COLUMBUS, Ga. | No. 6-ranked Columbus State University shut out Georgia College & State University 4-0 in the semifinals of the 2026 Peach Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Wednesday (Nov. 4) afternoon at the Walden Soccer Complex.
The Cougars, who are the top seed in the tournament, improved to 14-3-2 and will advance to Saturday's (Nov. 7) title match. The Bobcats, who were the tournament's No. 4 seed, ended their campaign at 8-6-4. It was the sixth appearance in the semifinals of the tournament in program history.
Gianna Musci scored her second goal of the season in the 34th minute as she collected a loose ball after Aubrey Patterson sent the ball in the box and knocked it in the right corner of the net to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead. Columbus State added three insurance goals in the first 19 minutes of the second half to take a 4-0 lead.
Columbus State outshot GCSU 14-6.
Mia Palumbo had two of the six shots for the Bobcats, while
Lauren Dozier,
Mackenzly Cheely,
KJ Wells, and
Rachel Zetina had one apiece.
The Cougars held a 10-6 margin on corner kicks and a 7-4 edge in fouls.
Kassidy Fortin had one save in net for the Bobcats.
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