YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - Two early goals propelled the No. 8 Columbus State University women's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Young Harris College on Wednesday night in Peach Belt Conference action.

The Cougars (8-0-1, 3-0-0 PBC) converted a penalty kick from Carley Canzoneri in the 11th minute to move in front, while a header from Maddie DeFranco in the 19th minute pushed the margin to two. 

CSU continued to control the pace of play in the second half, with Emma Beddow adding an insurance goal in the 86th minute to secure the victory.

"This was another good win for the team," commented head coach Jay Entlich. "It's never easy playing on the road, especially in this league, but our players continue to find ways to pick up decisions." 

Columbus State outshot Young Harris (3-4-0, 0-3-0) 21-5 overall, including an impressive 14-1 margin in the first half. 

Maria Kilset notched two assists in the match, while Parker Morgan had her second helper of the year. 

Sara Halilhodzic and Lizzie Hedrick (3 saves) combined for the shutout in net for Columbus State.

UP NEXT
Columbus State returns home on Saturday to host PBC rival USC Aiken at 3 p.m. Tickets are available here. 

COUGAR NOTES
• The Cougars have now won six straight matches
• It was the third straight shutout for CSU, upping the scoreless streak to 326 minutes. The Cougars have six shutouts this season
• CSU has won nine straight road matches in PBC play
• It's the second multi-assist match for Kilset in her career. She leads the PBC with six assists this year
• The Cougars are now a 10-0-0 all-time against YHC. It was the fourth straight shutout for CSU n the series