COLUMBUS | The No. 12-ranked Columbus State University Women's Soccer team remained unbeaten in Peach Belt Conference play Wednesday, rolling to a 7-0 victory over the University of South Carolina Beaufort at the Walden Soccer Complex.
The Cougars wasted little time taking control, scoring three goals in the opening seven minutes.
Payton Conti opened the scoring just 1:21 into the match off an assist from
Skye Tumbelty. Twenty-one seconds later,
Elle Henschel converted a penalty kick to give CSU a 2-0 advantage. Tumbelty then added a goal of her own in the seventh minute off an assist from
Sophia Leal.
Columbus State extended the lead to 4-0 in the 28th minute when
Paulina Cervantes scored her first goal of the season off an assist from
Brylee Schermerhorn. The Cougars carried the four-goal advantage into halftime after outshooting USC Beaufort 12-2 over the opening 45 minutes.
Columbus State continued the offensive pressure after the break. Conti scored her second goal of the match in the 54th minute off assists from Leal and
Kelsey Croft, pushing the lead to 5-0.
Raegen Varvarigos added another in the 60th minute off an assist from Conti before
Gianna Musci capped the scoring in the 80th minute off an assist from
Sue Murray.
Conti led the Cougars with two goals and one assist for five points, while Tumbelty finished with one goal and one assist. Leal recorded two assists in the victory.
Columbus State dominated the match statistically, finishing with a 23-2 advantage in shots, a 10-1 edge in shots on goal and a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Huda Sayedzada made one save in 57:49 of action, while
Ashlyn Valentine played the final 32:11 as the two combined for the shutout.
The Cougars improve to 10-2-2 overall and 6-0-2 in Peach Belt Conference play, while USC Beaufort moves to 6-6-1 overall and 2-4-1 in conference action.
INSIDE THE BOX:
#20 Payton Conti: 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, 2 shots on goal
#22 Skye Tumbelty: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
#11 Elle Henschel: 1 goal, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
#10 Raegen Varvarigos: 1 goal, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal
#21 Gianna Musci: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
#25 Paulina Cervantes: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
#3 Sophia Leal: 2 assists, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
#4 Brylee Schermerhorn: 1 assist
#5 Kelsey Croft: 1 assist
#19 Sue Murray: 1 assist
#00 Huda Sayedzada: 1 save, 57:49, 0 goals allowed
#0 Ashlyn Valentine: 32:11, 0 goals allowed
UP NEXT:
The Cougars return to action Saturday (Oct. 17) at 2 p.m. when they host Georgia College & State University at the Walden Soccer Complex for Homecoming and Senior Day.
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