AIKEN, S.C.--Charleston Southern (2-5-0) netted three goals in the opening 17 minutes to push in front and hold off USC Aiken (3-3-0) for a 4-1 win in women’s non-conference soccer action on Wednesday afternoon. It was the second-straight win for the Lady Buccaneers, a Division I member of the Big South Conference. The contest was the first-ever played between the two programs.

Lindsey Trexler (1) got CSU on the board in the eighth minute taking a nice pass played in behind the defense from Maggie Martini to make it 1-0. Briana Murphy (2) added her first marker of the year in the 15th minute off a header pass from inside the box by Katy Lange. Just two minutes later, Trexler set up Lange (2) for a goal to make it 3-0 Lady Buccaneers.

USC Aiken held the line until senior Andrea Lloyd (1) knocked one home from in front off a Kristi Desrosiers cross beating keeper Sarah Ruegger in the 78th minute to trim the margin to 3-1.

Murphy curtailed the Lady Pacer comeback bid, however, when her shot was mishandled by goalkeeper Jacquelynn Hart and squirted by for a goal in the 80th minute.

Charleston Southern outshot USC Aiken 24-8 and held a dominating 12-1 edge in corner kicks.

Hart recorded seven saves in net for the Lady Pacers while Ruegger stopped four shots for her first win of the season for CSU.

USC Aiken will host #8 Clayton State on Saturday, September 24 at 2:30 PM in a Peach Belt Conference clash. Charleston Southern will travel to UNC Asheville on Saturday for a 3:00 PM match.

Women’s Soccer Game Summary (Final)
Charleston Southern vs USC Aiken (Sep 21, 2005 at Aiken, S.C.)
Charleston Southern (2-5-0) vs. USC Aiken (3-3-0)
Date: Sep 21, 2005 Attendance: 60
Weather: cloudy, humid and 90 degrees

Goals by period...............1 2 Tot
Charleston Southern.... 3 1 - 4
USC Aiken........................ 0 1 - 1

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 7:04 CSUNIV TREXLER, Lindsey (1) (MARTINI, Maggie) - pass in behind defense
2. 14:34 CSUNIV MURPHY, Briana (1) (LANGE, Katy) - header pass from inside box
3. 16:36 CSUNIV LANGE, Katy (2) (TREXLER, Lindsey)
4. 77:00 USCA Lloyd, Andrea (1) (Desrosiers, Kristi)
5. 79:33 CSUNIV MURPHY, Briana (2) (unassisted) - GK mishandle

Shots: Charleston Southern 24, USC Aiken 8
Saves: Charleston Southern 4 (RUEGGER, Sarah 4), USC Aiken 7 (Hart, Jacquelynn 7)
Corner kicks: Charleston Southern 12, USC Aiken 1
Offsides: Charleston Southern 3, USC Aiken 0
Fouls: Charleston Southern 11, USC Aiken 11
Cards: None.

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