EVANS, Ga. – Eleventh-ranked Columbus State scored a pair of goals in each half and held off a furious second-half surge by the UNC Pembroke soccer team on the way to a 4-0 win over the Braves on Tuesday evening at Blanchard Woods Park.
The Braves (1-3-0) mustered just four shots on goal in the shutout, but managed to tack up 11 shots in the second half in the loss. It was the second-straight series win for the Cougars (4-0-1) whose only blemish this season is a road draw with Catawba.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| 17' |
A Columbus State corner kick from Maria Kilset was placed perfectly in the box and found the head of Parker Morgan for the first score of the game. |
| 25' |
Rachael Sweigard fired off a shot that was blocked, but she played her own rebound and slipped one in the goal to put the Cougars ahead 2-0. |
| 51' |
Brooke Quimette crossed a ball in the box to Lauren Barnes who fired off a shot to the low right corner for the third score of the match. |
| 73' |
Maddie DeFranco used a pass from Samantha Romaine and Sydney Ormsby to boot the final goal into the back of the net. |
| TOP BRAVES |
+ Rilee Seering took a team-high five shots on the evening, including two shots on target.
+ Newcomer Ashleigh Harris attempted a career-high four shots. |
| NOTABLES |
+ The Black & Gold tallied a total of 13 shots in the game, 11 of which came in the second half.
+ The Cougars improved to 21-5-1 all-time in the series with the Braves, including a 6-1-0 mark in neutral site affairs. The only neutral site blemish for Columbus State in the series was a 1-0 setback to UNCP in the 2017 Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship game. |
| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will step back into conference play on Saturday when they travel to Banner Elk to take on Lees-McRae (3-1-0, 0-0-0 CC). Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Tate Field. |
