel north to Monmouth, Northeastern

BUIES CREEK — Campbell women's soccer travels north to Monmouth for a CAA matchup on Thursday, October 8 at Hesse Field on the Great Lawn. Kick off is set for 6 p.m. on FloCollege. 

The Camels complete its road swing on Sunday at Northeastern. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and will also be streamed on FloCollege. 

Game information vs. Monmouth
WHEN
: Thursday, October 8 | 6 PM
WHERE: Hesse Field on the Great Lawn | West Long Branch, N.J. 
WATCH: FloCollege 
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SETTING THE SCENE

  • Campbell continues its road swing traveling to conference foe Monmouth on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Hesse Field on the Great Lawn. The squads kickoff at 6 p.m. on FloCollege.

SERIES HISTORY

  • Thursday's matchup marks the third all-time meeting between the two programs. 
  • Monmouth leads the all-time series 2-0-0. 
  • The squads last met during the 2024 season when Monmouth secured the 1-0 in Buies Creek. 
  • The programs first met during the Camels first season as a member of the CAA in 2023 as Campbell fell 3-0 in New Jersey.

Game information vs. Northeastern 
WHEN
: Sunday, October 11 | 1 PM
WHERE: Boston, Mass. 
WATCH: FloCollege 
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SERIES HISTORY 

  • Sunday's matchup marks the third all-time meeting between the two programs. 
  • Northeastern leads the overall series 1-0-1. 
  • The squads last met in 2024 as the Huskies defeated the Camels 4-0 in Boston. 
  • The programs met for the first time in 2023 as the squads played to a 3-3 draw in Buies Creek. 

A WIN WOULD... (on Thursday)

  • Be the fourth win of the season.
  • Be the first CAA win of the season.
  • Be the 291st win in program history
  • Be Jeff Gross' 29th victory as head coach at Campbell.
  • Be the first win over Monmouth in program history. 

LAST TIME OUT

  • Campbell fell to William & Mary 2-1 last Friday in Williamsburg. 
  • The Camels dropped to 0-2-2 in conference play. 
  • The Tribe scored a pair of goals in the first half before the Camels cut into the deficit in the second. Gillian Garrison tallied her second goal of the season off the header in the 50th minute but it wasn't enough as the Camels couldn't capitalize on another scoring opportunity. 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

  • Monmouth enters Thursday's matchup with a 6-2-4 overall record and is 1-1-2 in conference play. 
  • Head coach Kylee Flynn enters her fifth season at the helm posting a 52-19-16 overall record and let the Hawks to a 10-6-2, 5-3-1 CAA record last season. 
  • The Hawks were picked to finish second in the North division preseason poll and received six first place votes. 
  • The Hawks are outscoring its opponents 17-8. 
  • Ashley Lavrich leads the Hawks with 14 points (6 G, 2 A) in 12 games played. 
  • Tallulah Miller has started 11 games in goal for the Hawks and has 43 saves to her resume.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

  • Campbell is 18-13-11 at Eakes Athletics Complex in the Jeff Gross era.
  • The Camels best home slate in the Gross era was 2022 when the squad went undefeated at home (7-0-1).

RETURN OF THE OFFENSE

  • Campbell returns 100% of its scoring from a season ago including leading scorer junior Ava Kanaar.

CONNOLLY CONNECTS

  • Midfielder Abby Connolly leads the Camels with 7 points on the season with two goals and three assists. 
  • She is one of four Camels to start all 13 games this season as the offense moves through her. 
  • Connolly leads the Camels with 42 shots including 16 on frame for a .381 shot-on-goal percentage. 
  • She is fifth on the team in minutes played behind a trio of defenders. 
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Players Mentioned

Abby Connolly

#20 Abby Connolly

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5' 5"
Junior
Gillian  Garrison

#27 Gillian Garrison

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5' 6"
Junior
Ava Kanaar

#13 Ava Kanaar

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5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Abby Connolly

#20 Abby Connolly

5' 5"
Junior
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Gillian  Garrison

#27 Gillian Garrison

5' 6"
Junior
D
Ava Kanaar

#13 Ava Kanaar

5' 5"
Junior
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