April 8, 2010
Head Coach Eric Faulconer Announces 2010 Signing Class
Five new players will join the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champion Pirates for the 2010 fall season.
December 9, 2009
Pirates Earn 2009 NSCAA Soccer Honors
Kristin Burton named first-team All-American; three Pirates earn All-Region honors, Eric Faulconer named NSCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year.
December 8, 2009
AASU Soccer Finishes 2009 Season Ranked No. 23
Pirates appear in the final NSCAA Division II National Rankings for the first time in program history after a 16-4-3 season that included a PBC Tournament Championship and a first-round NCAA postseason victory.
December 1, 2009
Kristin Burton Earns First Team Daktronics All-America Honors
Senior forward earns First Team honors by Daktronics and CoSIDA, making her a four-time All-American; freshman midfielder Morgan Mitchell earns Honorable Mention honors.
November 30, 2009
AASU Earns NSCAA Team Academic Award For 2008-09
Pirates one of 568 programs to maintain a 3.0 or better grade point average for the 2008-09 season; AASU had a 3.36 GPA.
November 24, 2009
AASU Places Six On PBC Women's Soccer All-Academic Team
Senior Kristin Burton earns first-team honors; Junior Tracey Mitchell and sophomore Jessy Flores named to the second team while three named to the fourth team.
November 17, 2009
Burton Named ESPN/CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American
Senior forward becomes the first three-time Academic All-American in AASU history; also earns Southeast Region Player of the Year honors on Tuesday by CoSIDA.
November 15, 2009
No. 18 CSU Upends No. 14 AASU, 4-2, In NCAAs
Cougars score three unanswered goals to advance to the NCAA Southeast Region final; Pirates finish the 2009 season with a 16-4-3 record.
November 13, 2009
No. 14 Pirates Blast Belmont Abbey, 5-0, In NCAA Southeast Regional
Kristin Burton tallies two goals as AASU advances to the second round,where it will face No. 18 Columbus State on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
November 10, 2009
AASU Soccer Ascends To No. 14 In NSCAA Poll
Pirates begin NCAA play on Friday at 7:00 p.m. against Belmont Abbey in the Southeast Regional; AASU moves up seven spots in the rankings.
November 9, 2009
Pirates To Face Belmont Abbey In NCAA First Round
No. 21-ranked AASU women's soccer squad will head to Columbus, Ga., on Friday for a first-round matchup with the Crusaders; Pirates making their third NCAA Championships appearance in five seasons.
November 8, 2009
AASU SOCCER: 2009 PBC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!
AASU women's soccer blasts Montevallo, 5-2, to capture the program's first PBC Soccer Tournament Championship on Sunday.
November 6, 2009
Burton Earns PBC Women's Soccer Player of the Year Honors
Senior named the league's Player of the Year for the third time in her career, the most for a PBC women's soccer player; freshman Morgan Mitchell and junior Carey Patterson join Burton on the All-PBC first team.
November 6, 2009
Stricklen's "Walk-Off" Goal Sends Pirates To PBC Final, 2-1
Junior Lianne Stricklen heads in a corner kick from Kristin Burton with one second remaining to give AASU a 2-1 win over Lander in the 2009 PBC Semifinals.
November 4, 2009
Pirates Remain Fourth In NCAA Southeast Region Rankings
No. 21 AASU stays in the same spot in the final rankings to be released by the NCAA - Championships selections will be released on Monday, November 9.
November 3, 2009
Burton Strikes Twice As No. 21 AASU Advances In PBC Tournament
Pirates pick up a 3-0 victory over UNC Pembroke in the first round of the 2009 Peach Belt Women's Soccer Championships on Tuesday at AT&T Field.
November 3, 2009
AASU Soccer Returns To NSCAA Top 25 Poll
Pirates check in at No. 21 heading into PBC Tournament play this week.
November 1, 2009
Soccer Hosts UNC Pembroke In PBC First Round Tuesday
Pirates are the No. 2 seed and take on the seventh-seeded Braves for the second time in 11 days in a 2:00 p.m. contest at AT&T Field.
