Georgia Southern University
0-2
Furman University
2-0
Team Stats
Cole McLagan (1)
Assisted By: Conor Sloan
Cross from side to 20 in center box
11:01
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
GS Men's Soccer Falls To Furman, 1-0
8/27/2017 6:43:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CHARLESTON, SC - Furman University's Cole McLagen scored the match winner in the 12th minute to give the Paladins a 1-0 victory over Georgia Southern men's soccer on Sunday afternoon at the Aaron Olitsky Tournament in Charleston, S.C.
Furman improves to 2-0 on the season after picking up the 3-2 win over host College of Charleston on Friday, while the Eagles fall to 0-2 after a second straight 1-0 setback, following Friday's loss to Monmouth. Georgia Southern returns to action on Friday, September 1, traveling to Jacksonville, Fla., for an 8 p.m. matchup at the University of North Florida.
The Eagles initiated the game's action in the seventh minute as Blake Wilson's went wide. Furman earned a corner kick in the 11th minute, then less than a minute later, McLagen struck home a cross from Conor Sloan for the game's only goal.
Wilson had the best chance for an equalizer in the first half for the Eagles, but Furman's Ben Hale saved a header from the senior in the 31st minute. Georgia Southern held a 4-3 edge in shots at the break, and also had a 4-3 edge in corner kicks.
The Paladins opened the second half looking for the two-goal advantage, but Robert Flott turned away a pair of shots from Furman's Connor Hubbard in a three-minute span to keep it a one-goal match.
A header by the Eagles' Alhaji Tambadu in the 69th minute would be the last shot by the Eagles in the contest as Furman would see out the one-goal win.
"Despite the result, the performance was much better today against a very good Furman squad," Head Coach John Murphy said. "They scored against the run of play and, unfortunately, we were not able to find the goal to get back int the game. Both Justin [Little] and Gonzalo [Talavera] were outstanding throughout the weekend from the back, while Victor [Gustafsson] and Alhaji put in great shifts again today as central midfielders."
Sophomore Justin Little and freshman Gonzalo Talavera, who both played all 180 minutes of this weekend's matches at the central defender position, were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Furman finished the game with a slim 7-6 edge in shots. Flott made three saves in net for the Eagles, while Hale picked up the clean sheet with one save. Georgia Southern held a 6-4 edge in corner kicks and the Eagles were whistled for 12 fouls, compared to 11 for the Paladins. Individually, Wilson had three of the Eagles' six shots on the day.
"There is plenty for us to work on after this weekend, but we have much to build upon as well," Murphy said. "We will take the week to recover, recalibrate and prepare for North Florida on Friday."
