Who: Presbyterian College (0-8, 0-0) at Campbell (5-3, 2-0)
When: Friday, Sept. 28 – 7:00 pm
Where: Eakes Complex – Buies Creek, N.C.
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Scoring Breakdown
Clement Vannier leads the team with four points (2G) while Sergio Pinto is close behind with three points (1G, 1A). The two were among the team leaders last year in points as well.
Trial by Fire
The Blue Hose have squared off against three top-10 teams in 2018. PC scrimmaged No. 9 North Carolina (2-1, L) during the preseason and played back-to-back games at No. 1 Wake Forest (4-1, L) and No. 6 NC State (2-0, L).
Returning Champions
The Blue Hose returned nine starters from last year's Big South Championship team. Those starters include: Clement Vannier, Jakob Luedtke, Luca Ziegler, Yacine Tchemmoun, Andrew Miller-Bell, Victor Menudier, Sergio Pinto, Ricardo Hernandez and Adrian Edo Martin. Vannier (five), Pinto (three) and Miller-Bell (three) combined for nearly half of last year's 23 goals scored.
Series History | Last Meeting
Campbell and Presbyterian have split the 8 previous meetings, but the Blue Hose have won the last 3 contests. Last year, PC dealt CU a 5-0 loss at Clinton, S.C., before defeating the Camels 2-1 in the opening round of the Big South tournament in Buies Creek. PC is 2-2 all-time at the Eakes Complex.
Scouting the Camels
On the season, 15 different Campbell players have tallied at least one point. JJ Donnelly leads the team with 4 goals. Through 8 matches, the Camels rank 3rd in the nation goals (2.88) and points (9.85), while standing 5th in assists (2.75) per game.
Samuel Lechuga has started in goal for 7-of-8 games for the Camels surrendering just seven goals (1.00 GAA) and making 26 saves (0.788 SV%).