AMERICUS, Ga.--Jodi Kulinitch set a school record and tied a Peach Belt Conference mark by scoring five goals as the USC Aiken women’s soccer team earned their first victory of the 2004 season, beating Georgia Southwestern, 12-0, yesterday in Americus, Ga. The Lady Pacers (1-4-2) also got three goals from Audie Beckman and two from Jen Mascarin. USCA out-shot GSW (0-9-0), 29-2.

Beckman began the scoring parade just over two minutes into the match when she scored off a Mascarin pass. Kulinitch then took over, scoring four times in the next eight minutes of play to put the game away.

Beckman scored again at the 22:29 mark and Mascarin sandwiched her two goals around a score by Natasha DaCosta to give the Lady Pacers a 9-0 lead at halftime. Mascarin, a junior from Komoka, Ontario, assisted on the first three goals of the match for a total of seven points.

After Beckman added her third goal of the game 12 minutes into the second period, Kulinitch notched her record-breaking fifth goal at the 62-minute mark. Three former Lady Pacers shared the school record of four goals in a match. Katie Lawrence against Southern Wesleyan on Oct. 3, 2001, Christy Cousins versus Anderson on Sept. 3, 1998 and Jackie Francois against Mount Olive on August 30, 1997 were all outdone by Kulinitch, whose 10 points also broke Lawrence’s school mark for points in a game. Lawrence accumulated nine points against Southern Wesleyan.

The junior from London, Ontario, now shares the Peach Belt Conference scoring record with Francis Marion University’s Katie Roberts who netted five goals on two separate occasions.

Simone GoPaul’s first collegiate goal ended the scoring at the 65-minute mark.

DaCosta led USCA with nine shot attempts. Amanda Faulknham attempted seven shots. Jennifer McHenry and Rachael Oloyede accounted for Georgia Southwestern’s two shots.

Senior Shannon Hobbs earned her first shutout of the season after playing all 90 minutes in goal for USC Aiken.

The Lady Pacers return to Peach Belt play on Saturday when they host the University of North Florida at “Pacer Pit.” The match is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Game Summary (Final)
USC Aiken vs. Georgia Southwestern State University (at Americus, Ga.)
USC Upstate (1-4-2) vs. Georgia Southwestern (0-9-0)
Date: Sep 21, 2004 Attendance: 43
Weather: Clear

Goals by period ......................1 .........2 .........Tot
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USC Aiken ……….….….….. ...9 ........3 ........- 12
Georgia Southwestern….... ....0 ........0 .........- 0

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 2:25 USCA Audie Beckman (Jen Mascarin)
2. 3:36 USCA Jodi Kulinitch (Jen Mascarin)
3. 3:55 USCA Jodi Kulinitch (Jen Mascarin)
4. 8:42 USCA Jodi Kulinitch (Tayo Amos)
5. 10:20 USCA Jodi Kulinitch (Audie Beckman)
6. 22:29 USCA Audie Beckman (Unassisted)
7. 24:48 USCA Jen Mascarin (Natasha DaCosta)
8. 25:48 USCA Natasha DaCosta (Unassisted)
9. 35:01 USCA Jen Mascarin (Unassisted)
10. 57:15 USCA Audie Beckman (Unassisted)
11. 62:00 USCA Jodi Kulinitch (Unassisted)
12. 65:00 USCA Simone GoPaul (Penalty Kick)

Shots: USC Aiken 29, GSW 2
Saves: USC Aiken 0 (Shannon Hobbs 0), GSW 8 (Shanta Rhodes 8)
Corner kicks: USC Aiken 5, GSW 1
Offsides: USC Aiken 1, GSW 0
Cards: None

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