COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Lincoln Memorial women's soccer team dropped a 7-0 decision to No. 3 Columbus State on Wednesday afternoon at the Walden Soccer Complex. Faith Knoedler scored a hat trick off the bench to lead the Cougars (6-1-1) to victory.
 
Scoreless for much of the first half of the opening period, Columbus State opened the scoring with a goal from Rachael Sweigard in the 22^nd minute. Knoedler scored her first of three in the 32^nd minute to put the hosts up 2-0, which was also the score at halftime.
 
Knoedler (48^th minute), Emma Beddow (51^st) and Sweigard (57^th) all scored for the Cougars in the first 15 minutes after the break, while Knoedler (63^rd) and Lizz Forshaw (88^th) put in goals to account for the final tally.
 
Lincoln Memorial's Lexi Bearden, Merel Houweling and Indy Meerding recorded two shots each for the Railsplitters (1-6), with Bearding putting one on goal. Both halves featured the same number of shots for each team (14-4 Columbus State) to give the Cougars a 28-8 advantage in the category for the match.
 
The Railsplitters' next scheduled contest is on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Newberry.