AIKEN, S.C. – Behind a hat trick from freshman Alex Cohen, USC Aiken put together a furious come-from-behind rally in the final 15 minutes to defeat Anderson 4-1 in non-conference women's soccer action on Monday evening at the "Pacer Pit."

USC Aiken entered the final 15 minutes of Monday's victory over Anderson down 1-0.

Freshman Katie Bevacqua (Goose Creek, S.C./Stratford) placed the Pacers back in the mix in the contest in the 75^th-minute when she blasted in a shot from 25 yards out.

From there the match turned into the Cohen show as she scored the first of her three tallies on the evening just three minutes later on a rocket shot off her left boot from 20 yards out.

Cohen (Evans, Ga./Greenbrier) scored 10 minutes later to make the score 3-1 in favor of the Pacers. Cohen obtained the opportunity when a Brittany Moores (Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood) shot ricocheted off the post into her waiting foot. Cohen then calmly placed the ball into the back of the net.

Cohen acquired her first career hat trick with a goal at the 88:27 mark. She was assisted once again by Moores.

Anderson scored the first goal of the match just over a minute before intermission when Korrin Kelly blasted a shot into the lower left corner to leave the visiting Trojans with a 1-0 lead at halftime.

USC Aiken finished with nine more shots than Anderson in the match at 17-8. The Pacers held a dominating 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.

The resounding victory over Anderson on Monday improves the Pacers to 3-10-1 on the 2010 season. Anderson with the loss dropped to 6-9-1 on the year.

USC Aiken now has just a day off before welcoming Newberry to the "Pacer Pit" for a non-conference game on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The match is slated to kick-off at 5 p.m. and it can be followed live on USC Aiken's official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com.