MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University will travel to Columbus, Georgia, to face Columbus State University in the quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Monday (Nov. 6) at 7 p.m. at Walden Soccer Complex.

The Bobcats, who are 8-7-2 overall, are seeded seventh in the tournament, while the Cougars, who are 10-4-1, are the tournament's No. 2 seed. The GCSU-Columbus State winner will advance to Friday's (Nov. 10) semifinals against the winner of the No. 3 Flagler College (10-3-3) and No. 6 Clayton State University (7-6-3) match.

The other two quarterfinal matches will have top seed University of North Georgia (13-3-2) hosting No. 8 seed Georgia Southwestern State University (6-8-3) in Dahlonega, Georgia, while No. 4 Lander University (10-4-2) entertains No. 5 University of South Carolina-Beaufort (12-4-1) in Greenwood, South Carolina.

The four quarterfinal winners wil advance to the semifinals Nov. 10 and the finals No. 12 that will be hosted by the highest-remaining seed.

Tickets are $10 per person and must be purchased online in advance at https://peachbeltconference.org/sports/2020/10/14/tickets.aspx. Children ages five and under, and students with a valid ID from a PBC school are admitted free.

Columbus State won the previous meeting against the Bobcats 3-1 last month in Milledgeville. The Cougars lead the all-time series with GCSU 20-2-5, including a 0-11-2 mark in Columbus.  This will be the eighth all-time meeting in the PBC Tournament between the two institutions with CSU holding a 5-1-1  advantage. GCSU defeated Columbus State 2-1 in the semifinals of the 2013 tournament, while the teams battled to a scoreless draw in the 2018 title match before CSU won 4-2 in penalty kicks. The last time a No. 7 seed advanced over a No. 2 seed happened in 2018 when GCSU and Lander University battled to a 0-0 tie before the Bobcats advanced 3-2 on PKs.

Amanda Dewey and Mia Palumbo lead the Bobcats with four goals each, while Carter Drake, Morgan Amrozowicz and Abbey Eison has three apiece. Carter Drake and Ellie Fuller have three assists each. Madison Drake and Kassidy Fortin have shared time manning the GCSU goal. Madison Drake has a 1.58 goals-against average with 37 saves, while Fortin had posted a 1.76 GAA with 44 saves.

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.