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College Soccer: AASU 8, Georgia Southwestern State 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The inaugural Armstrong Atlantic State women’s soccer team picked up its largest margin of victory in its brief history with an 8-0 win over Georgia Southwestern State on Monday afternoon at the AASU Soccer Field.

The Pirates (4-4) registered 50 shots in blanking the Hurricanes (3-3-1), limiting Georgia Southwestern State to just three shots and two on goal. AASU freshman goalkeeper Lisa Gray recorded two saves for her first collegiate shutout – and AASU’s first shutout – while getting plenty of offensive support from her Pirate teammates.

AASU opened the scoring in the fourth minute as junior captain Donna Cheyne tallied her second goal of the season off of a cross from Shana Neves to make the score 1-0. Neves then tallied a goal off of an assist from Lyndsi Stricklen in the 12th minute, and Cheyne then assisted on Claire McCombe’s point-blank blast in the 34th minute for a 3-0 halftime lead.

Jamie Craine opened the second half in the 48th minute with a goal off of her own rebounded shot to put the Pirates up 4-0, then Lyndsi Stricklen scored two quick goals each in the 52nd minute to make the score 6-0. It was Stricklen’s second straight two-goal game and the freshman takes over the goals scored lead for the team with six this season.

Freshman Holly Grulich was tripped up in the box in the 71st minute and converted a penalty kick for the Pirates, then Whitney Wise added her first goal of the season off of an assist by Grulich in the 73rd minute to round out the scoring for AASU.

The Hurricanes’ best goal scoring opportunity came from Ashley Day, whose shot was saved by Gray in the 48th minute. Hurricane goalkeeper Trina Sorensen registered 15 saves on the afternoon in 78 minutes of action, giving up all eight tallies.

AASU returns to action on Saturday, September 24 as the Pirates host UNC Pembroke in a Peach Belt Conference match at 1:00 p.m.

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