BUIES CREEK — Campbell women's soccer is set for a pair of road matches beginning on Thursday night against East Carolina. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Camels will then travel to No. 24 Clemson on Sunday, August 23. The match is slated for 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ACCNX.
Game information vs. ECU
DATE: Thursday, August 20 | 7 PM
WHERE: Johnson Stadium | Greenville, N.C.
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS
SERIES HISTORY vs. ECU
- Thursday's match marks the 21st meeting between the two programs.
- East Carolina leads the all-time series 6-12-2
- The squads last met during the 2024 season and played to a 0-0 draw.
- The Camels are looking for their first win over the Pirates since a 2-1 win April 17, 2012.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT (ECU)
- East Carolina opened the season with a 2-0 loss to Liberty before securing a draw against UNCG for a 0-1-1 record.
- The Pirates were picked to finish seventh in the American conference.
- ECU returns its top four players in terms of point production in Caitlen-Star Dolan Boodram (15 pts), Isabella Gutiérrez (10 pts), AJ Mayock (8 pts) and Alyssa Tucker (7 pts). The quartet were also the Pirates' top goal scorers, led by Dolan Boodram's five goals.
- Dolan Boodram and Miotto each have collected a goal on the season to lead the squad. Lauryn Taylor leads with a pair of assists.
Game information vs. #24 Clemson
DATE: Sunday, August 23 | 1 PM
WHERE: Historic Riggs Field | Clemson, S.C.
WATCH: ACCNX
LIVE STATS
SERIES HISTORY (vs. #24 Clemson)
- Sunday's matchup marks the third all-time meeting between the two programs.
- Clemson leads the overall series 2-0.
- The Tigers have outscored the Camels 8-2.
- Campbell is looking for its first ever win over Clemson.
- The Camels are looking for its first ranked victory in program history.
SCOUTING THE OPPPONENT (#24 Clemson)
- Clemson finished the 2025 season 8-6-5 overall and reached the program's 25th NCAA Tournament appearance while advancing to the second round.
- Sophomore Juju Harris returns for her sophomore campaign after finishing with 22 points last season including 7 goals and 8 assists.
- Clemson is 0-0-2 overall after playing to a draw against Auburn and #17 Ohio State.
SETTING THE SCENE
- Campbell women's soccer returns to the road against in-state foe East Carolina on Thursday night at Johnson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m and will be streamed on ESPN+.
A WIN WOULD... (on Thursday)
- Be the second win of the season.
- Be the 289th win in program history
- Be the seventh all-time win over the Pirates.
- Be Jeff Gross' 27th victory as head coach at Campbell.
2025 SEASON RECAP
- Campbell finished the season with a 4-7-5 overall record and 2-4-3 in the CAA.
RETURN OF THE OFFENSE
- Campbell returns 100% of its scoring from a season ago, including leading scorer junior Ava Kanaar.
FORWARD MOMENTUM
- Forward Ava Kanaar looks to continue leading the Camels front after posting a team-high four goals last season.
- In the 82 minute of the season opener, Kanaar picked up where she left off last season by registering her first goal of the season.
- Kanaar finished the season scoring a goal in the three of the final four matches. With the goal on Thursday, she know has four goals in her last five matches.
- She led the squad with 10 points, four goals, and is second on the team in total shots (17) and shots on goal (11) in 2025.
FEPESSI FILES
- Zahra Fepessi was tabbed third-team All-CAA during the 2025 season.
- The junior appeared in 10 games for the Camels making five starts.
- Fepessi finished second on the team with three goals and registered 535 minutes played.
- The Sanford native scored her first collegiate goal against Stony Brook on Sept. 18 and tied for third on the team with six points on the season.
ALL-ROOKIE
- Samantha Witte was tabbed to the 2025 CAA All-Rookie team to open her Campbell playing career.
- Witte appeared in all 16 games making 10 starts. The freshman scored her first collegiate goal against Towson on Oct. 16 and added an assist in the match for a season high three points. She finished second on the team with three assists and fifth with five points.
CLEAN SHEETS
- Senior goalkeeper Anais van Doesburg looks to continue her success in goal for the Camels in her final season. Last season, van Doesburg posted back-to-back shutouts to open the season. The last time the Camels posted back-to-back shutouts to open the season was in 2011. van Doesburg finished with three shutouts last season.
- For the second consecutive season, van Doesburg earned the start in goal and registered a shutout. With the shutout in the season opener, van Doesburg now has four career shutouts. She collected five saves to open her senior campaign.
WHAT THE POLLS SAY
- Campbell was picked to finish fifth in the South division with 27 total points. Elon was picked to finish first in the division with eight first place votes followed by UNCW (56) who finished with four first place votes and William & Mary (44). Charleston (41) was picked to finish fourth ahead of the Camels (27) and Hampton (16) rounded out the division.
LEADING THE WAY
- Head Coach Jeff Gross (UMBC '91) enters his fifth season at Campbell and as a head coach. Gross spent the previous eight seasons, including the last two as associate head coach, on the staff at UNC Greensboro. While at UNCG, Gross helped guide the Spartans to back-to-back Southern Conference championships and NCAA College Cup appearances in 2017 and 2018. Gross took over a program that is coming off consecutive trips to the Big South Conference championship game as well as an appearance in the 2020-21 NCAA tournament.
NEWCOMERS IN THE CREEK
RETURNING TALENT
- Midfielder Abby Connolly returns to the pitch this season to lead the Camels after leading the team with five assists last season. She finished third on the team in minutes played (1,030) and second on the team with seven points. Connolly led the Camels with 26 shots with 12 on goal. Kira Moore, Sadie Badgett, Abygaelle Normand, and Caitlyn Boucher look to anchor the back line with the departure of Natalie Jamison.
