Wittick’s Pair Gives Women’s Soccer a 2-1 Win

Friday, September 6

Statesboro

7 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

1-3-0

Stetson

1-2-1

Stetson

Georgia Southern

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

9/6/2013 9:49:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Eagles pick up first win of the season in home opener

STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Women's Soccer earned the breakthrough win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Stetson at home ground. The Eagles improve to 1-3-0 on the season as freshman Jennifer Wittick scored twice to open her collegiate scoring account.

The victory was not only Georgia Southern's first win of the season, but it was the first Division I victory for head coach Brian Dunleavy.

"I think that everything that we've been working on for the last few weeks come to fruition tonight with great result," said Head Coach Brian Dunleavy. "We've been playing some great soccer over the last few weeks, and it isn't something that happens overnight. It is something that we have been building towards for the last few weeks. I'm really happy for the team to get this win at home."

After a nervy opening quarter of an hour, Georgia Southern posted a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute off the head of Jennifer Wittick. She got on the end of a through-ball played in by Jessie Eberhardt. The goal was Wittick's first official collegiate goal after the freshman's tally last Sunday at High point was erased when the match was abandoned.

The Eagles went 2-0 up in the 23rd minute on Wittick's second goal of the evening. McKenna Storey started the play by winning the ball at the midfield stripe. She played a long ball to Wittick who clinically finished from 13 yards.

Stetson struck back just 41 seconds later with a goal by Alyssa Welsh. A corner kick was knocked around the penalty area and ultimately finished by Welsh from four yards out to cut the Eagle advantage to 2-1.

That, however, would be all the scoring as the Eagles finished out the match without much drama.

Georgia Southern won the shots battle, 10-6, and held a 6-2 lead in shots on goal.

The Eagles will be off for the next week and return to action against Charleston Southern on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Eagle Field.

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