Holt Nets Two As No. 18 AASU Wins, 4-0, at Montevallo

MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The No. 18-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's soccer squad remained atop the Peach Belt Conference standings with a 4-0 victory at Montevallo on Saturday afternoon in Montevallo, Ala.

The Pirates (9-1-2, 5-0 PBC) extended their unbeaten streak to nine with the victory while keeping Montevallo (3-5-1, 0-2-1 PBC) winless in its first season of play in the Peach Belt. The meeting was the first between the two teams in school history.

With all eyes on Kristin Burton and her chase of the Peach Belt scoring record, it was sophomore Erin Holt who stole the headlines this afternoon. Off of a free kick in hte 13th minute, Emily Cattanach fed a pass to Holt right in front of the net, where she picked up the first goal of the match giving AASU a quick 1-0 lead.

Burton would get the Pirates an important goal just before the end of the first half when a cross from Danielle Fey found the reigning three-time PBC Player of the Week in the box, where she converted in the 44th minute for her 82nd career goal - just one shy of the all-time league record.

In the second half, the Pirates would find the back of the net twice in the half's first 10 minutes to put the match out of reach. Freshman Morgan Mitchell took a pass from Lianne Stricklen off her body and into the goal in the 52nd minute for her sixth goal of the season, then Holt notched her second goal of the match in the 55th minute - her first two-goal match of her AASU career.

The Pirates enjoyed a 17-7 edge in shots over the Falcons, while registering the only corner kick in the match. AASU goalkeeper Tracey Mitchell played 59 minutes and made one save, while Meghan Mayville notched 31 minutes in net and also made one save. Montevallo keeper Alyssa Maxwell registered six saves in 76 minutes of action for the Falcons.

AASU returns to action on Wednesday, October 7, with a 3:30 p.m. Peach Belt Conference match against GCSU at AT&T Field.