Three Lady Cougars Named Preseason All-Conference
By CSU Sports Information
AUGUSTA - The fourth-ranked Columbus State University women's soccer team placed three players on the Peach Belt Conference Preseason All-Conference team.
Juniors Madeline Goodfellow and Kimmy May joined senior Riley Clark on the 11-player squad. CSU led the way with its three preseason selections.
Clark, a 2018 United Soccer Coaches Association All-American, returns after ranking second in the PBC with 16 goals and 39 points. The Peachtree City, Ga. native, Clark scored more than half of her goals in conference play last season, including a hat trick against North Georgia. She ranked inside the top-25 in the nation in goals while her point total was the seventh highest in program history.
One of the best defenders in the league, Goodfellow anchored CSU's backline that posted a 0.74 goals-against average, the best mark in the conference. Helping the Lady Cougars to 10 shutouts, Goodfellow played the second-most minutes in the conference last season. Off the pitch, she became the 27th women's soccer player in PBC history to be named a Google Cloud Academic All-American.
A postseason hero for Columbus State, May scored two goals in CSU's 3-2 victory over Lincoln Memorial in the NCAA Southeast Region championship game. Overall, May finished 2018 with seven goals and 10 assists finishing the year in the top-20 in the nation in assists. May's 24 points were tied for the sixth-most in the PBC as well.
The Lady Cougars will begin the season on Sept. 5 in Daytona Beach, Fla. taking on Embry-Riddle.