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Women's Soccer: AASU 6, USC Aiken 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Freshman Shana Neves tallied two goals for the second straight contest and senior Claire McCombe added two goals as well as the Armstrong Atlantic women’s soccer team moved into a first-place tie in the Peach Belt Conference standings with a 6-0 win over visiting USC Aiken on Monday afternoon in Savannah.

The Pirates (7-6, 3-1 PBC) went up quickly in the first 15 minutes of the contest as Neves delivered a goal off of an assist from Jamie Craine, then freshman Lyndsi Stricklen buried a shot in the back of the net that came from great one-touch passing from Donna Cheyne’s feet and Neves’ head just 68 seconds later to give AASU a 2-0 lead.

AASU then got a pair of goals from McCombe to close out the first half. Her first goal came off of a header from Cheyne’s corner kick, then her second came on a cross from freshman Whitney Wise in the 41st minute to put the Pirates up 4-0 going into intermission.

The Pacers (3-9, 0-4 PBC) came out in the second half with a bit of offensive momentum, controlling possession for the first 25 minutes, but the Pirates re-assumed control on Neves’ second goal of the afternoon in the 72nd minute, a beautiful one-touch goal off of a pass from Cheyne in the box that pushed the lead to 5-0. Freshman Aubrie Roberts capped the scoring on a goal from Wise in the 81st minute

AASU outshot Pacers, 26-6, and extended USC Aiken’s scoreless streak to 551 minutes, covering the last six contests. Freshman Lisa Gray made four saves in recording her second collegiate shutout for the Pirates, while USC Aiken’s Jacquelynn Hart notched three saves for the Pacers.

The Pirates return to action on Wednesday, October 12, as they travel to North Georgia for a 5:00 p.m. Peach Belt contest. USC Aiken will be next in action, also against North Georgia, on Saturday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. in Aiken, S.C.

-Pirates-