Clayton State defeats UNC Pembroke 3-1 in Peach Belt play

Final	1	2	T
Clayton St. (5-3-0, 1-1-0 PBC)	2	1	3
UNC Pembroke (3-2-1, 1-2-0 PBC)	0	1	1

Scoring Summary
1st - 20:38	Lea Notthoff (Clayton St.)
1st - 33:40	Brooke Bortles (Clayton St.)
2nd - 62:18	Amalia Arvidsson (UNC Pembroke)
2nd - 82:37	Silvia Espelt (Clayton St.)

Clayton St.	UNC Pembroke
G: 3 Players (#4, #7, #16 - 1) A: 2 Players (#11, #13 - 1) Sh: 2 Players (#7, #13 - 3) Sv: Laoise O'Driscoll - 9	G: Amalia Arvidsson - 1 A: Julia Nytorp - 1 Sh: 3 Players (#3, #6, #19 - 5) Sv: Britney Bennett - 5

TEAM STATISTICS	Clayton St.	UNC Pembroke
Shots (on goal)	13 (8)	22 (10)
Saves	9	5
Fouls	7	4
Corner Kicks	3	10
Offsides	0	0

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Pembroke, NC  – The Clayton State women's soccer team scored two first half goals and held on in the second half to register its first Peach Belt Conference win of the season.

The Lakers scored two goals in a 13-minute span to capture the victory, defeating Peach Belt Conference rival UNC Pembroke 3-1. Lea Notthoff got the Lakers on the scoreboard in the 20^th minute, taking a pass from Natalia Valentine and finding the back of the net in the bottom left corner.

Clayton State pushed its lead to 2-0 on a powerful shot in the back of the goal by Brooke Bortles, set up off a pass from Danielle Fletcher. UNC Pembroke cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second half as Amalia Arvidsson scored in the 63^rd.

The Lakers put the game away in 82^nd minute as Laker leading scorer Valentine scored her sixth goal of the season on an unassisted play.

 "Anytime you can get a conference road win it's great," said head coach Gareth O'Sullivan. "We were very good in the first 45, but UNCP was better than us in the second half."

The wins improves Clayton State to 5-3 on the season and 1-1 in Peach Belt Conference play. The Lakers will continue Peach Belt Conference play on Wednesday, hosting Montevallo in a 5 p.m. match.

Clayton State keeper Laoise O'Driscoll got the win and finished with nine saves in the match.