Men’s Soccer Closes Road Swing At Campbell Thursday
MATCH #3
WHO: ODU (1-1-0) at Campbell (2-0-0)
WHEN: August 29 - 7 p.m.
WHERE: Buies Creek, N.C.
SERIES RECORD: ODU leads 7-2-2
LAST MEETING: Oct. 3, 2023 – ODU 1, Campbell 0 – in Norfolk
STREAM: FloFC
LIVE STATS: here
NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s soccer team finishes off a three-match season opening road swing with a visit to Buies Creek, N.C. for a Thursday night matchup at Campbell.
The game will have live stats and be streamed on FloFC.
Last year these teams met in Norfolk where a Karan Mandair penalty kick in the 11th minute of the opening half provided the lone tally in an ODU 1-0 victory. The Monarchs lead the all-time series 7-2-2.
ODU (1-1) returns to action after a 3-1 loss on Monday night at now 14th-ranked VCU in Richmond. Michael Eberle scored the first marker for ODU in the 58th minute as he got by the VCU goalie on a breakaway and found the back of the net. The Rams scored three goals in an eight-minute span to take the win.
This is Campbell’s third straight home contest after wins over Radford (2-1) and N.C. Wesleyan (2-0). Filipe Matos leads the Camels in scoring with two goals and one assist through two matches. Curtis DeLeon has one goal and one assist, while Lotem Ben Dov has the other tally for Campbell. Joining Matos and DeLeon with assists are Carson Pina, Ugo Bertelli and Tai-Reece Chisholm.
ABOUT ODU
The four goals in the win at George Washington were the most in a season opener since 2011 in a 6-0 win over Houston Baptist in a tournament at West Virginia.
Tennant McVea takes over as head coach of the Monarchs from long-time coach Alan Dawson who retired at the end of the 2023 season. He had served on the staff for seven years, including being on the Conference USA winning staff in 2014.
Through two matches, Timothy Ennin leads the Monarchs with two goals and one assist for five points. Key White has one goal and two assists for four points, with Eberle having a goal and an assist for three points. Noah Madrigal has tallied one goal and Lewis Redding has one assist to round out the scoring for ODU. Michael Statham has a .706 save percentage for the Monarchs in two starts in net.
This is the first of two matches for ODU against members of the CAA as William & Mary comes to the ODU Soccer Stadium on September 10 for a 7 p.m. start.
ABOUT CAMPBELL
Last season Campbell finished 4-6-4 and 2-4-2 in its first season of Coastal Athletic Association play. They joined the CAA from the Big South Conference.
Matos was named CAA Player of the Week for his two goals against Radford and assisting on the game-winner against N.C. Wesleyan.
Chisholm earned preseason All-CAA honorable mention honors after being the leading returning goal scorer from 2023 with four goals.
Campbell is 36-4-10 in its last 50 matches at Eakes Complex. In 10 seasons under head coach Dustin Fonder, Campbell is 51-12-20 at home.
NEXT UP
The Monarchs will start a five-match homestand on Sunday as Radford comes to town for a 4 p.m. start.