COLUMBIA, Mo. — Georgia Pardalos scored a first-half hat trick as No. 8 Columbia College beat Stephens 5-0 on Monday night at Marvin Owens Field to win its 12th straight American Midwest Conference Tournament championship and 13th overall. The top-seeded Cougars improved to 15-1-3 and defeated the tournament's No. 3 seed. She currently ranks first in the NAIA in goals scored (37), total points (93) and points per game (4.89). She is also second in assists with 19, tied for first in game-winning goals with nine, tied for fourth in shots with 112 and tied for second in shots on goal with 64.
Pardalos scored two minutes in, then added goals in the 12th and 28th minutes to give Columbia a 3-0 halftime lead. Ella Bredensteiner set up the second goal and Brooke Williams assisted the third. The three goals pushed Pardalos' season total to 37. She led all players with seven shots, five of them on goal.
Rowyn Blanke made it 4-0 in the 50th minute on an assist from Bredensteiner, and Macie Vincent scored 81 seconds later on a pass from Bleda Beto. Bredensteiner finished with two assists and three shots on goal.
The Cougars dominated the match, outshooting Stephens 37-2, including 15-1 on goal, and holding a 14-4 edge in corner kicks. Charlie Williams played all 90 minutes in goal and made one save for the shutout. Stephens goalkeeper Petra Brncova made 10 saves in the loss. Amaura Austell's second-half shot off the post was Stephens' closest chance.
Columbia went 7-0 in AMC regular-season play and also beat Stephens 7-1 earlier this season. Stephens finished 11-6-3.
The Cougars have not lost to an AMC opponent since Oct. 13, 2018, going 91-0-3 with 74 shutouts in that span. Columbia is 171-9-3 against AMC teams all-time.
The Cougars have earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round and will find out where they will play during the NAIA Selection Show on Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The program has reached the national tournament every season since 2013.
