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The High Point University women's soccer team outshot Campbell, 11-7, but could not find the back of the net in a 1-0 loss to the Camels Monday night at Vert Track and Soccer Stadium.

“I thought we played much better than we played on Friday night,” head coach Marty Beall said. “We created numerous chances and possessed the ball very well. And defensively I thought we were fantastic, we made just one mistake which turned out to cost us the game.”

The Panthers took control of the match early and had several dangerous through balls that were only just broken up by Jamie Panfil, the Campbell keeper, as HPU kept the Camels on their heels through the first 20 minutes of play.

Campbell began to find their footing and in the 30th minute freshman Pirjo Leppikanga got on the end of a ball sent over the back line at the right side of the 6-yard box and scored with a well placed shot just inside the near post.

HPU continued to press forward looking for the tying goal but the team was unable to beat Panfil despite several dangerous chances in the box. Freshmen Sammy Vercellino and Cary Ann Parrish each had two shots to lead High Point on the evening.

“This game was a learning experience for this team,” said Beall. “It is all about preparation and getting ready for conference play at this point and we are seeing a lot of positive things that show that we can be very successful at the end of this year.”

The Panthers drop to 1-1 on the season while Campbell improves to 1-1.

High Point next hits the road for five-straight games, starting with a match at NC State on Friday, Aug. 27 in Raleigh, N.C. It is the first of four games against ACC opponents for HPU this season.