MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Columbus State University picked up a 3-1 Peach Belt Conference women's soccer victory over Georgia College & State University Saturday (Oct. 14) on Senior Day Saturday (Oct. 14) afternoon at Bobcat Field.

The Bobcats honored their five seniors - Katherine Crouse, Amanda Ewers, Zelia Griffith, Grace Phillips, and  Katelyn Smith - prior to the match.

Columbus State improved to 7-3-1 overall and to 5-0-1 inside the league, while GCSU fell 6-5-2 and 3-3-1. The Bobcats close out their homestand Wednesday (Oct. 18) with a 3 p.m. non-conference match against Tusculum University.

The Cougars opened the scoring at the 9:49 mark on a goal from Lauren Barnes, who slotted the ball in at the right post off a cross from Emma Beddow. CSU doubled its lead on an own goal 16 minutes later.

Columbus State scored its final goal nine minutes into the second half on Abigail Akerson's unassisted strike.

Georgia College scored its goal with 69 seconds left on a header from Sydney Charles in the box off a cross from Sarah King. It was Charles' second goal of the season.

CSU held a 24-7 margin in shots, including a 13-3 edge on goal. Columbus State had seven corner kicks compared to the three for the Bobcats.

Georgia College had 11 saves, including a career-high 10 from Madison Drake, in goal.

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among public schools in Division II in back to back academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won three-straight Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and three-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in posteason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics.



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