The nationally ranked Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to seven matches with a 1-0 road victory against Middle Georgia State University Sunday evening. The seven consecutive unbeaten matches is a new record for the program.

Junior Ellinor Bertilsson found the back of the net with an unassisted goal in the 43rd minute. She tallied her second collegiate goal Sunday.

"Ellinor got a good first touch off a clearance and drilled it from nearly 30 yards out," said Head Coach Dr. Mike Giuliano on Bertilsson's goal.

GGC, ranked No. 24 in the NAIA Top 25 poll, held an 11-9 shot advantage in the match with seven shot attempts on goal. The team won for the sixth time during the seven-match unbeaten streak.

The Grizzlies recorded their fifth shutout of the season. Sophomore goalkeeper Sophie Hoare made three saves in the victory, all coming in the second half.

"Sometimes you win games because you play beautiful soccer and other times you find a way to win. Good teams do both throughout the course of a season. Tonight, we found a way to win a game," stated Giuliano.

Turning Point

Less than 30 seconds after entering the match as a substitute, junior Ellinor Bertilsson got the visitors on the scoreboard in the final three minutes of the first half. She scored her second collegiate goal in the process.

Goal

43' – Georgia Gwinnett Ellinor Bertilsson (unassisted)

Inside The Numbers

• GGC held an 11-9 shot edge, including a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal for the match.
• Senior Dominique Fletcher attempted a match-high four shots.
• Sophomore Sophie Hoare registered her second shutout of the season and the team's fifth in 2017.
• Both teams had two corner kicks.

News & Notes

• GGC improves to 6-3-1 on the season, while Middle Georgia State falls to 4-4 this fall.
• The Grizzlies are ranked 24th in the NAIA Top 25 poll.
• The team played its second of six straight road matches Sunday.
• GGC has outscored the opposition 21-3 during the team's seven match unbeaten streak.

Up Next

Georgia Gwinnett College hits the road Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Point University in West Point, Ga. The match begins at 7 p.m.