BUIES CREEK – Campbell battled for a five-set senior-day win over Stony Brook Saturday afternoon. The win clinched Campbell a spot in the 2026 CAA Championship field, set for Nov. 19-21 in Buies Creek.
Campbell's eighth straight victory improves the record 14-11, 10-4 in the CAA. Stony Brook drops to 12-12, 6-8 in the league.
Cayla Prohaska led the way with a match-high 16 kills in what was an otherwise another balanced offensive attack.
Hailey Heytvelt added 12, with four more Camels notching eight or nine kills each.
Campbell finished with 18 more kills than the Seawolves, but also 14 more errors on a .178 hitting night.
After trailing 20-13 in the first, Campbell rallied to take it 26-24. Prohaska came on late and finished the first set with six kills on nine swings to help Campbell steal the first set.
The offense fell flat in the second and committed 11 errors in a 27-25 win for Stony Brook.
Stony Brook's offense came to life in the third with 14 kills and zero errors, good for .424 hitting to down Campbell 25-17, the largest set-win of the day.
Campbell kept the match alive by taking the fourth set 25-19. Prohaska again led the charge with four kills, while Pattie added a pair of aces to force the deciding set.
The Camels fifth-set dominance continued Saturday, as Campbell never trailed in the fifth and took the set 15-11.
Victoria Tupy logged half of her eight kills on the day in the fifth set to help Campbell secure the match.
Hannah Pattie dished out 25 assists, while
Lauren Wheeler added 23 on her senior day.
Aubree Fernandez anchored the back row with a match-high 22 digs.
Campbell now heads to Charleston for the regular season finale. The Camels and Cougars square off Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m.
