Women's Soccer | 8/25/2016 2:25:00 PM
STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern women's soccer team returns to Statesboro for two home games this weekend. The Eagles face the Ospreys of North Florida
on Friday at
7 p.m. and UNC Charlotte
on Sunday at
1 p.m., both at Eagle Field.
FRIDAY'S MATCH SNAPSHOT
GS (0-2-0) vs North Florida (0-1-1)
Friday, Aug. 26 |
7 p.m. | Eagle Field (Statesboro, Ga.)
Live Stats | Video Stream
SUNDAY'S MATCH SNAPSHOT
GS (0-2-0) vs Charlotte (1-1-0)
Sunday, Aug. 28 |
1 p.m. | Eagle Field (Statesboro, Ga.)
Live Stats | Video Stream
LAST MATCH
Georgia Southern dropped its first two games last weekend. The UNC Wilmington Seahawks topped the Eagles 3-0 last Friday at home in the season opener.
Sunday, despite
Alana McShane's first career goal, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks defeated the Eagles 3-1 on the road.
SCOUTING NORTH FLORIDA AND CHARLOTTE
North Florida is coming off of a 0-1-1 weekend, where the Ospreys dropped their season opener to Miami and recorded their first shutout tie against North Georgia. The Ospreys will be counting on a wealth of experience on their roster, where seven of their returning players made 10 or more starts last season. That lineup is highlighted by last year's second-leading scorer, sophomore Krista Colubiale, who gathered second-team all-conference and ASUN All-Freshman Team honors last season. Both of the Ospreys' 2015 goalkeepers will return in Susie Ford and Victoria Ekeli.
Charlotte kicked off its season last weekend by defeating Western Carolina 5-1.
On Sunday, the 49ers faced nationally ranked North Carolina, losing 3-0. Junior forward Martha Thomas was selected as the Preseason Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, and led the conference in goals (13) as well as points (29) last season.
SERIES HISTORY
Georgia Southern and North Florida will meet for the sixth time in a series where the Eagles trail 3-2. The two teams faced off last year in the preseason where North Florida won 1-0. The Eagles also faced off against Charlotte in the preseason of 2015, losing 4-3. The two teams will face each other for the third time in a series where Charlotte leads 2-0.
NEXT UP
Next weekend, the Eagles travel to Winthrop for a single game on Friday, Sept. 2.
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