The 19th-ranked Belmont Abbey women's soccer team fell 3-0 at eighth-ranked Columbus State this evening at Walden Complex in the Peach Belt vs. Conference Carolinas Classic. Columbus State improves to 11-3, while the Abbey, which had its 23-match unbeaten streak snapped, falls to 8-1-3. It was the Crusaders first loss since September 18, 2007, a 1-0 loss at Carson-Newman.

Columbus State scored once in the first half and two more in the second to account for all of the scoring. The Cougars struck first in the 22nd minute on a Gina Goforth goal. In the second half, Stephanie Parrish scored twice, first at the 59:32 mark and again at the 62:35 mark.

The Cougars recorded 11 shots while the Abbey finished with two. Goalkeeper Anna Wells made six saves.