Eagles Set To Battle South Alabama And Troy On The Road

Friday, October 17

Mobile, AL

8 PM

Georgia Southern University

South Alabama

Photo by: Georgia Southern Athletics

10/16/2014 2:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Eagles take on South Alabama Friday at 8 p.m. and Troy Sunday at 2 p.m.

By: Erika Brennan

LIVE STATS SOUTH ALABAMA | LIVE STATS TROY | LIVE VIDEO TROY | @gsathletics_wso

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Women's Soccer travels to Mobile, Alabama for a two-match road trip against league leading South Alabama and the Troy Trojans. After a setback last week at Georgia State, the Eagles look to regain footing on the top spot in the Sunbelt Conference.

The contest with South Alabama starts at 8 p.m. Friday night from "The Cage" on the campus of South Alabama. No video streaming service will be available for the match, but live stats are available at usajaguars.com

On Sunday, the Eagles will take on Troy University at 2 p.m. from the Troy Soccer Complex. Live video and live stats will be available at troytrojans.com

"South Alabama is a big time test for us. We have a lot of respect for them, they're a 12 win team already. They're capable of scoring goals in a number of ways, and look very organized defensively. It's going to be an exciting challenge for us in Mobile against defending Sun Belt Champions," remarked Head Coach Brian Dunleavy. "Troy is another opponent that we've got to be ready for, they've proven to be a very strong team this year. They play with a lot of energy on both sides of the ball, and cause lots of problems for attacking teams. We need to get focused quickly after Friday nights game."

Georgia Southern (9-3-1, 4-1-0 SBC) at South Alabama (12-2-1, 4-0-1 SBC)
Date – Friday, October 17th
Time – 8:00 p.m.
Location – Mobile, AL. // Soccer Complex "The Cage"
Series Record – GS Trails 1-3-0
Last Meeting – 10-3-1997 // L // 3-4 // Mobile, Al.
Video Streaming – None
Live Stats – usajaguars.com
Twitter Updates - @GSAthletics_WSO

Georgia Southern (9-3-1, 4-1-0 SBC) at Troy (10-5-0, 2-3-0 SBC)
Date – Sunday, October 19th
Time – 2:00 p.m.
Location – Troy, AL. // Troy Soccer Complex
Series Record – GS Leads 1-0-0
Last Meeting – 9-16-1997 // W // 8-1 // Troy, Al.
Video Streaming – TroyTrojans.com
Live Stats – TroyTrojans.com
Twitter Updates - @GSAthletics_WSO

BATTLE OF 1-2 IN THE LEAGUE
After their first five games of league play, Georgia Southern fell to the second spot in the league table as they suffered a 2-0 setback at Georgia State. South Alabama, the new leader in the league has not lost since August 31. The Eagles look to rebound while keeping South Alabama from setting a school record for most consecutive games without a loss. It is sure to be a tough battle as both teams fight for the top spot in the Sunbelt Conference.

MERSON EARNS SHUTOUT RECORD
Against Alabama State, Katie Merson inked her name in the Georgia Southern record books by breaking the school record with her 17th career shutout. She also helped out offensively, earning her first offensive assist on Jennifer Wittick's goal to put the Eagles 3-0 up.

FIRST BIG TEN WIN
Georgia Southern Women's Soccer captured its first win over a Big Ten Conference foe with a 2-1 victory over Indiana in the second week of the season. Melinda Lukas scored two goals in the victory with marks in the fifth and 21st minutes.

GATA GAME SET FOR OCT. 24
The 2014 Women's Soccer GATA Game is set for October 24th against Texas State. The marquee contest is a chance for all Georgia Southern student-athletes to come together and support each other.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING US ON TWITTER
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