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Armstrong Atlantic State (12-2-3, 9-0-1)
-- The No. 18-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University
soccer squad clinched the 2011 Peach Belt Conference regular season
title with a 1-1 draw at No. 11 North Georgia on Saturday in the
Pirates' final action of the regular season ... Kristina Pascutti
tallied the Pirates' only goal, her 11th of the season and the 26th
of her career, passing Shana Neves (25) for third on the Armstrong
all-time goal scoring chart ... The Pirates are the top seed in the
2011 PBC Tournament and will host Georgia College in a first-round
matchup on Tuesday ... Armstrong hosted GC in the Pirates' first
PBC Tournament contest back in 2005, the inaugural year of the
program, and won 7-1 over the Bobcats. The Pirates have made every
PBC Tournament semifinals since beginning its program in 2005 ...
Armstrong would face the winner of Lander/Flagler on Friday in the
PBC Semifinals should the Pirates win on Tuesday ... Armstrong won
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Clayton State (9-6-2, 4-4-2) --
The shutout fever continued for the Clayton State Lakers last week
as they concluded the regular season with two more - a 1-0
double-overtime thriller over Alabama-Huntsville on Wednesday and a
2-0 decision over USC Aiken on Saturday... This gives the Lakers
now 10 shutouts on the season, tying the team single-season mark
first set by the 2005 Clayton State squad... The two victories also
put Clayton State 9-6-2 overall, guaranteeing the Lakers their
first winning season since 2007... Silvia Espelt won the game for
the Lakers in double-overtime against Alabama-Huntsville with a
penalty kick in the 104th minute, while Natalia Valentine recorded
two first-half goals against USC Aiken... Junior goalkeeper Laoise
O'Driscoll recorded her eighth and ninth shutouts of the season,
and she has allowed only two goals in her last 874 minutes...
Valentine is tied for third in the Peach Belt in both goals scored
(11) and points scored (24), while junior defender Dior McGruder is
tied for third in assists with five... Defensively, O'Driscoll is
ranked second in the Peach Belt in saves with 85, and fifth in
goals-against average (0.86)... Clayton State head coach Gareth
O'Sullivan has recorded the most victories in his initial season
out of any head coach in Clayton State women's soccer history...
Clayton State is seeded seventh in this week's Peach Belt
Conference Tournament, and the Lakers will travel to No. 11 North
Georgia for the first round on Wednesday.
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Columbus State (13-3-2, 7-2-1) -- The
Lady Cougars played one of their finest games of the season to
wrap-up the 2011 regular season defeating Montevallo by a score of
4-0 last Wednesday (10/26) evening…CSU got things started
quickly as Kiana Nicholson netted a goal less than four minutes
into the game…The freshman would add two more goals in the
first half to register her first hat trick at Columbus
State…Jackie Ellis would cap off the scoring in the match
late in the second half…CSU outshot the Lady Falcons 22-3
and held a 6-1 edge in corner kicks…The Lady Cougars are
currently riding a seven game winning streak heading into the PBC
Tournament where they will face off with No. 6 seed UNC
Pembroke…UNCP defeated Columbus State early in the regular
season 1-0 in overtime on a goal in the 98th minute…During
CSU’s winning streak, nine different players have scored
during the span…Columbus State has also outscored their
opponents by a 21-4 margin and recorded four shutouts during the
streak…The winner of No. 3 Columbus State and No. 6 UNCP
will head to Blanchard Woods Park on Friday, November 4 for a
semifinal matchup between the winner of No. 2 North Georgia and No.
7 Clayton State…Columbus State defeated both teams during
the regular season.
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Flagler (9-7-1, 5-4-1) -- Flagler went
2-0 this week with both wins coming against Peach Belt Conference
competition. The Saints finished with a 5-4-1 record in the league,
its first winning record since joining the conference in 2009.
Flagler is the No. 5 seed and will head to No. 4 seed Lander on
Tuesday in the PBC Tournament quarterfinal. Both team tied for
fourth place, Flagler's best finish in its stint in the league.
Loren Cate led the team with four goals and an assist for nine
points. Of Flagler's seven goals scored last week, Cate had a hand
in five of them. Lindsay Zullo scored a pair of goals (both against
Georgia College) and added an assist. Cristina Coca pitched a pair
of shutouts last week bringing her tally to three shutouts this
season (which are all in a row). She saved seven shots last
week.
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Georgia College (5-13, 4-6) -- The
Bobcats split two conference games this week, clobbering USC Aiken
Wednesday 6-0 and dropping a 5-0 match Saturday at Flagler ... The
Bobcats have been within one goal in 10 of the team's 13 losses ...
The Bobcats hosted three-straight nationally ranked opponents
losing to #13 North Georgia, #18 Armstrong and #11 Rollins in
consecutive one-goal matches ... In the 4-0 victory over Montevallo
Sept. 20, Ashley Veilleux had two goals and an assist, the first
five point game for a Bobcat since 2008 ... The six goals Oct. 26
were the second most for the Bobcats in school history ... The
Bobcats have clinched a spot in the 2011 PBC Tournament, as the No.
8-seed ... GC travels to No. 1-seed Armstrong Tuesday at 2 p.m. ...
Catch the action with audio broadcasts at
www.UStream.tv/GCBobcats.
