AMERICUS, Ga.- Ella Hawkins scored her sixth goal of the season in Georgia Southwestern's 3-1 loss to USC Aiken on Saturday afternoon at Hurricane Field.

GSW moved to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the Peach Belt Conference, while USC Aiken is now 3-6 and 1-2 in the PBC.

The first half went scoreless but not without efforts. The Lady 'Canes recorded four shots in the first half, three of which were on goal. The Pacers had 16 shots and only six were on goal.

The first three goals of the game came within three minutes of one another in the second half. USC Aiken stuck first at the 50 minute mark.

Hawkins settled the score in the 52nd minute as she dribbled right through the Pacers defense and shot it top left.

The Pacers quickly reciprocated and scored again in the 53rd minute after the ball hit the post.

The Lady 'Canes kept digging deep but took a setback when a foul was called for a hand ball in the box off a corner kick and USC Aiken received a penalty kick which was good to lead 3-1.

The Pacers held off GSW in the end to take the two goal victory.

GSW finished with 13 shots, 7 of which were on goal while USC Aiken recorded 27 shots, 12 on goal.

Elyse Gowen had nine saves in the 79:32 minutes she played before she was substituted out due to injury. Chelsee Wright played the remainder of the game without facing any shots.

The Lady Hurricanes return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Flagler for a 4 p.m. conference match.