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Kendal Coreil
0
Catawba CAT (11-3-5, 8-0-3)
6
Winner Columbus St. CSU (21-0-1, 9-0-0)
Catawba CAT
(11-3-5, 8-0-3)
0
Final
6
Columbus St. CSU
(21-0-1, 9-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Catawba CAT 0 0 0
Columbus St. CSU 5 1 6

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Clayton Barefield

#2 Women’s Soccer Dominates #17 Catawba in 6-0 Victory to Advance to Southeast Regional Championship

CSU hosts the Southeast Regional Championship on Dec. 1

COLUMBUS – Top-seeded and second-ranked Columbus State women's soccer took to the pitch at the Walden Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon for the second round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
 
The Lady Cougars (21-0-1) met with 17th-ranked and fourth-seeded Catawba (N.C.) on Sunday in what was a rematch from Oct. 9. Earlier in the year, the Indians (11-3-5) visited Columbus and left with a 3-2 loss to their record.
 
CSU left zero doubt in Sunday's meeting, defeating Catawba in dominating fashion with a 6-0 thumping which set a program record for most goals in a NCAA Tournament match. The match was essentially decided in the first half with a 5-0 blitz in the first 45 minutes with CSU adding one more goal late in the second half to seal the fate of Catawba.
 
First Half
 
Both teams took some time to feel the match out and get a measure on how the day would play out. Catawba ripped the first shot of the match in the fourth minute, forcing Heidi Harris to make a save. Columbus State responded roughly four minutes later with a shot from Faith Knoedler missing the mark.
 
The Lady Cougars would take a 1-0 advantage in the 10th minute as a pass from Knoedler would connect to the feet of Abigail Akerson who slotted the ball in the net. CSU then put the pedal to the metal and produced a pair of shots on frame which were denied by Ashley Hughes within a few moments of each other.
 
Vanessa Aviles placed the second goal in the net in the 13th minute cleaning up a scrum for the ball in the box off a corner kick to give CSU a 2-0 edge. Over the next few minutes shots from Michelle Medina and Sarah Hungerford were thwarted, but Hungerford would not be denied in the 25th minute.
 
The junior from Richmond Hill, Ga. gathered her 12th goal of the season with the assistance from Lauren Barnes, lifting the Lady Cougars to a 3-0 lead. Catawba was already in desperation mode after the second score, however, the third from Hungerford completely deflated the visitors.
 
Late in the half, CSU would tally two more goals. The first would come from the foot of Ui Suzuki who cleaned up a poor defensive clearance for the fourth goal in the 38th minute. Elle Henschel followed in the 40th minute with a precise header in the box as Mia Robinson whipped in a beauty of a cross to give Columbus State a 5-0 edge in the half.
 
CSU led 16-4 in overall shots and 10-1 in shots on goal. The Lady Cougars also led 6-2 in corners.
 
Second Half
 
The Lady Cougars nearly made the game 6-0 in the first 16 seconds as Hungerford's attempt toward goal was denied. The second half slowed down tremendously for both sides as substitutions and many lineup changes were made.
 
Columbus State produced just three shots over the course of the next 30 minutes, all of which missed the mark. CSU would go on to find one more score in the match as Kendal Coreil notched her first goal of the season with a dish off from Medina in the 75th minute. The Lady Cougars finished with three more attempts with one on goal, securing a 6-0 victory and advancing to the third round of the NCAA National Tournament.
 
Inside the Numbers
  • Columbus State dominated with a 24-5 lead in overall shots, 3-1 in shots on goal, and 7-3 on corner kicks.
  • Hungerford led CSU with four shots total with three on goal and a score.
  • Hungerford leads CSU with 12 goals and four assists for 28 points followed by Aviles with 11 goals and a pair of assists for 24 points.
  • Akerson's goal moves her to 10 scores this season as one of four in double figures.
  • A total of six different goal scorers found the net on Sunday which included Coreil's first of the season to mark the 18th Lady Cougar who has scored in the 2024 campaign.
  • Catawba led 7-1 in saves split between Hughes and Allison Fredrick.
  • Columbus State has now totaled 98 goals in all competitions for an average of 4.45 goals per game while totaling 56 assists as well.
  • Sunday's win is the 15th shutout this season and fourth-straight.
  • CSU is now 2-0 against Catawba this season and 6-2-1 overall.
  • The Lady Cougars are 2-0-1 against top 25 teams this season.
Next Up
  • Columbus State advances as one of 16 teams remaining and will take on third-seeded and Peach Belt Conference foe North Georgia on Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Walden Soccer Complex for the Southeast Regional Championship.
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