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COLUMBUS – The last of three consecutive road matches, the 15
th-ranked Columbus State University women's soccer team will take on Georgia Southwestern on Saturday. Kickoff from Americus is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Game Links
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Stats:
http://gswcanes.com/sports/wsoc/2017-18/boxscores/20171007_cvfh.xml
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/user/GSWAthletics/live
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Last Time Out
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Columbus State (7-1-0, 4-1-0 PBC) put a pair of goals on the board in each half on its way to a 4-1 victory at Clayton State Wednesday night.
Amanda Murphy registered her first collegiate multi-goal game, while
Cassandra Wade and
Olivia Jarrell also netted goals.
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Entlich on the Matchup
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"Saturday is another opportunity for us to go on the road and pick up a conference win. We have not been very efficient around the net the last two matches, so I would like to see us improve in that area starting Saturday."
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Last Meeting
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Leading just 3-0 at the half, the Lady Cougars poured it on in the second 45 minutes for an 11-0 victory last October.
Hugrun Elvarsdottir and
Olivia Jarrell each scored a pair of goals in the win, with Elvarsdottir adding a pair of assists. CSU outshot the Lady Canes 50-1 in the victory.
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Series History
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Columbus State is a perfect 11-0-0 all-time against Georgia Southwestern. The two sides have met every year since 2006, with CSU picking up at least a three-goal victory in each match.
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About Georgia Southwestern
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GSW is 0-8-0 to start the season and 0-3-0 in conference play.
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The Lady Canes dropped their most recent match 6-0 at West Georgia on Wednesday night.
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Georgia Southwestern has scored just three goals this season, and has been held scoreless in each of the last four matches.
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Senior Shatyriah Crawford owns two of the three goals scored by the Lady Canes this season.
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CSU Notes
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While CSU has won every match against Georgia Southwestern, the Lady Cougars have been more dominant than the 11-0-0 record indicates.
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Columbus State has outscored GSW 77-2 over those 11 matches, with four double-digit scoring efforts.
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The Lady Canes scored both of their goals in the 2011 meeting, with CSU pitching shutouts in each of the last five years.
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Georgia Southwestern is one of four PBC opponents the Lady Cougars have perfect records against all-time, joining Flagler, USC Aiken and Young Harris.
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