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El-Shami’s Hat Trick Scores Sun Belt Offensive Award
10/13/2015 3:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Eagle senior scored three times against rival Georgia State
NEW ORLEANS – Georgia Southern Women's Soccer forward Nora El-Shami was named Sun Belt Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday following a hat trick in the Eagles' 4-3 win over Georgia State on Sunday. The award was the second this season for El-Shami.
The Milton, Ga. native posted her second hat trick of the season on Sunday in the Eagles' 4-3 win over Georgia State. She opened the scoring for the Eagles in the third minute when she dispossessed a Panther defender in the danger area and coolly slotted the ball home for an early 1-0 lead. She struck again on 16 minutes when she got on the end of a cross from Renee Nance to make it 2-1.
In the second half El-Shami was credited with an assist when her corner kick in the 78th minute was headed across by Jennifer Wittick to make it 3-2. Nine minutes later and just eight seconds after Georgia State equalized for the third time, El-Shami scored her third goal, this time from the penalty spot to seal the 4-3 win for the Eagles.
With three goals on the afternoon, El-Shami now has nine goals to her name for the season. She also leads the nation with 0.86 assists per game. Her season tally of 12 ranks second nationally.
Georgia Southern is back at home this weekend for the final two home matches of the season. The Eagles face Troy on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the annual GATA game. Sunday's 1 p.m. match against South Alabama is Senior Day.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
The Milton, Ga. native posted her second hat trick of the season on Sunday in the Eagles' 4-3 win over Georgia State. She opened the scoring for the Eagles in the third minute when she dispossessed a Panther defender in the danger area and coolly slotted the ball home for an early 1-0 lead. She struck again on 16 minutes when she got on the end of a cross from Renee Nance to make it 2-1.
In the second half El-Shami was credited with an assist when her corner kick in the 78th minute was headed across by Jennifer Wittick to make it 3-2. Nine minutes later and just eight seconds after Georgia State equalized for the third time, El-Shami scored her third goal, this time from the penalty spot to seal the 4-3 win for the Eagles.
With three goals on the afternoon, El-Shami now has nine goals to her name for the season. She also leads the nation with 0.86 assists per game. Her season tally of 12 ranks second nationally.
Georgia Southern is back at home this weekend for the final two home matches of the season. The Eagles face Troy on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the annual GATA game. Sunday's 1 p.m. match against South Alabama is Senior Day.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
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