BUIES CREEK — Campbell women's soccer dropped its home opener to App State, 3-1, on Sunday night at Eakes Athletics Complex.
Campbell drops to 1-1 overall while App State improves to 1-1.
After a quiet first half, App State struck first in the 48th minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Camels quickly answered to even things up in the 54th minute.
Laney Heafner secured her first collegiate goal off the assist from
Abby Connolly and
Ava Kanaar.
App State would immediately answer in the 55th minute to take the lead before scoring again in the 64th minute for a 3-1 final score.
The Mountaineers outshot the Camels 16-14 and collected five corners to Campbell's four.
Abby Connolly led the Camels with four shots while
Laney Heafner and
Tyler Baughan tallied two shots on goal. Anaïs van Doesburg made three saves in goal on 16 shots faced.
Head coach Jeff Gross Quotable
"We have to take advantage of when we are the better side in those stretches we are playing very well. Because teams will respond and our opponent did that at the beginning of the second half. We didn't take advantage of a very positive first half. They took advantage of their moments. Some of our young women need to take the next step toward being a higher level competitor. We will dust ourselves off, learn from this and go again."
The Camels hit the road for an in-state matchup against East Carolina on Thursday night at Johnson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
