Georgia College

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University registered a 3-0 Peach Belt Conference women's soccer victory over Lander University on Senior Day Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon at the Bobcat Soccer Field.

The Bobcats improved to 7-5-4 overall and to 5-3-1 in the Peach Belt, while the Bearcats fell to 7-3-4 and 2-3-3. GCSU returns to action Saturday (Oct. 31) in the quarterfinals of the PBC Tournament. The bracket for the tournament will be released Monday evening (Oct. 26) by the league. GCSU currently stands in fourth place in the PBC.

After the match, the Bobcats honored their seven seniors - Kassidy Fortin, Savannah Sause, Kate Phillips, Lauren Dozier, Tessa Balsman, Mackenzly Cheely and Mia Palumbo.

GCSU wasted little time taking the lead as Kaisa Fagerström scored 67 seconds into the match. Fagerstrom scored her second goal of the season off a Jenni Järventaus corner kick and Cheely pass in the box that she slotted in the goal from the left side.

The Bobcats scored quickly in the second half as GCSU doubled its lead on an Alayna Cobb strike at the 48:36 mark. Cobb's second goal of the season was set up by a Sause assist.  GCSU added an insurance goal from Rachel Zetina 20 minutes later off a Madelyn Heckathorn assist. It was Zetina's second goal of 2026.

Lander outshot the Bobcats 15-6, but GCSU had a 6-4 margin on goal. The Bobcats held a 7-5 edge on corner kicks.

Fortin had four saves in net for the Bobcats as she registered her fifth clean sheet of the season.

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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