STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Men's Soccer takes on Jacksonville on Tuesday night in the 2013 home finale. The match starts at 7 p.m. and can be seen live on GS All-Access from GSEagles.com.
Last time out
Georgia Southern improved to 5-8 on the season and picked up its first conference win of the season on Saturday night with a 1-0 victory over Appalachian State.
Roberto Lopez scored the game-winning goal on senior night in special circumstances. In the crowd was Lopez's mother who saw Roberto play in a college match for the first time.
50/50 Night
At the contest, Georgia Southern will hold a 50/50 raffle to benefit local firefighters. Make sure you get to Eagle Field early for your chance to win.
About the Series
Georgia Southern trails 5-11-3 in the all-time series between Georgia Southern and Jacksonville. GSU will go for its first win since 2001 on Tuesday night and look to avenge last season's 5-0 loss to the Dolphins last season.
Scouting Georgia Southern
The Eagles are led offensively by
Witt Carlisle's four goals and two assists. Captain
Hunter Norton has three goals and three assists this season to rank second in scoring with nine total points.
Neal Bates has 79 saves this season to tank third nationally. He also has a 1.288 goals against average
Scouting Jacksonville
Jacksonville is 4-7-2 overall and 2-2-0 in A-Sun play this season entering the non-conference matchup. Matheus Saroli has four goals this season to lead the Dolphins in scoring. Jacksonville fell 2-1 to ETSU, getting a late goal from Nathan Dalton.
Next up
The Eagles have their final two league games of the campaign up next with a trip to UNCG looming on Saturday night. The Eagles face the Spartans on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Three days later the Eagles are at Furman for the 2013 SoCon finale.
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