October 30, 2009
Burton Earns ESPN: The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors
Senior named to the District III First Team, will advance to the national ballot to try and earn Academic All-America honors for a third consecutive season.
October 30, 2009
Pirates Match At King (Tenn.) For Saturday Cancelled
Anticipated severe weather and poor field conditions force the host Tornado to cancel Saturday's scheduled 1:00 p.m. match against AASU.
October 29, 2009
Pascutti Paces Pirates Past Saints, 5-0, On Thursday
Freshman scores twice and draws a penalty kick as AASU breaks open a 1-0 match with four goals in the first 18 minutes of the second half.
October 28, 2009
Kristin Burton Earns PBC Player of the Week Honors
PBC's all-time goal scoring leader tallied four in two matches last week as Armstrong Atlantic picked up a win and a draw.
October 28, 2009
Pirates Remain Fourth In NCAA Region Rankings
AASU holds firm in the fourth edition of the NCAA's DII Southeast rankings, which determine postseason play.
October 24, 2009
Burton Notches 8th Career Hat Trick In 5-1 Win At UNCP
Armstrong Atlantic clinches a first-round home match in the upcoming PBC Tournament with the victory in Pembroke, N.C., on Saturday night.
October 22, 2009
Women's Soccer Fourth In Latest NCAA Region Rankings
AASU slips one spot in the NCAA's third Southeast Region poll; Pirates face No. 9 UNC Pembroke on Saturday.
October 19, 2009
AASU Draws With No. 21 Tusculum; Burton Breaks PBC Goal Record
Pirates get the equalizer in the 87th minute on a Morgan Mitchell header; Burton breaks Olaitan Yusuf's career PBC goal scoring record with a first-half strike.
October 17, 2009
North Georgia Downs Pirates, 2-1; Burton Equals PBC Mark
Saints jump out to a 2-0 lead and hold on for a key PBC women's soccer victory over the Pirates in Dahlonega.
October 14, 2009
Women's Soccer Third In NCAA Southeast Region
Pirates slip one spot after splitting two matches last week in the second of five region rankings released by the NCAA.
October 14, 2009
Weather Forces Postponement Of AASU Soccer
Wednesday's "Kick for the Cure" women's soccer match featuring the Pirates and Flagler moved to Thursday, Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m.
October 10, 2009
No. 3 Columbus State Blanks No. 20 Pirates, 4-0
Defending PBC champions win the battle of the unbeatens to take control of the league standings.
October 8, 2009
AASU Ranked Second In First NCAA Southeast Region Rankings
NCAA's first regional rankings of the 2009 season have the Pirates as one of the region's top squads after the first five weeks of the season.
October 7, 2009
Holt's Strike Gives No. 20 AASU a 1-0 Win Over GCSU
Sophomore scores her third goal in the last two matches, this one a winner in the 19th minute as the Pirates remain unbeaten in their last 10 games.
October 3, 2009
Holt Nets Two As No. 18 AASU Wins, 4-0, at Montevallo
Sophomore forward notches her first two-goal match, while Kristin Burton adds one goal and is one shy of the PBC career mark.
September 30, 2009
Kristin Burton's Seventh Hat Trick Leads No. 18 AASU To 3-1 Win
Burton tallies three goals and now needs just two to tie, and three to break the Peach Belt's all-time goal scoring reccord.
September 29, 2009
Kristin Burton Earns Third Straight PBC Player of the Week Honor
Senior forward recorded two goals and three assists in two matches and became the PBC's all-time points leader with 186.
September 29, 2009
Pirate Soccer Moves Up To No. 18 In NSCAA Top 25 Poll
AASU slides up one spot after a pair of wins last week; Pirates have now been ranked in five consecutive weeks.
September 26, 2009
No. 19 Pirates Blank Georgia Southwestern State, 4-0
AASU remains unbeaten in its last seven matches - Erin O'Rourke scores twice and Kristin Burton breaks the all-time PBC points record.
