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By: Stephen Williams

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Continuing its shutout streak, the fifth-ranked Columbus State University women's soccer team blanked Armstrong State 3-0 on Thursday night. The Peach Belt Conference match took place at the Armstrong Pirate Soccer Field.
 
The victory moves CSU's shutout streak to eight consecutive matches, one shy of the program record set in 2008. The Lady Cougars have now keep opponents off the board for the last 753 minutes.
 
Maylyn Parsons played the duration in net for the Lady Cougars to earn her 25^th career shutout. She is now tied for the CSU program record as well as the Peach Belt Conference all-time mark.
 
Columbus State (14-2-0, 10-1-0 PBC) also handed Armstrong State its worst home loss since the 2008 season.
 
"It was huge for us to get the early goal tonight," head coach Jay Entlich said. "For us to get one that quick got us started right and I'm proud of the girls for their fight."
 
Columbus State needed less than three minutes to get on the scoreboard on Thursday night.
 
Hugrun Elvarsdottir took a pass in the left side of the box and sent the ball in front of the net to Mandy Janowitz. The senior collected it and dribbled around two defenders before beating the keeper to the far post to kick off her big night.
 
The two sides then went into a defensive struggle with 13 more shots between them over the rest of the first half, but none finding the net. Parsons made three saves in the first 45 minutes to keep the game at 1-0 heading into halftime.
 
It remained a 1-0 contest through the first 10-plus minutes of the second half until it looked as if Armstrong State (12-2-2, 8-1-2) had tied the match.
 
A long throw in was flicked into the center of the box for the Pirates. Amanda Green then deflected a ball at the net, forcing Parsons to make another save. Green then knocked the ball out from under the Lady Cougar keeper into the net, but the goal was waved off.
 
The Lady Cougars quickly added insurance to their slim lead a few minutes later. Cassandra Wade took the ball and streaked down the middle of the pitch before slotting the ball off to Janowitz on the right side. Janowitz quickly poked the ball off the keeper and just inside the right post for her second goal of the night. The pair of goals gives her nine on the season.
 
Columbus State kept the shutout intact the rest of the way and added the icing on the cake with under two minutes remaining.
 
Lindsey Law's free kick found Elvarsdottir on the right side of the box. The junior then dribbled past her defender and sent a perfect ball across the net to Wade, who finished the play off with her team-leading 11^th goal of the year.
 
Columbus State will wrap up its regular season on Saturday with Georgia College at the Walden Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and Senior Day festivities will take place following the conclusion of the match.