Georgia College

COLUMBUS, Ga. | Columbus State University held on for a 2-1 Peach Belt Conference women's soccer victory over Georgia College & State University Saturday (Oct. 17) afternoon at the Walden Soccer Complex.

The 12th-ranked Cougars improved to 11-2-2 overall and clinched the PBC regular-season title with a 7-0-2 mark. The Bobcats fell to 6-5-3 and 4-3-0. GCSU, which is tied for fourth place in the league, has two more PBC matches - both at home - remaining to be played. The Bobcats will face Georgia Southwestern State University at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 21) at thw Bobcat Soccer Field.

Columbus State got goals from Payton Conti and Kendal Coreil in the first 13 minutes of the match to open up a 2-0 lead. GCSU cut the deficit in half after Madelyn Heckathorn scored her fourth goal of the campaign at the 27:41 mark. 

Neither team would score again. Columbus State outshot GCSU 23-5, but only had a 9-3 advantage on frame. The Cougars took all 11 corner kicks in the match. Kassidy Fortin posted seven saves in goal for the Bobcats.

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for five consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 13 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won six consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and six-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 postseason 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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