September 25, 2009
No. 19 Pirates Down Spartans, 4-2
Tampa scores two goals in the match's first six minutes, but AASU responds with four unanswered goals to take the victory.
September 22, 2009
Kristin Burton Earns Record PBC Player of the Week Honor
Senior women's soccer player honored by the league for the 11th time in her career after a record-breaking week.
September 22, 2009
AASU Remains No. 19 In NSCAA DII Top 25 Poll
Lady Pirates keep spot in Top 20 after a win and a draw in last week's action.
September 19, 2009
Burton Tallies School-Record Five Goals, No. 19 AASU Blitzes Clayton, 7-2
Senior notches four first-half goals and five total; Pirates improve to 2-0 in the PBC with the victory.
September 16, 2009
No. 19 Pirates Earn 2-2 Draw At Wingate
Kayley Ralton's header off of a corner kick in the 55th minute proves to be the game-tying goal for the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon in Wingate, N.C.
September 15, 2009
Kristin Burton Earns Record-Tying 10th PBC Weekly Honor
PBC Soccer Player of the Week is only one of two league student-athletes, regardless of sport, to earn a weekly honor 10 times - scored twice and had an assist in two matches this week.
September 15, 2009
AASU Soccer Moves Up To No. 19 In NSCAA Top 25 Poll
Pirates move up four spots after an unbeaten week, AASU now 4-1-1 on the season.
September 12, 2009
No. 23 Pirates Shut Out Lander, 3-0, In PBC Opener
AASU notches three goals against the Bearcats, who had not given up a goal in the 2009 season coming into the match.
September 10, 2009
No. 23 Pirates Earn 1-1 Draw At Saint Leo
Senior Kristin Burton's 70th career goal in the 83rd minute helps the Pirates draw in Florida on Thursday evening.
September 8, 2009
Women's Soccer Ranked No. 23 In NSCAA DII Top 25 Rankings
Pirates in poll for second consecutive week after splitting matches this weekend at the GCSU Bobcat Shootout.
September 6, 2009
No. 12 Pirates Notch 3-1 Win Over Catawba At GCSU Shootout
Senior Kristin Burton's two second-half goals snap a 1-1 tie and give the Pirates a big region win over the Indians - Burton's 20th career multi-goal match for AASU.
September 4, 2009
No. 12 Pirates Fall, 2-0, To Florida Tech In GCSU Soccer Shootout
AASU suffers its first loss of the season at the hands of the Panthers, who tally two second-half goals for the victory.
September 1, 2009
AASU Women's Soccer Enters NSCAA DII Top 25 Poll At No. 12
Pirates' two wins over the weekend propel AASU to its highest ranking in nearly two seasons.
August 30, 2009
Burton Collects Sixth Hat Trick In AASU's 8-0 Win Over Queens
AASU scores four goals in each half in finishing the 2009 AASU Pirate Soccer Shootout with a perfect 2-0 mark.
August 29, 2009
Pirates Win 3-0 Over Florida Southern In Soccer Season Opener
Two second-half goals break open a tight one-goal contest and give AASU the victory in 2009 AASU Pirate Shootout action on Saturday afternoon.
August 28, 2009
Weather Postpones Start Of AASU Pirate Soccer Shootout
Heavy rains on Friday force the movement of Queens/GCSU and AASU/Florida Southern to Saturday.
August 27, 2009
2009 Women's Soccer Preview: Pirates Open Season Tomorrow
AASU begins its fifth season of competition by hosting the 2009 Pirate Soccer Shootout on Friday and Sunday at AT&T Field.
August 19, 2009
Burton, Bahr Earn Preseason All-PBC Women's Soccer Honors
Senior forward Kristin Burton and junior defender Kelli Bahr named to the 2009 PBC Preseason Women's Soccer All-Conference squad, as voted on by the league's coaches.
May 28, 2009
AASU Soccer Releases 2009 Schedule
Pirates have 20 matches on the 2009 slate, including eight matches against teams who advanced to the 2008 NCAA Championships; AASU opens season August 28 at 5:00 p.m. hosting Florida Southern.
