ALBANY, Ga. – Five first half goals set the tone and allowed Clayton State (8-5-1, 5-5-1 PBC) to coast into the No. 6 seed of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament as they cruised past Albany State (4-11-0, 2-9-0 PBC) by a 5-0 score in an NCAA Division II women's soccer game on Saturday, November 9.
 
Clayton State recovered a loose ball of the defender in the 16^th minute. She would collect it and then deposit into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead at 15:19.


CSU's Moa Loftman served up a corner, she put it right in front of the goal mouth and midfielder Manoly Baquerizo headed it home for a two goal margin with 24:57 off the clock.
 
Clayton State then charged in on a misplayed ball by the keeper in the 27^th minute. CSU got to it and beat the keeper, drilling it to the back of the net for a 3-0 advantage at the 26:25 mark.
 
The Golden Rams midfielder Ann-Cathrin Zabel (Schwarme, Germany) deflected an attempted clear attempt. Instead of going down field it would be yet another ball that went into the netting, this time at 28:34 for a commanding four goal spread.
 
ASU would settle back in for nearly 12 minutes but would fall victim again before the end of the half. Manuela Giraldo would ignite this offensive attack with a through ball to Brouer. The latter would deliver once again as she drove home her career-high second goal to make it 5-0 and take over the team lead with eight on the year.
 
 
Thuto Ramafifi led the Golden Rams with four shots and had both attempts that landed on frame while Aliyah Armijo fired off three that went off target. Alexa Castro started and made three saves against zero goals allowed before being pulled less than 15 minutes in. She was relieved by Maria Bacilio who surrendered all five goals and made seven saves to fall to 2-2 on the year.
 
Despite the loss the Golden Rams had a amazing season under first year head coach Kennedy Kabiru,