Five straight! Red-hot Laker women blank
North Greenville 3-0
Yusuf scores twice as Clayton State improves to 9-3-1 overall

MORROW, Ga. – October 16, 2007 – With the 2007 season winding down, the Clayton State Laker women’s soccer is starting to wind it up.

The Lakers made it five straight victories on Tuesday with a 3-0 shutout over visiting North Greenville at Laker Field. The victory improves Clayton State to 9-3-1 overall heading into Wednesday night’s Peach Belt Conference showdown against Georgia College. In the Lakers’ nine victories, Clayton State has allowed only two goals with seven shutouts.

The game was totally one-sided as Clayton State out-shot the Lady Crusaders 35-4. The Lakers got two first half goals from senior Olaitan Yusuf as she upped her Clayton State and Peach Belt Conference career records for goals scored at 80 and points scored at 179.

Yusuf gave the Lakers 1-0 lead in the eighth minute, taking the ball untouched from the Clayton State defensive end for the score. That was followed by Yusuf’s second goal in the 41st minute as she stole the ball just inside of midfield and scored from the top of the penalty box.

Clayton State increased the lead to three goals early in the second half when freshman forward Maggie Mueller tallied her first collegiate goal in the 47th minute off an assist from Lindsay Schmidt.

The Laker goalkeeping combination of Schmidt, Kristin Cook and Whitney Jowers recorded the shutout with three saves. Jessica Binkey recorded seven saves for North Greenville (2-8-2).

Clayton State plays its final home game of the 2007 regular season on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. against Georgia College. It will be "Senior Night" for the six Laker seniors.