Columbia, Mo. – Georgia Pardalos set school records for goals in a game and goals in a season, and the No. 16-ranked Columbia College women's soccer team broke program records for goals, points and shots in a 24-0 American Midwest Conference win over Mission Saturday afternoon at R. Marvin Owens Field. Columbia improved to 10-1-3 (4-0-0 AMC), while Mission fell to 1-10-0 (0-3-0 AMC).
Pardalos finished with six goals and four assists for 16 points. Her six goals broke the program record of five in a game, set by Kelsey Mirts against Ottawa in 2019. Her 16 points broke her own record of 14, set Oct. 3 at UHSP. Her 12 shots tied the single-game school record shared by Mirts (2019) and Laurie Frew (2015). Her sixth goal, at 50:21, was her 26th of the season, passing Frew's school record of 25 set in 2015.
Columbia's 24 goals broke the program record of 19, set two weeks ago at UHSP. The previous mark before that game was 18, set against Stephens in 2012. The Cougars' 62 points broke the record of 54, also set against Stephens in 2012, and their 64 shots broke the record of 59 against Hannibal-LaGrange in 2019. Columbia's 14 assists rank sixth in program history. The Cougars outshot Mission 64-1, held a 44-1 edge in shots on goal and won the corner kick battle 13-0.
Pardalos scored the game's first goal at 2:47, and Columbia scored 10 times in the first half. Macie Vincent scored at 21:42, and Ava Lunders made it 3-0 at 23:31 off a Pardalos assist. Vincent scored twice in 18 seconds, at 26:43 (assisted by Pardalos) and 27:01 (assisted by Lucia Brown). Pardalos added goals at 28:35 and 29:56, assisted by Delaynie Brown and Grace Moresi, to make it 7-0. Zoe Lockhert scored at 32:56, Moresi scored at 43:42 off a Sophia Campanella assist, and Maddy Jerszynski scored her first goal of the season at 44:54 to send Columbia into halftime with a 10-0 lead.
The Cougars scored 14 more in the second half. Pardalos scored at 45:57, 46:15 and 50:21, all assisted by Rowyn Blanke, and Blanke also set up Vincent at 50:36 for a 14-0 lead. Bleda Beto scored at 52:11 off a Pardalos assist, and Blanke finished a Beto feed at 56:09. Vincent scored her fifth goal of the game at 61:07, and Brooke Williams scored her first of the season at 61:48 on a Lockhert assist.
Claire Markovich scored at 63:38, 72:25 and 84:40 for a hat trick, her first three goals of the season. Lockhert scored at 66:15 and Evelyn Mueller scored her first goal of the season at 66:41. Madison Lieberoff closed the scoring at 89:53.
Twelve different Cougars scored and 15 recorded at least one point. Three players recorded hat tricks: Pardalos (six goals), Vincent (five) and Markovich (three). Vincent's five goals tied Mirts for second-most in a game in school history, and her 10 points tied Mirts for third. Blanke's four assists tied for second-most in a game in program history.
Charlie Williams played the first half in goal and Abbie Summers played the second half, making one save to complete the combined shutout.
The Cougars return to action Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. when they visit Stephens College in an AMC match.
Statistical Leaders
- Goals: Georgia Pardalos (6), Macie Vincent (5), Claire Markovich (3)
- Assists: Georgia Pardalos (4), Rowyn Blanke (4), Zoe Lockhert (1)
- Points: Georgia Pardalos (16), Macie Vincent (10), Rowyn Blanke (6), Claire Markovich (6)
- Shots: Georgia Pardalos (12), Macie Vincent (6), Rowyn Blanke (6), Claire Markovich (6)
- Saves: Abbie Summers (1)
Columbia Records Broken or Tied
- Individual goals (game): Georgia Pardalos, 6 (1st; previous record: 5, Kelsey Mirts vs. Ottawa, 2019)
- Individual goals (season): Georgia Pardalos, 26 (1st; previous record: 25, Laurie Frew, 2015)
- Individual points (game): Georgia Pardalos, 16 (1st; previous record: 14, Georgia Pardalos vs. UHSP, 2026)
- Individual shots (game): Georgia Pardalos, 12 (T-1st, with Kelsey Mirts, 2019, and Laurie Frew, 2015)
- Individual assists (game): Georgia Pardalos, 4, and Rowyn Blanke, 4 (T-2nd)
- Individual goals (game): Macie Vincent, 5 (T-2nd)
- Individual points (game): Macie Vincent, 10 (T-3rd)
- Team goals: 24 (1st; previous record: 19 vs. UHSP, 2026)
- Team points: 62 (1st; previous record: 54 vs. Stephens, 2012)
- Team shots: 64 (1st; previous record: 59 vs. Hannibal-LaGrange, 2019)
- Team assists: 14 (6th)
