College Soccer: AASU 6, Lander 0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-27-07

College Soccer: AASU 6, Lander 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. (October 27) – The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s soccer squad closed out the regular season with a convincing 6-0 Peach Belt Conference victory over visiting Lander on Saturday afternoon at AT&T Field.

The Pirates (12-3-1, 6-1-1 PBC) took charge early with two goals in the match’s first eight minutes. Kristin Savoy’s sliding shot off of Lyndsi Stricklen’s cross in the seventh minute put AASU up, 1-0, then a minute and a half later, Stricklen put in a shot after a Kelli Bahr header from a corner kick – her seventh straight match with a goal, tying for the longest streak this season in the league.

Sophomore All-America Kristin Burton would extend the lead to 3-0 in the 38^th minute on a great individual goal, taking the ball just past midfield and working her way through two Lander defenders, beating Bearcat goalkeeper Rachel Hine near side for her 18^th goal of the season. AASU added one more goal before halftime as Kelli Bahr drove home a rebound from the crossbar for her second goal of the season in the 44^th minute.

AASU outshot the Bearcats, 16-2, in the first half, with Lander’s first shot coming in the 43^rd minute.

The Pirates would add two goals in the second half as Savoy picked up her second goal of the match in the 51^st minute, then Burton added her second goal of the match in the 58^th minute. Burton ties her school-record single-season goal mark of 19, which she set as a freshman.

The Pirates honored their three seniors in a pre-match ceremony for playing their final regular season home match – Ashley Elam, Holly Grulich and Tarra Kohler, with Kohler getting the start in goal.

With the win, AASU will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming PBC Championships, which begin on Tuesday, October 30. The Pirates will host a 2:00 p.m. match against an opponent to be determined. Lander will also host a first-round PBC match on Tuesday.

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