AMERICUS, Ga. – UNCP got a pair of goals from Brittany Padilla and a dominant performance from its defense en route to a 4-0 shutout of Georgia Southwestern on Saturday afternoon at Hurricanes Field.

Padilla led the Lady Braves (10-1-1, 5-1-0 PBC) in their quest for a win by heading the ball into the goal off a corner kick from Anna Svensson, placing the ball in the lower right corner of the goal for her fourth goal of the season. Sheena Mature shot UNCP's second goal in the 20th minute from only three yards away off a long pass downfield from freshman Kayla Colon.

Anna Svensson registered her 12th goal of the season a short time later, scoring directly off her corner kick with less than a minute left in the first-half. The Lady Braves listed their fourth and final goal of the day with Padilla's successful penalty kick in the 72nd minute.

"We were missing a couple of players due to an injury and a red card, but we held strong and got off to a great start with a quick scoring opportunity, " said UNCP head coach Lars Andersson. "Everyone on the roster who traveled today had time on the field and I am proud because they stepped up and contributed to the win."

Julia Wells and Stephanie Patrylo took the only three shots Georgia Southwestern (2-9-0, 0-5-0) was able to attempt on UNCP goalkeepers Britney Bennett and Rea Segoviano who split time in goal with one save each.

Andrea Collen and Mature added six and seven shots, respectively, in the total 26 shots UNCP had against Georgia Southwestern's netminder Courtney Allison who finished the game with 10 saves.

"The games we have played over this last week have been crucial and I am proud of this team for their efforts, but now we must go back to practice and work on getting better for the rest of the season," Andersson said.

UNCP will travel to St. Andrews (1-9-0) on Tuesday for a non-conference matchup in Laurinburg with kickoff set for 4 p.m. at Knights Field.