SAVANNAH, Ga. – Columbus
State’s women’s soccer squad surged ahead to first
place in the Peach Belt Conference standings with a convincing
4-0 victory over host Armstrong Atlantic on Friday afternoon in
Savannah.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-21-05
College Soccer: Columbus State 4, AASU 0
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Columbus
State’s women’s soccer squad surged ahead to first
place in the Peach Belt Conference standings with a convincing
4-0 victory over host Armstrong Atlantic on Friday afternoon in
Savannah.
The Cougars (11-4-1, 5-1-1 PBC) scored twice in the game’s first ten minutes and then held on, moving past Armstrong Atlantic (9-7, 5-2 PBC) into sole possession of first in the Peach Belt with one match to play for both teams. The win kept the Cougars’ unbeaten streak alive at nine games (7-0-1) while it ended the Pirates’ season-long four-match win streak.
Rain delayed the start of the match for about ten minutes, but it did not affect the Cougars. Columbus State came out on fire as Krystin Mills buried a goal off of a cross from Katherine Atwater in the third minute, then went up 2-0 on a goal by freshman Kellie Myles off of an assist by Mills in the 10th minute. It should have been 3-0, but two shots hit the crossbar off of a corner kick by the Cougars just a few minutes later.
The teams remained scoreless for the next 62 minutes, but Myles tallied her second goal of the match in the 72nd minute on a nice turn-around shot at the top of the box to make the score 3-0, then Kassy Boivin stroked one in the left corner in the 78th minute to cap the scoring. Columbus State outshot the Pirates, 19-5, and Monica Sanchez and Megan Robey combined on the shutout for the Cougars. AASU keeper Lisa Gray gave up all four goals and made one save.
AASU senior Claire McCombe played in her final regular season match for the Pirates on Friday. The Scottish native has played all four seasons of her career for head coach Eric Faulconer - three at Thomas University and one at AASU - and has tallied 33 goals in her collegiate career, seven this season for the Pirates.
The Pirates will wrap up the regular season on Saturday, October 29, with a 7:00 p.m. match at GC&SU, while Columbus State stays in Savannah to step out of conference and take on the Savannah College of Art and Design on Sunday, October 23, at 1:00 p.m.
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