Chloe Flannaghan
Christian Grier
2
Winner CLAYTON CLAYTON (8-2-6; 3-2-4)
0
USCA USCA (3-12-2; 1-8)
Winner
CLAYTON CLAYTON
(8-2-6; 3-2-4)
2
Final
0
USCA USCA
(3-12-2; 1-8)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CLAYTON CLAYTON 1 1 2
USCA USCA 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Sam Viebrock, Assistant AD for Communication, samuelviebrock@clayton.edu

Women's Soccer Concludes the Regular Season with a 2-0 Victory over USC Aiken

The Lakers pitch their seventh shutout of the season

AIKEN, S.C. – The Clayton State University women's soccer team picked up a 2-0 victory over USC Aiken in the Regular Season Finale on Saturday Afternoon.  The Lakers pitched their seventh shutout of the season. 
 
The Lakers ambushed the Pacer defense from the onset of the match.  In the eighth minute of the match, Hanna Karlsson crossed a ball in front of the net and Chloe Flannaghan drilled the ball into the back of the net for a goal making the score, 1-0.  That is Chloe's first goal of the season.  The Pacers then had a great chance to score but a shot in the 15th minute went off the cross bar.  The score remained at 1-0. 
 
Leah Agrell, Amiah Sprunger-Hightower, and Tahlia Stangherlin all notched shots down the stretch in the half but the Lakers led, 1-0, going into the halftime break.  The Laker defense did not allow a USC Aiken shot in the final 20 minutes of the half. 
 
Halftime; Clayton State 1, USC Aiken 0
 
The Lakers picked up where they left off in the second half as they sent in five shots in the first 10 minutes, but the score remained at 1-0.  Clayton State then added to their lead.  In the 65th minute, Sprunger-Hightower found Carrie Consolino on a cross and she fired a shot past the USC Aiken keeper and made the score, 2-0. 
 
Trinity Chastain made a pair of saves in the final moments of the match as the Lakers went onto win, 2-0.   
 
 
QUICK HITS
  • Consolino scored her 18th goal of the season which is tied for the most in the PBC. 
  • Sprunger-Hightower notched her sixth assist of the season, which leads the team.
  • Chastain made four saves in net. 
  • As of today (Saturday, November 2nd), the Lakers are in a tie for fifth place in the conference with Georgia Southwestern. 
  • The Lakers picked up the most wins in a Regular Season since 2019. 
  • The Lakers only lost twice in the regular season which is the fewest in school history. 
  • The Lakers finish the Regular Season with a winning record on the road for the first time since 2021 and picked up the most road victories since 2014. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (8-2-6 (3-2-4 PBC)) await their opponent in the 2024 Peach Belt Conference Tournament. Quarterfinal games start on Saturday, November 9th.  Please visit claytonstatesports.com for the most updated information. 
 
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