Salvaggio, Sause named to All-Peach Belt Team

Salvaggio, Sause named to All-Peach Belt Team

Athletics Friday November 15, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Georgia College & State University's Taylor Salvaggio and Savannah Sause have been named to the 2024 All-Peach Belt Conference Women's Soccer Team.

Both Salvaggio and Sause were selected by the coaches to the second team as defenders. It is the first all-conference laurel for each player. They are the 36th and 37th Bobcat to be named to the all-league team in program history.

"Two players who are at opposite ends of their careers here at GCSU, but both fully deserving of the recognition," said GCSU head coach Jack Marchant. "Taylor has had a fantastic career, and in her final year, finally earns the accolade she deserves. She will leave a big hole in the program. Savannah has had a brilliant first season, and I'm so pleased she has been recognized for it. Not only are both excellent players, they are both fantastic people. I'm so pleased for them."

Both Salvaggio, a senior from Bethlehem, Georgia, and Sause, a freshman from Loganville, Georgia, patrolled the backfield for the Bobcats. They helped GCSU register five clean sheets in 2024 and limited opponents to just 22 goals over 18 matches. Salvaggio, who started 16 of the 17 matches she played, registered an assist over her 1,335 minutes on the field, while Sause, started 13 of the 16 matches played this season, recorded 1,109 minutes on the field this season.

GCSU (9-6-3), which is the No. 4 seed in the PBC Tournament, will face top seed Columbus State University (17-0-1), which is ranked No. 2 nationally, in the first semifinal of the tournament at 5 p.m. Friday (Nov. 15) at the Walden Soccer Complex in Columbus, Georgia. GCSU, which has won its last five matches, is making its first semifinal appearance in the tournament since the 2018 tournament, which was also the last time the Bobcats appeared in the title match. The Cougars defeated the Bobcats 4-0 in the meeting between the two teams earlier this season in Columbus.

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