Clayton State Men’s Soccer Team hosted two exhibition games on Sunday, March 27. Clayton State Lakers lost to Southern Polytech 0-1, and tied Mercer 1-1. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

CSU Forward Leighton Fredericks (11) (shown above in a file photo) catapulted the Lakers to the Elite 8 with the only goal of the game against Anderson College. (Photo by Casey Scarborough/The Bent Tree) By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor email Corey The Clayton State men’s soccer team is now elite. The Lakers’ 1-0 victory over [...]

By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor email Corey The Clayton State men’s soccer team defeated Lees-McRae 2-1 in the preliminary round of the NCAA National Tournament on Wednesday. Ryan Pugh led the Lakers with two goals, advancing them to first round against Flagler on Friday. The Lakers jumped on the Bobcats early when Pugh scored his [...]

By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor email Corey For a good part of the first half, it appeared to be déjà vu. The Lakers defeated USC-Aiken 1-0, in a hard-fought match during the regular season, and from the way things were going, it appeared to be another close game between the familiar foes. The Lakers have [...]

By Andy Menard Managing Editor email Andy With fireworks coloring the sky of Laker Field, it was a festive environment even before the game started. It ended in similar fashion as the Clayton State Lakers captured the Peach Belt Conference title in a thrilling 1-0 victory over Lander in second period of overtime. Seven minutes [...]

By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor email Corey On a muggy Tuesday night in Morrow, the Clayton State Women’s Soccer team pulled out a thriller in overtime, defeating Young Harris 1-0.  It was fitting that the winning goal came from midfielder Natalia Valentine, who had two shots hit the crossbar in the second half. The thrilling [...]

By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor email Corey The Lakers picked up their 13th win of the season Saturday night, defeating Young Harris 3-1 at Laker Field. The game was a complete one-sided affair, with Clayton State outshooting Young Harris 19-3. The Lakers dynamic style of play has given opponents trouble trying to find a way [...]

By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor email Corey Have yourself a night, Ryan Pugh. The Clayton State forward fired two goals to lift the eighth-ranked Lakers past Georgia Southwestern Wednesday night. The goals were 10 and 11 on the season for Pugh, which should come at no surprise, considering he’s the team’s leading scorer. According to [...]

By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor email Corey The Clayton State Women’s Soccer team defeated Georgia Southwestern Wednesday night at Laker Field. The Lakers goals came by Forward Cherie Sayon and Midfielder Natalia Valentine to earn their fifth victory of the season. Sayon scored her team leading 13th goal of the season. Sayon is currently second [...]

By Corey Dinkins Sports Editor cdinkins@benttreenews.org On a brisk Friday night, the Clayton State Lakers defeated the Pacers of USC-Aiken 1-0 in a hard-fought Peachbelt Conference game. Coming into the matchup, the Lakers carried a 10-2 (4-1) record looking to advance to 5-1 in the conference and 11-2 overall. USC-Aiken came into the Laker Field [...]