PBC YEARBOOK
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Lady Cougar Soccer Repeats as PBC Tournament
Champs
The teams traded chances over the next 14 minutes before
the Lady Cougars went up again. Forward Mandy Janowitz patiently
controlled the ball on the left side of the box, beat two UNG defenders
and snuck a shot at the toughest of angles just inside the far post. For
E EVANS, Ga. - After a showdown that further solidified the matchup
Janowitz, it was her seventh goal of the year, and for CSU it was a lead
as the league’s premiere rivalry, the sixth-ranked and top-seeded
Columbus State University women’s soccer team defeated 17th-ranked they would hold for good.
Rolling again came through with an insurance tally in the 59th
and second-seeded North Georgia to win its sixth Peach Belt Conference tournament championship on Sunday. The championship match minute. With Chelsea Person ready for a corner kick, the Nighthawks
turned their defensive focus on PBC Player of the Year Nicole Corcione.
was played at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, Ga.
The win gives the Lady Cougars a sweep of the PBC’s regular sea- Person’s corner sailed over Corcione’s head but found the foot of Rolling
in the center of the box, and the Stayner, Ontario native found the net
son and tournament titles for the second consecutive season. It also
for her seventh goal and second of the match.
counts as a milestone for head coach Jay Entlich, who has now won
The Nighthawks battled back in the 75th minute. Rachel VanHorn
200 matches in his career at CSU.
set
up
on the left side of the box and airmailed a cross that curled away
Columbus State (18-2-1) did not take long to find the back of
the net. In the ninth minute, All-Conference midfielder Shelby Rolling from Parsons in goal. Madison Salters received the pass and tapped it in
with her right foot.
found the ball at her feet just outside the top of the box. The senior
UNG kept the pressure up for the rest of the match, as the Lady
then unleashed a shot that rocketed into the top of the net, easily
Cougars fought off rally. The big chance for North Georgia came in the
beating Nighthawk goalkeeper Mallory Sayre. The goal was Rolling’s
81st minute, but the CSU back line block a Salters shot to preserve the
sixth of the season and would prove a sign of things to come.
victory. The Lady Cougars eventually swept the ball away in the final
North Georgia (15-3-1) quickly responded, as Jacy Ramey
seconds and set off a wild celebration in the cold rain.
charged the box in the 12th minute and fired off a shot on goal.
Columbus State has now won four straight matches against North
All-PBC selection Maylyn Parsons swatted the attempt back, but
Georgia, and the teams’ last seven matchups have been decided by one
Ramey took her own rebound and put it in the back of the net for her
goal or fewer. CSU is 5-1-1 against UNG dating back to 2011.
league-leading 13th goal of the season.
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