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Rachael Sweigard scores a goal against UNG
0
North Georgia UNG (9-3-3, 6-2-2)
4
Winner Columbus St. CSU (14-1-1, 9-0-1)
North Georgia UNG
(9-3-3, 6-2-2)
0
Final
4
Columbus St. CSU
(14-1-1, 9-0-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Georgia UNG 0 0 0
Columbus St. CSU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Josh Fuller

No. 4 Cougars clinch PBC Regular-Season title with win over North Georgia

CSU hasn't lost a PBC match since 2020.

COLUMBUS - The No. 4 Columbus State University women's soccer team capped off its run to a Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over the University of North Georgia.

A hat trick by graduate senior Rachael Sweigard powered the Cougars to the program's 14th PBC regular-season title. CSU will be the first seed in next week's PBC Tournament and will host the opening and semifinal round on Friday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 30.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
• It didn't take long for Columbus State (14-1-1, 9-0-1 PBC) to get on the board. In the fourth minute, the Cougars were pressuring the UNG back line when a failed clearance landed at the feet of Sweigard. She rifled the shot across the box for the opening goal. 
• It was 1-0 at the break before Sweigard and the Cougars added some insurance. Maria Kilset played a dangerous ball in the box which found the head of Sweigard for the goal. 
• Sweigard capped off the hat trick in the 62nd minute after another nicely played ball from Kilset off a corner.
• Kilset tallied the final score in the 72nd minute. Kilset dribbled in from midfield before launching a shot around 30-yards out for her second goal of the year.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• Columbus State held a 12-8 shot advantage over North Georgia (9-3-3, 6-2-2). CSU had just three at the break.
• CSU held the ball for the majority of the match, garnering a 9-2 edge in corner kicks.
• Eight fouls were whistled on CSU compared to six on UNG.
• Both Lizzie Hedrick and Sara Halilhodzic played scoreless for 45 minutes with three saves.

NOTABLES
• CSU has won 11 straight matches and is unbeaten over the last 13.
• The Cougars have outscored opponents 45-1 at home this season.
• CSU is 18-2-1 at the Walden Soccer Complex since the start of 2020.
• The Cougars have blanked five straight opponents. Overall, CSU has recorded 10 clean sheets.
• Sweigard is the third Cougar to tally a hat trick this season, joining Faith Knoedler and Sarah Hungerford.
• It was Sweigard's first hat trick since her freshman campaign in 2018.
• It's the seventh time CSU completed a PBC schedule unbeaten. The Cougars haven't lost a conference match since 2020.
• Columbus State improves to 22-5-1 all-time against the Nighthawks. 
 
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