Women's Soccer | August 27, 2025

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) announced on Tuesday its Preseason All-Conference and Coaches' Poll for the 2025 women's soccer season.  The Clayton State University squad is well-represented on this list. 
 
Senior forward Amiah Sprunger-Hightower was selected as a preseason all-conference honoree for the third straight season.  As a team, the coaches picked the Lakers to finish sixth out of 11 teams.  Columbus State was picked by coaches to finish atop of the league. 
 
A native of Westfield, Ind., Sprunger-Hightower became only the sixth Laker to earn three all-conference nods. The first-team selection had a wonderful season for the Lakers as she scored 11 goals and added a team-leading six assists.  Over her three seasons in Morrow, Amiah scored 33 goals, which is fourth in program history, and added 13 assists. 
 
The Lakers returned nine players from last season but welcomed 14 newcomers to the team. 
 
Below is the full Coaches' Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team:

Rank	School	Votes
1.	Columbus State	97 (8)
2.	North Georgia	90 (2)
3.	Flagler	86 (1)
4.	Lander	69
5.	Georgia College & State	63
6.	Clayton State	56
7.	Georgia Southwestern	45
8.	USC Beaufort	37
9.	USC Aiken	27
10.	Middle Georgia State	22
11.	Albany State	10

 

Athlete's Name	School
Abigail Akerson	Columbus State
Lucy Bova	Lander
Paige Churchill	Flagler
Alex Clark	North Georgia
Carrie Consolino	Flagler
Kelsey Croft	Columbus State
Heidi Harris	Columbus State
Sarah Hungerford	Columbus State
Amiah Springer-Hightower	Clayton State
Adeligh Wheeler	North Georgia
Avery Williams	Columbus State

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers open their 2025 season on the road on Thursday, September 4^th as they play Rollins College.  The match is set for 7 p.m. The Lakers then stay in the Sunshine State and compete against Barry University on Saturday, September 6^th at 5 p.m.
 
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