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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

USC Aiken Falls 1-0 on Road to Georgia Southwestern

Box Score

AMERICUS, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken women's soccer team saw its two-match winning streak come to an end in a 1-0 Peach Belt Conference loss to Georgia Southwestern on Saturday afternoon at Hurricane Field.

The Pacers held a commanding advantage in all the statistical categories, but they were unable to muster a goal in the narrow one-goal loss. The loss to the Hurricanes drops USC Aiken to 4-11-1 on the 2010 season. The Pacers are now 0-8-1 in PBC action on the year.

Georgia Southwestern acquired its first PBC victory of the season in the win over the Pacers to improve to 1-8 in league action. The Hurricanes are now 3-12 overall.

The lone goal of the match came in the 49th-minute when Julia Wells scored off an assist from Brittney Hill. The goal was the first of the year for Wells.

USC Aiken finished with eight more shots than the Hurricanes in the match at 14-6. The Pacers owned a commanding 8-2 advantage in corner kick opportunities.

Courtney Allison played all 90 minutes between the pipes for Georgia Southwestern to collect the shutout win over USC Aiken. She made four saves.

The Westphal sister tandem of Nicole and Melissa split time in net for the Pacers in the match with each playing a half. Nicole started the match with Melissa surrendering the lone goal in the second stanza. The Springfield, Va. natives combined for three saves.

USC Aiken will next welcome in-state foe Coker to the "Pacer Pit" for a 7 p.m. match on Monday, Oct. 25. The match will be able to be followed live on USC Aiken's official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com.



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