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DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The third-ranked Columbus State University women's soccer team finished off an undefeated regular season with a 4-1 win at North Georgia on Saturday night.
Columbus State finishes off the regular season at 14-0-1 overall and a perfect 10-0-0 in Peach Belt Conference play. It's the second regular season without a loss for the Lady Cougars, a feat they also accomplished in 2014.
"I'm really proud of our efficiency tonight," head coach
Jay Entlich said. "We scored some really good goals and
Riley Clark was outstanding.
"Finishing off an undefeated regular season is a great accomplishment. It's a testament to how hard this coaching staff and these players have worked this season, but we know we have a lot left we still want to accomplish before this season ends."
Saturday night belonged to
Riley Clark, as the junior collected the second hat trick of her career.
The first of the trio came in the 24
th minute, as
Kimmy May lofted a ball into the center of the box and Clark headed it up and over the keeper to start the scoring.
The second happened at exactly 26 minutes, this time off a pass from
Flo Spano. Clark took the pass from Spano with a spin and back heeled it into the net for the highlight reel finish.
Clark's tallies were the only scoring in the first half, but only half of the Lady Cougar total on the evening.
The Peachtree City, Ga. native finished off the hat trick in the 52
nd minute, one-timing home a perfect pass from May. Clark also had three goals against Georgia Southwestern last season.
Brooke Nail piled on in the 55
th minute with her seventh goal of the season to stretch the margin out to 4-0.
North Georgia (10-4-1, 6-3-1) finally got on the board in the 73
rd minute, but the Lady Cougars kept them out of the scoring column the rest of the way.
Columbus State now turns its attention to the Peach Belt Conference Tournament, set to begin on Tuesday. The Lady Cougars are the top seed and will host eighth-seeded Clayton State in the quarterfinals. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Walden Soccer Complex.
