SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The #6 Clayton State University women's soccer team played the #3 Flagler College Saints in the Quarterfinals of the 2023 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Women's Soccer Tournament Monday evening. The Lakers saw their season come to an end as they dropped the quarterfinal match, 3-1.   
 
The Saints pressured the Lakers in most of the half.  At the beginning of the half, the Lakers saw glimpses of good defense as they thwarted opportunity after opportunity by the Saints. Throughout the half, most of the Flagler shots were off target and handled easily by keeper Trinity Chastain.  The Saints then opened the scoring.  In the 34^th minute, a Flagler attacker got behind the Laker defense and scored a goal, making the score, 1-0.  The Lakers were only able to muster one shot and it came off the leg of Lois Beer in the 25^th minute.  The Saints took a 1-0 lead going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: #3 Flagler 1, #6 Clayton State 0
 
The Saints continued to press the Lakers in the second half.  In the 59^th minute, Flagler headed in the match's second goal after a nice cross from the nearside, which made the score, 2-0.  The Lakers started to knock on the door as Ida Ditlevsen, Serwaah Danso, and Carrie Consolino all fired in shots.  However, the score remained at 2-0, Flagler.  The Saints added a penalty goal in the 74^th minute to take a 3-0 lead.   
 
The Lakers added a late goal in the 83^rd minute.  Amiah Sprunger-Hightower got behind the Flagler defense, went one vs. one with the keeper and scored her 15^th goal of the season. The Lakers closed the gap to, 3-1.   That proved to be too little too late as the Saints ended the Lakers' season winning, 3-1. 
 
MATCH VITALS
Final: #3 Flagler 3, #6 Clayton State 1
Records: #3 Flagler: 11-3-3 | #6 Clayton State: 7-7-3
Location: Saints Field | Flagler College | Saint Augustine, Fla.
 
QUICK HITS

• Amiah Sprunger-Hightower scored her PBC-leading 15^th goal of the season.  That total is good for tied for seventh in the nation.  15 goals is the tied for the fifth most goals scored in a single-season and is the most since Maria Marti Bartis scored 15 in 2014.  
• Amiah led the Lakers with two shots. 
• Flagler outshot Clayton State, 20-6.
• Chastain made a pair of saves. 
• The Lakers finish the season with a .500 or better record for the first time since 2019. 

 
The Department of Athletics thanks you for your support of the 2023 Clayton State University women's soccer team.  The Department also wishes the seniors all the best on their future endeavors. 
 
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