AIKEN, S.C. – The USCA women's soccer team lost a hard-fought 3-0 contest to No. 3 Columbus State Saturday afternoon.
The Pacers are now 2-9-2 overall, including 1-5 in PBC play. The Cougars improve to 11-0-1 on the year and 5-0 against league foes.
Head coach
Adam Kleman's team dominated the first 10 minutes of the match.
Shy Iles blasted an attempt at the 5:05 mark, but it was stopped by the keeper. After a save from
Alisha Avila, the Pacers went on the attack. It resulted in a shot on goal by
Gillian Young in the eighth minute of play.
The Cougars managed to take a 1-0 lead after a foul in the box. CSU converted the penalty kick at the 33:13 mark.
The score remained the same until the second period.
Lexi Blasberg rocketed a shot that was stopped in the 48
th minute. Five minutes later, the Cougars scored to make it 2-0. The visitors added the third goal in the 57
th minute of play.
For the match, USCA tallied three shots – all of which were on frame.
In goal, Avila tallied four saves in the first half.
Kaydence Moore played the final 45 minutes between the pipes and totaled nine saves.
The Pacers return to action Wednesday when they travel to Lander at 5 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
