Greensboro, N.C. – Sophomore Jamie Alexander scored a pair of goals as the Furman women's soccer team downed UNCG 3-0 on Friday night in Greensboro, N.C., to extend its winning streak to seven matches and its unbeaten run to 10 contests.

The shutout improved the Paladins to 10-2-1 overall on the season and a perfect 4-0 in Southern Conference play.  The Spartans fell to 7-5-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the league.

"We did a very nice job of finishing some chances tonight," said Furman head coach Andrew Burr.  "Our goal is to improve each game so we'll take the good and the bad tonight and try to take another step forward on Sunday at Elon."

Just 1:42 into the match, freshman Carlie Couch used her speed to pressure UNCG's back line before playing a pass to Alexander who finished to the bottom corner to give the Paladins a 1-0 lead.

Less than 12 minutes into the second half, sophomore Stephanie DeVita doubled the Furman lead with her SoCon-leading 10th goal of the season.  The Simpsonville, S.C., native beat her defender and finished a one-on-one chance against UNCG goalkeeper Jamie Simmons at the 56:58 mark.  The goal marked DeVita's 29th tally in 35 career matches for the Paladins.

Alexander ended any hopes of a Spartan comeback with her second goal of the night and fifth of the year at the 63:20 mark.  Couch fired a shot that was deflected into the path of Alexander who tapped the ball into an empty net.

Furman grabbed the momentum from the outset with Alexander's first goal and went on to outshoot the Spartans 15-12 overall.  UNCG pushed numbers forward in the second half in an attempt to rally and managed to rattle the Furman crossbar twice, but the Paladins finished with a 9-1 edge in shots on goal.

Sophomore Rose Hull collected one save in over 72 minutes of action in goal to earn the victory for Furman and share the shutout with Maggie Grisell.  Simmons totaled six saves for UNCG.

With the 3-0 triumph, Furman has now outscored its four SoCon foes by a combined total of 21-1.  Couch has tallied three goals and four assists in four SoCon games while Alexander has netted four goals.

Furman continues its road trip at 2 p.m. on Sunday when it travels to face the Elon Phoenix.

Fans can follow live statistics for Sunday's match at www.FurmanPaladins.com and receive live in-game updates by following @FurmanWSoccer on Twitter.