Boiling Springs, N.C. – Gardner-Webb battled the Campbell Fighting Camels to a 1-1 tie in the A-Sun Match of the Week on Saturday night at Varsity Field. The match went two extra periods with neither team being able to capture the game-winning goal.
The tie moves Gardner-Webb to 4-6-3 overall and 3-1-1 in Atlantic Sun conference play.
The Bulldogs found themselves down early, when the Camels took a 1-0 at the 8:47 minute mark. Campbell’s Jairo Zambrana took a free kick from the right side, putting the ball into the box where teammate Josh Elliot found the pass, puttin a header through the GWU defense and past goalkeeper Tyler Kettering for the first goal of the game.
The ‘Dogs could not seem to find the back of the net in the first half, as they took seven shots, putting two on frame.
With the ‘Dogs still down 1-0 with time winding down in the second half, sophomore and team captain Dirk Dittrich gave the ‘Dogs new life.