FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-18-05

Women's Soccer: AASU 3, USC Upstate 0

Release Courtesy of USC Upstate Sports Information

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Armstrong Atlantic State broke open a close match with two goals midway through the second half to pull away for a 3-0 victory over USC Upstate Tuesday night at County University Soccer Stadium.

Armstrong Atlantic State improves to 9-6-0 overall and 5-1-0 with 15 points in the Peach Belt Conference in its inaugural season of women’s soccer. USC Upstate falls to 3-10-2 overall and 1-5-0 in the league.

Armstrong Atlantic State continually put pressure on the USC Upstate defense throughout the match and the pressure paid off in the 27th minute when Donna Cheyne took a corner kick and passed the ball to Claire McCombe. McCombe one-touched a pass to Jamie Craine in front of the goal and Craine flicked a shot past USC Upstate goalkeeper Diana Wabnitz for a 1-0 lead.

Neither defense would give in for the next 40 minutes. However, Cheyne played a perfect through ball to Shana Neves in the middle of the box and Neves beat Wabnitz one-on-one for the second Pirate goal of the match in the 67th minute. Cheyne put the match away in the 72nd minute when she took a cross from Lyndsi Stricklen and pounded a shot off of a USC Upstate defender and into the net for a 3-0 Armstrong Atlantic State lead.

Armstrong Atlantic State out-shot USC Upstate 20-6 for the match with 11 shots placed on goal. Goalkeeper Lisa Gray made three saves to preserve the shutout. Her best came in the 28th minute when she deflected a shot from Spartan Veronica Lewis and Samantha McClay’s follow just missed over the goal. Wabnitz made eight saves for USC Upstate.

-Pirates-