Cochran, G.a. – St. Thomas (6-3, TSC 1-2) defeated Middle Georgia State University (4-7, SSAC 0-2) 4-0 in a non-conference match up on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Bobcats played what would be their second game of the weekend on a road trip up to Georgia but would not show signs of fatigue as they shutout the Knights. With the start of the first period, around the ninth minute, STU came out firing as Chelsea Trost blasted a shot that was rebounded and punched into the net by Kortney Hinden. This gave the Bobcats an early lead as they did not attempt to look back the remainder of the match.
 
Heading into the final minutes of the half, senior forward Jannel Johnson struck from the outside off a pass from Hinden. This would mark the third goal of the season for Johnson as the bobcats jumped to a 2-0 lead. With a minute remaining until the half, the Bobcats capitalized again when a brilliant shot from Kylie Braeseke was put into the back of the net off an impressive cross by Taylor Malone.
 
After the half, St. Thomas continued to hold Middle Georgia scorless as they struggled to find an offensive tempo.  To further stretch the lead, an insurance goal was scored in 65^th minute of the match when Andreina Sifontes cranked one passed the goalie for the 4-0 lead against MGA.
 
Johnson, Sifontes, and Malone lead all Bobcats with 3 shots apiece, followed by teammates Trost, Hinden, and Amanda Gordon who registered 2 shots each. Defensively, Cristina Garwacki had an amazing match by registering her first shutout of the season. Garwacki added three saves on the only three shots on goal that the defense allowed.
 
Next up, the Bobcats face off against the Fire in a Sun Conference match up on Wednesday, October 5^th at 5 p.m. in Lakeland, Fla.