Lady Cougars Blank USC Aiken 9-0
BY CSU Sports Information
COLUMBUS - Sophomore Kimmy Edgeworth became the first Columbus State University women's soccer player to score four goals in a match as the Lady Cougars cruised to a 9-0 victory over USC Aiken Sunday afternoon. The Peach Belt Conference match took place at the Walden Soccer Complex.
With CSU already holding a 2-0 lead after the 13th minute, Edgeworth scored three consecutive goals before the end of the half. She later added her historic fourth goal after a cross from Riley Clark in the 59th minute to put Columbus State ahead 7-0.
Edgeworth also grabbed an assist on Sarah Beth Nies' first goal of the season in the 42nd minute. With the nine points, Edgeworth tied the program record for most individual points in a match.
"What a performance by the ladies today, especially Kimmy", commented head coach Jay Entlich. "We were very efficient over the first half, and that is something we have been working on, so that was nice to see. We need to continue to grow in training and be ready for these next few matches away from home."
For the third time in four matches, Clark got the scoring started before the 10th minute. Off a pass from Maddie DeFranco, the senior scored her 12th goal of the season to put Columbus State (8-6, 3-4 PBC) on the board. Less than 10 minutes later, freshman Carley Canzoneri scored her first collegiate goal off a corner kick from Tehgan Anguilm.
Bre Harvey and Rachael Sweigard added late second half goals to close out the scoring for the Lady Cougars.
Seven different Lady Cougars recorded an assist in the match with Clark leading the way with two.
Columbus State posted 28 shots to just five from USC Aiken (1-10, 1-5).
Sara Halilhodzic made two saves over the first half to pick up the victory in net. Bria Riancho and Lizzie Hedrick played 33 and 12 minutes, respectively, as the Lady Cougars blanked their second straight opponent.
Columbus State will begin a three-match road trip on Wednesday by taking on Albany State. The match is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the West Campus Field in Albany, Ga.
Match Notes
• Kimmy Edgeworth recorded the 21st hat trick in Columbus State history.
• Edgeworth tied her teammate Maddie DeFranco's program record for points in a match with nine. DeFranco accomplished the feat against Georgia Southwestern on Oct. 17, 2018.
• With her goal, Riley Clark has scored in seven consecutive matches.
• Clark also moved into a fourth place tie on the all-time points list in CSU history with Gina Goforth (2006-09). The senior has 109 in her career.
• Columbus State set season-highs in points (26), goals (nine), assists (eight), and shots on goal (18). The 26 shots also tied the season-high set against Tampa on Sept. 13.