BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell suffered its first losses of the 2026 season Friday night at the War Eagle Classic, coming up short against Illinois and host Auburn at Jane B. Moore Field.

Graduate student Amber DeSena led Campbell offensively across the two games, finishing 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Sophomore Hannah Cornetto added a home run and drove in a pair of runs.

. GAME #1 – vs. Illinois

Campbell dropped a tight duel to Illinois on Friday afternoon. The Camels' lone run came in the third inning when sophomore Haley Krebs drew a walk, advanced into scoring position and scored on a sacrifice fly from DeSena. Campbell threatened late, putting runners in scoring position in both the fifth and seventh innings, but Illinois escaped each jam to preserve the victory.

Freshman Katelyn Hubley delivered a strong outing in the circle for her third career start, tossing a complete game while allowing just two runs on seven hits and striking out six.

GAME #2 – at Auburn

Campbell jumped out to an early lead against Auburn in the final game of Friday night, scoring twice in the top of the first inning. Senior Allyiah Swiney reached base to start the rally and scored on an Auburn error, and Cornetto followed with a homer to left-center to give the Camels a 2-0 advantage. Campbell added another run in the third inning when junior Madison Ford scored on an RBI single by DeSena.

Auburn's offense continued to collect big plays and pulled away from Campbell for the 11-3 victory in five innings. The Camels collected five hits in the contest, including singles from Ford, Swiney, DeSena, Cornetto and Montgomery.

Campbell utilized its pitching staff with junior Emily Allegood and junior Ryleigh Bennett combining for 2.2 innings of relief after the start from junior Kasey Wolfe.

UP NEXT

The Camels return to action Saturday for a rematch against Illinois and a matchup with Binghamton. Campbell will face Illinois at 10 a.m. EST and Binghamton at 3:00 p.m. EST.