Men's Soccer | 10/25/2016 11:05:00 AM

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Georgia Southern men's soccer student-athlete Emil Laursen has earned his second weekly award of the season from the Sun Belt Conference after leading the Eagles to a 1-0-1 record last week, including a 2-1 victory over Hartwick this past Saturday. The sophomore defensive back was named the SBC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week Tuesday morning by the conference office for the third time in his career.

Laursen and the Georgia Southern men's soccer team extended their current streak of games with a positive result to five with a 1-0-1 record last week, including the crucial 2-1 Sun Belt Conference victory at home over Hartwick on Saturday night. Between the two games, including a double-overtime draw at Presbyterian College last Tuesday, Laursen played all 200 minutes and recorded his third game-winning goal of the season while anchoring the Eagles' back row.

In Tuesday's game at Presbyterian, the sophomore from Silkeborg Denmark not only helped anchor the back row of the Eagles but also came forward to take three shots, one on goal. Despite conceding an early goal to the Blue Hose, Laursen and the Eagles' defense hunkered down and went on to play the next 130+ minutes without conceding another goal. In Saturday's win over Hartwick, Laursen scored the game-winning goal with a beautiful header off a left-footed corner from freshman Sander Wang in the 58^th minute. The Eagles withstood six shots from Hartwick in the second half, 10 total.

For the year, Laursen has played every minute of nine games, including four overtime games. He has a team-best three game-winners and is second on the team with three goals scored. His three game-winners has him currently tied for 27^th in NCAA Division I this season.

The Eagles will face their toughest opponent of the season Tuesday night as they travel to Clemson, S.C. to take on the nationally-ranked Clemson Tigers at Riggs Field. The Eagles and No. 8 Tigers will play on the ACC Network Extra, part of the ESPN family of networks, with kickoff slated for 7 p.m.

2016 Georgia Southern Sun Belt Conference Student-Athletes of the Week
Justin Little – Defensive (Aug. 30)
Blake Wilson – Offensive (Sept. 20)
Emil Laursen – Defensive (Sept. 20)
Blake Wilson – Offensive (Oct. 11)
Emil Laursen – Defensive (Oct. 25)


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