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Winner Columbus St. Colum (4-1-1, 1-0-1)
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Clayton St. Clay (0-5-0, 0-2-0)
Winner
Columbus St. Colum
(4-1-1, 1-0-1)
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Clayton St. Clay
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Columbus St. Colum 3 4 7
Clayton St. Clay 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Josh Fuller

Hungerford's hat trick helps Cougars to 7-0 win at Clayton State

It was the 23rd hat trick in CSU history.

MORROW, Ga. - The No. 4 Columbus State University women's soccer team rolled to a 7-0 Peach Belt Conference win over Clayton State University on Wednesday. The match took place at Laker Field in Morrow, Ga. 

SCORING BREAKDOWN
10th minute - Emma Beddow started the scoring early after converting on a penalty kick goal.
13th minute - Rachael Sweigard powered her third goal of the year less than three minutes later to add to the Cougar lead.
23rd minute - Freshman Sarah Hungerford began her scoring barrage after taking a pass from Sweigard to net her first collegiate goal.
52nd minute - Hungerford put in her second goal of the night following a corner kick.
54th minute - Once again, Beddow stepped to the penalty line to knock in a PK goal. 
57th minute - Maria Kilset delivered a goal of the year nominee after connecting from long distance to put CSU ahead 6-0.
59th minute - Hungerford capped off the hat trick performance after a scrum in the box.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Columbus State (4-1-1, 1-0-1 PBC) racked up the shots, tallying 43 in the match. CSU put 23 on target. 
• Clayton State (0-5-0, 0-2-0) managed just nine shots.
• Hungerford had seven shots, while Anna Grady and Sweigard put up five.
• Sweigard ended the match with four total points (1 G, 2 A).
• Lizzie Hedrick grabbed the win in net after playing 64 minutes. She made three saves before giving way to Sara Halilhodzic, who rejected two shots.
• Aubrey Harrison and Lisa Kelm had eight saves in net for the Lakers.

NOTABLES
• Columbus State set season-highs in goals (7), shots (43), shots on goal (23) and corner kicks (15).
• The 43 shots are the most by a PBC team and the third most by a DII school in 2022. The 23 shots on goal are tied for the most by any DII school in a match this season (Barry University).
• CSU hasn't had 40 or more shots in a match since putting up 50 against Georgia Southwestern in 2016.
• The seven goals by CSU are tied for the most by a PBC team this year (North Georgia - vs. Young Harris 9/14).
• Hungerford's hat trick was the 23rd in CSU history.
• Beddow is tied for the PBC lead in goals (6) and points (12).

SERIES HISTORY
• The Cougars have now won 10 in a row against Clayton State and are 19-3-0 all-time against the Lakers. CSU has outscored Clayton State 37-4 during the win streak

UP NEXT
• Columbus State heads to Greenwood, S.C. to take on Lander University on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 3:30 p.m.

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