Albany State soccer tops Georgia Southwestern

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ALBANY, Ga. – Impressive showings in every facet of the game highlighted a 2-0 victory for the Albany State University women’s soccer squad to open Peach Belt Conference play against Georgia Southwestern on Saturday evening

 ASU (3-2, 1-0 PBC) struck early in the first half at the 33:32 mark by Thuto Ramafifi with assistance from Aliyah Armijo to take a 1-0 lead. Keeping the same momentum in the 65th minute, Albany State’s Shana Brown-Jackson added insurance on a free kick as she put the Golden Rams up 2-0 in their first conference game this season. Although Albany State was out shot, they led with seven shots on goal compared to GSW’s five. Both teams had a total of five saves.

Up Next: The Golden Rams will travel to Young Harris, Georgia for a matchup against Young Harris College on Wednesday, Oct. 2 for a 7 p.m. match start.

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Joe Whitfield is the sports editor for the Albany Herald. He graduated from the Henry Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. He is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan and passionate about local sports in Albany. He has two daughters and seven grandchildren.

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