LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The Caldwell College women's soccer team won its eighth consecutive game, beating Georgian Court University, 2-1 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Saturday afternoon at Georgian Court. Sophomore defender Lauren Iuliucci (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea) scored twice for the Cougars, who are now 8-2 overall and 5-0 in the conference. The Lions drop to 6-3-1, 5-2 CACC.

After a scoreless first half, Iuliucci put Caldwell on the scoreboard first, hitting a one-timer off a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Ashlee Paknis (Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Reg.) in the 63rd minute. Then in the 82nd minute, Iuliucci headed home a free kick from junior midfielder Carissa Strye (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) for a 2-0 lead. Ashley Gordon-Edwards broke up the shutout just seconds before the final buzzer for the Lions. This is the second two-goal game of the season for Iuliucci, who had two goals in the Cougars' 3-1 win over St. Thomas Aquinas College on Sept. 11.

The Cougars are off to their best start in the 15-year history of the program at 8-2. The team's previous best record through the first 10 games was 6-3-1, in 2005.

Senior goalkeeper Kristina Cabales (Islip Terrace, NJ/East Islip) made three saves for the Cougars, while Georgian Court's Casey O'Connor also recorded three saves.

Caldwell continues CACC play with a game at Dominican College on Wednesday, Oct. 3, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Orangeburg, N.Y.

CC – 0 2 - 2
GCU – 0 1 - 1
Scoring Summary: 1. CC - Lauren Iuliucci 3 (Ashlee Paknis), 62:45. 2. CC - Iuliucci 4 (Carissa Strye), 81:35. 3. GCU - Ashley Gordon-Edwards 3 (Nicole Petrosino), 89:57.
Shots: CC – 6; GCU – 5
Saves: CC – Kristina Cabales 3; GCU – Casey O'Connor 3
Corners: CC - 2; GCU - 1
Fouls: CC - 7; GCU - 17
Offsides: CC - 2; GCU – 2
Cautions: CC - none; GCU - Hartkopf (52:52), Bench (79:28)