ALBANY, Ga. - Behind four goals in the second half, the USCB women's soccer team raced past Albany State, 5-0, on Saturday to move over .500 in Peach Belt Conference action.
Inside the Box Score
Savanna Page - two goals, fifth goal of season, fifth career goal
Mari Kalvatn - one goal, one assist, fifth goal of season, fifth assist of season, 40th career goal, 24 career assist
Ine Aas - one goal, second goal of season, second career goal
Kristin Beltestad - one goal, first goal of season, third career goal
Lexi Kaeser - one assist, second assist of season, 14th career assist
Kennedy Harris - one assist, fifth assist of season, fifth career assist
Emily Worrell - one save, shutout, 90 minutes, sixth shutout of season, eight career shutout
How it Happened
USCB's offense was relentless in the opening period, taking 10 shots on the Rams' goalkeeper. Aas finally broke through in the 45th minute putting the Sand Sharks up 1-0 at halftime.
It only took seven minutes for USCB's all-time leading goal scorer to find the back of the net, as Kalvatn made it 2-0. The senior midfielder impacted the next scoring play as well, assisting on Beltestad's first goal of the season.
Page continued her dominance of late, adding two more goals, her fourth and fifth of the season, making it a 5-0 Sand Shark lead. The freshman from Houston has now scored in three consecutive contests.
The Sand Shark defense continued its stellar play recording its eighth clean sheet of the season. All eight wins of the campaign for USCB have been shutouts.
Team Records Updated
USCB - 8-1 (2-1 PBC)
Albany State - 0-6 (0-3 PBC)
What's Next?
The Sand Sharks continue Peach Belt play on Wednesday, hosting No. 3 Columbus State at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the Sand Shark Gameday Network.