Gembicki Second Half Goal Sends Saints Past Clayton State

Flagler Saints (3-5-4, 3-2-2)

Clayton St. Lakers (5-5-1, 3-3-0)

Flagler Saints

(3-5-4, 3-2-2)

Final

Oct. 09, 2026

Clayton St. Lakers

(5-5-1, 3-3-0)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Flagler Saints	0	1	1
Clayton St. Lakers	0	0	0

Summary
Box Score

Laurel Plexico

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 10/9/2026 6:27:00 PM

Gembicki Second Half Goal Sends Saints Past Clayton State

MORROW, Ga. – The Flagler College women's soccer team (3-5-4 overall, 3-2-2 PBC) made the trip to Laker Field on Friday afternoon and took down Clayton State (5-5-1 overall, 3-3 PBC) by a final score of 1-0. The clean sheet was the Saints' fourth of the season as they took down a Lakers program that entered the match 4-1-1 at home.

SCORING SUMMARY
52' – Flagler – Ella Gembicki (Unassisted)

TURNING POINT
After a scoreless opening half, the visiting Saints cashed in seven minutes into the second half. Senior Avery Raimondo sent a through ball from midfield into the Saints attacking zone. The pass had perfect touch as Ella Gembicki ran through it and dribbled into the box. The junior made a move to her left foot and sent a strike to the right of goal and gave Flagler a 1-0 lead. The Saints backline held strong for all 90 minutes despite the Lakers getting off 12 shots and putting half of those on target.

KEY STATS & NOTES

Ella Gembicki found the back of the net for the third time this season, and fifth time in her career. The Perry Hall, Maryland native is tied for the team-lead in scoring this season.
Netanya Brown, Adriana Davey, Ashley Wagner, Avery Raimondo, and Phoebe Davidson turned in multi-shot performances, combining for 11 shots on the afternoon. Davey led the attack with a season-high three shots while Wagner added a season-high two shots.
Freshman Irina Barron-Gomez made her 12^th start in net this season and recorded her fourth clean sheet. The Barcelona, Spain native tallied five saves on the day.
The veteran presence of Brooke Rienecker, Presley Ancheta, Avery Raimondo, and Keali Foster led the defensive efforts with 90 minutes of work in the shutout.
Flagler outshot Clayton State 15-12 on the day, marking their seventh multi-shot performance of the season and second straight.

UP NEXT
Flagler will return to action on Wednesday, October 14^th as the Saints host USC Aiken at 4:00 p.m. Fans can tune into the match on the Peach Belt Conference Sports Network. Admission is free.

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