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The Cougars lineup prior to the start of the 2021 PBC Tournament Championship match against Flagler College in Evans, Ga.
5
Winner Flagler FLG (15-2-1, 8-2-0)
3
Columbus St. CSU (18-2-1, 10-0-0)
Winner
Flagler FLG
(15-2-1, 8-2-0)
5
Final
3
Columbus St. CSU
(18-2-1, 10-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Flagler FLG 1 4 5
Columbus St. CSU 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Josh Fuller

No. 7 Cougars Drop PBC Championship Match to No. 18 Flagler

FC scored four goals in the second half to grab the victory.

EVANS, Ga. - Third-seeded and No. 18 Flagler College scored four second-half goals to post a 5-3 victory over the top-seeded and No. 7 Columbus State University women's soccer team in the 2021 Peach Belt Conference Championship match in Evans, Ga. at Blanchard Woods Park.

With CSU (18-2-1) up 2-1 at halftime, Flagler stormed back, running off four straight goals to claim its third consecutive conference tournament title. 

"Flagler was the better team today for sure, and congratulations to them for a great win," commented head coach Jay Entlich. "They took it to us in the second half, and we just couldn't find a response in time. 

"We can't dwell on this because we have the NCAAs next weekend, and we will have to be ready for another tough opponent."

Flagler (15-2-1) got on the board first in the sixth minute off a corner before the Cougars roared back with a pair of goals. In the 12th minute, Maddy Peterson snuck one inside the left post to tie the match off a pass from Lauren Barnes. 

Vanessa Aviles gave Columbus State the lead in the 23rd after Emma Beddow set up the all-conference midfielder. 

The second half was a different story though, as the Saints found the equalizer in the 52nd minute off another corner piece. Nearly a minute later, FC took the 3-2 lead before adding two more in the 67th and 82nd minutes.

Beddow cut the margin to two with her 11th goal of the year, just seconds following Flagler's goal in the 82nd. 

Flagler outshot the Cougars 12-9, including a 7-3 margin in the second half.

Barnes, Peterson and Brooke Ouimette were all named to the All-Tournament team for Columbus State.

UP NEXT
Columbus State will await the seeding for the upcoming NCAA Championship, which will begin on Friday, Nov. 19. The top-eight seeds in the Southeast Region will advance, with the selection show being held on Monday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. 

MATCH NOTES
• CSU is now 6-5-3 all-time in PBC Tournament Championship matches, with eight tournament titles
• FC becomes the second school to win three consecutive PBC Tournament championships. CSU accomplished the feat from 2014-2016
• The five goals allowed by CSU were the most in a single match since surrendering six against Carson-Newman University on Nov. 17, 2017
• The eight combined goals were the most ever in a PBC Championship match
• It was just the second time all season CSU failed to post 10 or more shots (vs. University of North Georgia)

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