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Georgia Southwestern (3-15, 0-10) -- The
Lady Hurricanes dropped a pair of PBC home matches last week to
wrap up the 2011 season. GSW lost to Flagler, 2-0, on Wednesday
before suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 double-overtime setback
against Montevallo on Saturday afternoon...Senior Brittney Hill
scored the Lady 'Canes lone goal of the week, giving GSW an early
1-0 advantage against UM...The goal by Hill puts her in a tie for
the all-time career scoring lead in program history...GSW
goalkeeper Amber Bahri made 10 saves in 170 minutes of action last
week and moved up a spot to third in the PBC with 77 stops this
season...Southwestern recognized its four seniors at halftime
against UM. Hill, Nicole Hudson (leaves with the most starts in
school history), Katie Mueller and Hanah Swinson wrapped up their
collegiate careers on Saturday.
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Lander (12-4-1, 5-4-1) -- Lander,
in it's only game played last week, dropped a 4-1 PBC contest at
UNC Pembroke on Saturday in both teams' regular-season finale. The
four goals by UNCP was the most scored against Lander this season.
With 12 victories, Lander needs just one more to tie the
school-record for wins in a season. Lander already has set a school
record for shutouts in a season with 10. In PBC statistics,
Christina Barbour is first in assists (8), third in points (24) and
sixth in goals scored (8); Jamie Shaw is fourth in goals scored (9)
and eighth in points (20); and goalkeeper Chelsea Beetch is sixth
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Montevallo (6-11-1, 3-6-1) -- The
Falcons went 1-1 in the final week of the season as they fell just
one spot short of postseason play. UM opened the week with a 4-0
loss to Columbus State on the road and then won 2-1 in double
overtime on the road at Georgia Southwestern. Sophomore Christine
Prince scored the Falcons double-overtime winner for her eighth
goal of the season and third game-winner. She ends the season as
the overall points leader for the Falcons with eight goals and one
assist. Sophomore Taylor Kerr led the team with four assists.
Sophomore Kaitlin Thomas got the lions share of time in goal for
the Falcons where she recorded a 1.34 GAA and a 6-6-0 record with
one shutout. Junior Alyssa Maxwell also played 11 matches in goal
including six starts and she had a 2.20 GAA with an 0-5-1
record.
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North Georgia (14-1-1, 8-1-1) --
The North Georgia women’s soccer team ended the regular
season with a win over Anderson on Senior Day and a hard fought 1-1
tie with Armstrong Atlantic in a crucial Peach Belt Conference
battle. The deadlock with the Pirates left the Lady Saints in sole
possession of second place heading to the PBC Tournament. After
falling behind early against Armstrong, the Lady Saints rallied in
the second half and Emily Dover came up big in the 80th minute when
Kelly Penston played a perfect ball in the box to the senior to
knot the score at 1-1. For Dover, the Canton, Georgia, native ended
the regular season and the PBC leader in goals with 14 and set a
North Georgia record for the most goals in a single season. As the
No. 2 seed, North Georgia will now play host to 7th-seeded Clayton
State in the opening round of the PBC Tournament, with the winner
advancing to Evans, Georgia over the weekend for the Final
Four.
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UNC Pembroke (9-4-3, 4-4-2) -- The
UNCP Lady Braves (9-5-3, 4-4-2 PBC) went 1-1 last week with a 1-0
loss at Catawba on Tuesday in overtime and a 4-1 win over Lander on
Saturday at Varsity Grounds in Pembroke. Saturday’s win
clinched the sixth seed in the upcoming PBC Tournament for UNCP and
they will face Columbus State on Tuesday at the Walden Soccer
Complex in Columbus, Ga. Freshman Amalia Arvidsson led the team
during the week with three goals in the Lady Braves’ 4-1 win
over Lander on Saturday for her first career hat trick. It was the
third time this year a member of the squad has recorded three goals
in one game - joining Andrea Collèn and Frankie Berscak as
the other two players to accomplish the feat. Sophomore Britney
Bennett posted a 0.98 goals against average on the week as well as
a .818 saves percentage and nine saves in over 183 minutes in goal.
Collèn and Arvidsson are currently tied for the team lead
with 19 points apiece, and Arvidsson overtook Collèn as the
squad's leading goal scorer with three on Saturday. The rookie
midfielder has eight goals and three assists while Collèn
has seven goals and five assists. Britney Bennett holds a 0.69
goals against average on the season, which is third in the PBC
among goalkeepers with at least 10 starts. She also leads the
conference with 92 saves and a .885 save percentage in over 1,557
minutes in goal.
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USC Aiken (4-12, 1-9) --
The University of South Carolina Aiken women's soccer team closed
out its 2011 season last week with two matches ... USC Aiken opened
its week by falling, 6-0, to Georgia College in its final road
match of the year on Wednesday, Oct. 26 ... The Pacers fell 2-0 to
Clayton State in their final home match of the year on Saturday,
Oct. 29 ... USC Aiken honored lone senior Megan Killmeyer (Fort
Mill, S.C./Fort Mill) prior to the Clayton State match ... USC
Aiken finished its season with an overall record of 4-12 ... The
Pacers were 1-9 in Peach Belt Conference action in the 2011
season.
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