STATESBORO, Ga. – Under clear skies and a freshly cut pitch, the Eagles kicked off their 2017 Sun Belt Conference play against Coastal Carolina. The Eagles and Chanticleers played a very even match to begin the first half. The Eagles recorded the first shot of the game about 9 minutes in.

The first half was even with the shots favoring Coastal Carolina 7-5, but the Eagles back line and goalkeeper continued to make plays. Lauren Karinshak collected her fourth clean sheet of the season and her fifth of her career. Karinshak continued to make the timely saves including a diving stop from post to post in the 55^th minute.

Minutes after Karinshak's save, the Eagles used a counter attack to their advantage, driving people into the box and forcing a corner kick. The Eagles would take the corner kick and attack the Chanticleers defense. Frida Brattum was injured on the play and the ball trickled across the box to a waiting Nicole Aussin. Aussin took a touch and shot from about 18 yards out to score the game winner for the Eagles.

MATCH FACTS
Coastal Carolina (5-3-0) (0-1-0) – 0
Georgia Southern (3-3-1) (1-0-0) – 1

SCORING
55' - GS – Nicole Aussin scores from 18 yards out, giving the Eagles the lead.

NOTES
- Juvenia Hylton picked up the first yellow card for the Eagles this season.
- Coastal Carolina's head coach Paul Hogan awarded a red card in the 88^th minute.
- Eagles outshot the Chanticleers 11-10, with shots on goal being even at 8 a side.
- Lauren Karinshak had 8 saves posting her fourth clean sheet of the season and fifth of her career.
- Nicole Aussin scored her second goal of the season giving the Eagles a victory on the road to open conference play.

WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"Outstanding result on the road. Our players earned it tonight, Coastal is a tough team to match up with. They're athletic, well coached, and very organized, their forwards are a handful to mark. Lauren Karinshak was fantastic tonight. I'm really proud of her, she came up big when we needed her. We had a great team performance across the board, it was a total team effort. There were some moments we need to learn from, as we move forward and positives to build on. But I'm happy for them, they gave everything they had tonight."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will travel to Texas State (2-3-1) (1-0-0) and Louisiana (3-4-0) (0-0-0) to conclude their month long road trip.
 
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