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Greenville, S.C. – The Furman women's soccer team tallied three first half goals en route to a 3-1 victory over Davidson on Sunday at Stone Soccer Stadium, and the Paladins clinched the 2013 Southern Conference regular season title moments after the final whistle when Samford earned a 1-1 draw at second place Elon.

Furman , 13-3-2 overall and 7-1-1 in the SoCon, captured their first league regular season crown since 2003 and earned the No. 1 seed in next week's SoCon Tournament.  The Paladins will host Wofford in Wednesday's regular season finale before hosting a team yet to be determined on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the quarterfinal round.

It took the Paladins less then six minutes to surge in front of Davidson (5-10-4, 3-5-1) on Senior Day at Seagraves Field.  Freshman Carlie Couch dribbled across the top of the box from left to right before ripping a shot past Wildcat goalkeeper Rachel Locke and into the left corner at the 5:29 mark.

In the 29th minute, Couch played a ball from the right wing into the box that deflected to sophomore Stephanie DeVita.  The Simpsonville, S.C., product took a touch before burying her team-leading 12th goal of the season at 28:10.

Less than three minutes after DeVita's tally, Couch scored her second goal of the afternoon and 10th of the season.  After taking a pass in the midfield, the Tifton, Ga., native raced past two Davidson defenders before once again depositing her shot into the far left corner.

With her two goal and one assist performance, Couch leads all SoCon players with nine goals and 23 total points during SoCon play.

Davidson's Dani Johnson pulled a goal back from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, but Furman goalkeeper Rose Hull registered two saves to keep the Paladins in front and up her record to 9-1-1 between the pipes this season.

Locke took the loss for Davidson after finishing with eight saves.

Furman finished the match with a 17-4 advantage in shot attempts and 11-3 edge in shots on goal.

The Paladins kickoff versus Wofford at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.  Tickets are available at $3 for adults and $1 for children.  Furman students receive free admission with a valid Student ID.

Fans can follow live stats from Wednesday's game at www.FurmanPaladins.com and follow in-game updates on Twitter through @FurmanWSoccer.  Live streaming video with play-by-play is available through Stretch Internet at www.FurmanPaladins.com for a subscription fee.