GREENVILLE, S.C. – Briyah Drayton scored twice in the final 11 minutes Sunday afternoon to propel to Furman women's soccer team to a 6-2 victory over The Citadel Bulldogs in the regular season finale on Seagraves Field at Eugene Stone III Soccer Stadium.

Furman improves to 9-3-5 overall and 3-2-4 in the SoCon. With the loss, The Citadel drops to 5-8-3 on the season and 2-5-2 in conference play.

The Paladins led by a goal for nearly 20 minutes in the second half before Alice Williamson tied the score at 2-2 in the 68^th minute with her unassisted goal. Furman then reeled off four goals over a seven-minute stretch highlighted by Drayton's two in the 80^th and 87^th minutes. Drayton netted her first goal of the match off assists from Katelyn Nixon and Bri Pinasco, and Nixon followed in the 83^rd minute with Pinasco picking up her second assist. Maddie Massie extended the Paladins' lead in the 85^th minute with Emma Sexton picking up the assist. Drayton sealed the victory from Callah Dando.

Charlotte Seay gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead heading into intermission with her goal in the 42^nd minute. Furman jumped out quickly to start the second half with Caroline Moseley tying the score off Jenny Jacobson's assist in the 47^th minute.

Paladin goalie Reese DeJong registered two saves while Zoe Santos turned in five for The Citadel.

Furman held a 16-9 advantage in shots and 11-4 in attempts on net. The Paladins took all five corner kicks in the contest.

Furman is the fifth seed in next week's SoCon Women's Soccer Championship and will face fourth-seeded Chattanooga in the quarterfinals on Friday, October 31 at 8 p.m. EST from Samford's Shauna Yelton Field.

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