ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The No.16-ranked Columbia College women's soccer team beat Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) 3-0 on Saturday at Hornets Field, scoring all three goals in the final 21 minutes to stay unbeaten in American Midwest Conference (AMC) play.
Neither team scored in a first half the Cougars controlled, outshooting the Hornets 6-1. Columbia broke through at 69:47 when Ella Bredensteiner scored her 17th goal of the season. Georgia Pardalos then scored twice in 61 seconds, at 86:58 and 87:59, to reach 32 goals this year.
Pardalos led the Cougars with eight shots, five of them on goal, and also hit the crossbar in the 74th minute. Bredensteiner added three shots, two on target. Columbia outshot Harris-Stowe 16-3 overall, put seven shots on goal to the Hornets' one and held an 8-2 edge in corner kicks, with seven of those corners coming in the second half.
Goalkeeper Charlie Williams played all 90 minutes and made one save for the shutout. Harris-Stowe goalkeeper Kheilani Alexander made three saves in the loss.
The match was physical at times, with Harris-Stowe called for 17 fouls to Columbia's eight. Each team received two yellow cards.
Columbia improves to 12-1-3 overall and 6-0-0 in conference play. Harris-Stowe falls to 8-5-2 and 4-1-1.
The Cougars return to action on Oct. 27 as they host Hannibal-LaGrange University (Mo.) for their final regular season match of the season.
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