STATESBORO, GA. - Georgia Southern Men's Soccer puts a three-game winning streak on the line Saturday night with a trip to face Jacksonville. The Eagles enter the weekend match ranked among the top-25 in five national stat categories including seventh in scoring offense. Georgia Southern faces the Dolphins at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Georgia Southern (4-2-0, 0-0-0 SBC) at Jacksonville (2-5-0, 0-0-0 A-SUN)Date - Saturday, August 27th
Time - 7:00 p.m.
Location - Jacksonville, Fla. // Southern Oak Stadium
Series Record - JU Leads 11-6-3
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EAGLES MAKING A MARK ON THE NATIONAL RANKINGSGeorgia Southern can be found among the top-26 in five national stat categories as of the latest NCAA rankings (Sept. 26th).
Scoring Offense - 7th (2.67)
Saves Per Game - 8th (5.83)
Points Per Game - 9th (7.33)
Total Goals - 18th (16)
Total Points - 26th (44)
WINNING STREAKGeorgia Southern enters Saturday's game on a three-game winning streak in which the Eagles have scored 13 goals with a pair of shutouts coming on the trot. Over the last three matches, ten different players have scored for Georgia Southern.
FALLE AMONG NATIONS INDIVIDUAL LEADERSJunior goalkeeper
Jack Falle has ranked himself among the nation's individual stat leaders this season with a solid start to the season.
Saves Per Game - 9th (5.83)
Total Saves - 19th (35)
Save Percentage - 57th (.795)
SUN BELT TOURNAMENT COMING SOON TO STATESBOROAlong with joining a new conference, Georgia Southern Men's Soccer will have another first in November of 2014 when the Eagles host the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. It will be the first time that the Eagles have hosted a postseason men's soccer tournament at Eagle Field.
2014 GATA GAME SET FOR OCTOBER 18THThe 2014 Men's Soccer GATA Game is set for October 18th against Sun Belt foe Howard. The marquee contest is a chance for all Georgia Southern student-athletes to come together and support each other.
NEXT TIME YOU SEE US...Over the next two weeks, the Eagles will play two more road games in the Sunshine State with trips to South Florida (Oct. 1st) and Stetson (Oct. 7th). The Eagles return to Statesboro for the Sun Belt Opener on October 12th against Hartwick.
EAGLE HOME GAME AVAILABLE ON GS ALL-ACCESSEach of Georgia Southern's six home games in the 2014 campaign will be available live on GS All-Access from GSEagles.com. The premium video streaming service allows fans worldwide to watch all the action from Statesboro.
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