BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Senior Adam Abdellaoui's goal at the 43rd minute mark was all that the Georgia Southern men's soccer team needed in picking up a 1-0 non-conference road victory at Campbell on Wednesday afternoon in Buies Creek, N.C.

The Eagles (6-5) improved to 3-0 on the road with the victory and halted a three-match win streak by the Camels (7-5-1). The win was also just the second in the series between the two teams, with the other win by Georgia Southern coming back in 2003. 

"I thought we had a great response from the team today," Head Coach John Murphy said. "We take our rivalry with Georgia State very seriously, and everyone was disappointed with the performance on Saturday. To bounce back collectively like we did today was fantastic. The guy who scored the goal and the guy who had the assist both game off the bench, so it was a real team effort."

The lone goal in the match came just two minutes before halftime. Alhaji Tambadu connected with Josh Bronstorph on the right side of the box, and Bronstorph's ball came into Abdellaoui, who finished it inside the far post for his first goal of the season and the one-goal lead before halftime. The Eagles held an 8-5 edge in shots in the first half.

Georgia Southern came out in the second half looking to add to the one-goal lead as a pair of shots from Sander Wang forced saves from Campbell goalkeeper Matthew Mozynski in the first 10 minutes.  The Eagles had five shots in the first 15 minutes of the second half, but Campbell weathered the barrage and kept it a one-goal match.

With time winding down in regulation, Torgeir Fjaer came up with a pair of big saves in the final 10 minutes to preserve the win - his save on Michael Lewis' shot in the 82nd minute was a spectacular diving save on a rising shot that helped keep the clean sheet. Fjaer had six saves in total for the match in picking up his first shutout of the season for the Eagles.

"I thought Torgeir was the player of the game," Murphy said. "He made some fantastic saves and it was his most complete effort since I've been here, and I'm very pleased for him. I thought our back four was solid and resolute, and our midfield did a nice job possessing and keeping the ball. Getting a clean sheet on the road is a good thing, and picking up a good win against a team that's going to win a lot more games down the stretch is important."

The Eagles finished the afternoon with a 15-10 edge in shots, and a 7-6 edge in shots on goal. Georgia Southern had nine corner kicks while holding the Camels without a corner on the day. The Camels were whistled for eight fouls, compared to six for the Eagles, and Georgia Southern was offsides twice and Campbell once on the day. 

Georgia Southern continues its three-game road swing on Tuesday, October 17th, visiting UAB for a 7:00 p.m. non-conference contest in Birmingham, Ala.