The Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer team scored six unanswered goals in closing out the 2017 regular season with a 6-1 victory at NCAA Division II Albany State University Wednesday afternoon.

The No. 20 Grizzlies (13-3-1) go into postseason play on an 11-match winning streak and are unbeaten in their last 14 matches.

Junior Caitlin Berry led the offensive attack with two goals and an assist.

Classmate Ana Gonzalez added a goal and an assist. Juniors Stina Andersson, Kimmy Angelone and Nicole Rodriguez rounded out the goal scorers in the team's 23-shot performance.

Albany State got on the scoreboard in the 11th minute. However, GGC answered midway through the first half on a goal from Andersson. Berry found the back of the net for the eventual game-winning tally in the 28th minute. She added her second goal of the match in the 55th minute.

Turning Point

After the Rams got on the scoreboard, the visiting Grizzlies turned up the offensive pressure to score six unanswered goals. Juniors Stina Andersson and Caitlin Berry scored 74 seconds apart to give GGC the lead. The team would score three times within a nine-minute span in the second half to secure the victory.

Goals

11' – Albany State Reagan Melvin (Brittanie Evans)

27' – Georgia Gwinnett Stina Andersson (Lauren Moss)

28' – Georgia Gwinnett Caitlin Berry (Nicole Rodriguez)

50' – Georgia Gwinnett Kimmy Angelone (Ana Gonzalez)

55' – Georgia Gwinnett Caitlin Berry (Amanda Yarger)

58' – Georgia Gwinnett Ana Gonzalez (Caitlin Berry)

64' -- Georgia Gwinnett Nicole Rodriguez (Amanda Yarger)

Inside The Numbers

• GGC attempted 23 shots, including 13 shots on goal in the match.
• Five different players found the back of the net for Grizzlies.
• Junior Amanda Yarger contributed two assists in the victory.
• Ten players attempted a shot for the Grizzlies.
• GGC's 61 goals scored this season are the most in a single season in program history.

News & Notes

• GGC improves to 13-3-1 on the season, while Albany State falls to 0-12 in 2017.
• Wednesday marked the first time in nine matches that the Grizzlies have trailed in a contest. GGC scored six unanswered goals after surrendering the early tally.
• The Grizzlies are ranked 20th in the NAIA Top 25 poll.
• Junior Ana Gonzalez added a goal to her record-setting season. She has scored 14 goals this fall, the most goals scored in a season by a GGC women's soccer player.
• Wednesday's match was the first meeting between the two colleges.
• The Grizzlies outscored the opposition 61-to-11 during the regular season.

Up Next

Georgia Gwinnett College is the top seed for the 2017 Association of Independent Institutions Soccer Championships. The Grizzlies play No. 4 seed Viterbo University from Wisconsin in a semifinal match Friday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. from the Grizzly Soccer Complex.