GREENWOOD, S.C. - The No. 4 Columbus State University women's soccer team used two second-half goals to grab a 3-1 win over Lander University on Saturday. The Peach Belt Conference match took place at Van Taylor Stadium in Greenwood, S.C.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
• Columbus State (5-1-1, 2-0-1 PBC) took an opening lead in the 39th minute. The ball deflected off the right post directly to Rachael Sweigard, who knocked it home to put the Cougars in front.
• Lander (2-2-3, 0-1-1) found an equalizer just over three minutes later when Maren White snuck a penalty kick goal passed the diving Lizzie Hedrick.
• Faith Knoedler saved the perfect time to score her first goal as a Cougar in the 63rd minute. Knoedler lept in the air to head home a goal off a corner kick from Emma Beddow.
• CSU added insurance in the 75th minute after a blocked shot went into the back of the net for an own goal.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• Lander outshot the Cougars 11-10 and had a 5-3 edge in shots on goal.
• Lizzie Hedrick played the entire match, including making three crucial saves in the second half. The senior made four in all en route to her fourth win of the year.
• White led all players with four shots for the Bearcats, while Lauren Barnes fired off a team-high three for the Cougars.
• Taylor Frew made one save in her 90 minutes of action in goal for the Bearcats.
• CSU had a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.

NOTABLES
• It's just the third time this season that CSU failed to record more shots than their opponents. The Cougars are 2-0-1 in the three matches.
• Sweigard has scored in back-to-back matches. She has six points (2 G, 2 A) during the stretch and is tied for fifth in the PBC in goals (4).
• The goal was the 20th in Sweigard's CSU career.
• Beddow has recorded a point in four straight games and six of the seven matches in 2022. 
• Beddow leads the PBC with 13 total points. 
• CSU is on a four-match unbeaten streak.
• Columbus State has outscored its opponents 11-2 in PBC play.

SERIES HISTORY
• CSU improves to 18-2-2 all-time against Lander with the win. Columbus State is now 8-1-2 in Greenwood.
• The Cougars have won three in a row and 11 of the last 12 over the Bearcats. 

UP NEXT
• Columbus State will have a light upcoming week, playing just one match on Wednesday, Sept. 21, against Lincoln Memorial University at the Walden Soccer Complex. Tickets are available now.