BUIES CREEK – The Fighting Camels won their seventh in a row with a straight-set victory over Stony Brook Friday night inside Gore Arena. A balanced attack got it done, with four Camels tallying nine kills apiece.
Campbell improves to 13-11, 9-4 in the CAA, as Stony Brook falls to 12-11, 6-7. A Campbell win tomorrow would clinch a spot in the CAA Championship field.
Emma McCartney,
Victoria Tupy,
Ella Duong, and
Breanna McMillan all finished with nine kills.
Alexis Jodie led the offense with 17 kills, while
Aubree Fernandez anchored the defense with 16 digs.
Hailey Heytvelt stood tall up front with five blocks.
Campbell rolled to a 25-11 first set behind a .410 team hitting mark. The Camels trailed 6-5 before hitting the gas and outscoring the Seawolves 20-5 the rest of the way.
Ella Duong and
Breanna McMillan both put away five kills without an error, hitting .714 and .625, respectively, in the set.
It was more of the same in the second set, this time with a final of 25-14. The Campbell attack percentage dropped to .190, but the offense came up with three service aces. The defense stayed solid and held the Seawolves to .000 hitting with six errors to their six kills.
The Camels closed it out in straight sets with a 25-21 third and final frame.
Emma McCartney got it going with five kills in the final set, while
Hailey Heytvelt had a couple of emphatic kills and blocks down the stretch, including a block to end it.
Stony Brook was led by five kills from Quinn Anderson, as Stony Brook came up with just 23 kills on the night, a season-low by a Campbell opponent.
Campbell will look to secure their spot in the postseason when they take on Stony Brook tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Gore Arena.
