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No. 4 Armstrong Atlantic Overpowers UNCP, 2-1

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SAVANNAH, Ga. – Fourth-ranked Armstrong Atlantic offset Andrea Collen's first half goal with two second half goals of its own in a 2-1 win over UNCP on Saturday afternoon at AT&T Field in Savannah, Ga. The setback snapped a 10-game unbeaten streak for the Lady Braves – their longest since the 2008 campaign.

Peach Belt Conference-leading Armstrong Atlantic (12-1-2, 9-1 PBC) won its third-straight game in its series with UNCP (12-2-2, 6-2-1 PBC). The Pirates outshot the Lady Braves in the first-half, 6-3, with UNCP's only shot coming by Collen for her first goal of the season from a side volley off a corner kick by Anna Svensson in the 32nd minute. Armstrong Atlantic answered back in the second half by outshooting the Lady Braves 17-5 and adding two goals to clinch at least a share of the PBC's regular season title.

Morgan Mitchell scored her goal for the Pirates to tie the game in the 54th minute with the assist from Kristina Pascutti. With less than 10 minutes left in action, Armstrong Atlantic's Emily Cattanach scored her goal against goalkeeper Britney Bennett to take the lead and place the win in the hands of the Pirates.

"It was a fairly evenly matched game in the first-half with what I would call a goal of the year, especially to strike a volley off a corner kick is a one in a million opportunity," said UNCP head coach Lars Andersson. "This was a hard loss and I take full credit for it because Armstrong Atlantic is a great team and you can't give them any opportunity to score because they will find a way. Unfortunately, we gave them many chances to score in the second half and that is what secured their win."

Bennett spent 90 minutes in goal with eight saves while Tracey Mitchell logged five saves for the Pirates. Three yellow cards were given to UNCP's Bennett, Rebecca Womack and Karmi Dagnachew. UNCP registered 17 fouls to Armstrong Atlantic's 14.

Collen had four shots in the game with three on goal. Sheena Mature had two shots on goal while Svensson had one for the Black and Gold. Mitchell delivered four shots, Andye Dawson registered three strikes and seven other Pirates recorded at least two shots.

UNCP finishes its regular season at home this week with a non-conference matchup against Catawba (6-6-3) on Wednesday at 5 p.m. and PBC rival North Georgia (13-3-0, 7-2-0) on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Varsity Grounds. Admission to all UNCP soccer home games is free.

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Players Mentioned

Britney Bennett

#31 Britney Bennett

GK
5' 9"
Freshman
Andrea Collen

#3 Andrea Collen

M
5' 4"
Sophomore
Rebecca Womack

#11 Rebecca Womack

M
5' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Britney Bennett

#31 Britney Bennett

5' 9"
Freshman
GK
Andrea Collen

#3 Andrea Collen

5' 4"
Sophomore
M
Rebecca Womack

#11 Rebecca Womack

5' 1"
Junior
M