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Clayton State women
suffer first defeat of season 5-0 at Armstrong Atlantic
16th-ranked
Pirates score four second-half goals in Peach Belt Conference opener for
both teams
 SAVANNAH,
Ga. – September 15, 2007 – Playing its Peach Belt
Conference
opener on Saturday, the Clayton State Laker women’s soccer team suffered
its first defeat of the season, dropping a 5-0 decision at 16th-ranked
Armstrong Atlantic.The defeat drops the Lakers to
3-1-1 overall, while Armstrong Atlantic improves to 4-1.
The Lakers suffered a huge setback in the game’s 29 th
minute when senior forward and leading scorer Olaitan Yusuf was ejected
with a red card. Armstrong Atlantic, meanwhile, took advantage of
Clayton State being a player down with four second half goals.
Lyndsi Stricklen tallied her first goal of the season
in the 55th minute after a misplay by the Clayton State back line left
the ball on her foot at the top of the box. Freshman Kyndal Shaaf scored
her first collegiate goal in the 73rd minute, also after a misplay by
the Laker defense.
Kristin Burton tallied her second goal of the game
off of a cross from Holly Grulich in the 80th minute, followed by
freshman Lianne Stricklen notching her first collegiate goal in the 89th
minute from a pass by Elizabeth Kerkhoff from the top of the box.
The Pirates scored once in the first half when Burton
headed home a goal off a cross from Ashley Elam in the seventh minute
for a quick 1-0 lead.
Armstrong Atlantic outshot the Lakers, 25-8, in the
contest as Clayton State goalkeeper Whitney Jowers made five saves in
the net. Pirate goalkeepers Tarra Kohler and Tracey Mitchell combined on
the shutout, with Mitchell making the only save of the match.
Clayton State plays its home opener on Wednesday
night at 7:30 p.m. against defending Peach Belt champion Columbus State
at Laker Field.
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