Women's Soccer | 10/18/2015 3:56:00 PM

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STATESBORO, Ga.- The Georgia Southern women's soccer team lost their second consecutive game to South Alabama 1-0 on Sunday. The Jaguars secured the win off of a penalty kick by Rio Hardy with 12 minutes left in the game after both Chelsea Followwell and their head coach were ejected from the game.
 
Followwell received a red card in the 48^th minute for fighting, causing the Jaguars to play with only 10 on the field for the remainder of the game. The coach left the field after two yellow cards with 14 left on the clock and only two minutes before the Jaguars scored.
 
NOTES

• Georgia Southern was one goal away from the two top teams in the Sun Belt 1-0 this weekend, losing 1-0 to both Troy and South Alabama
• South Alabama led the Eagles in shots 18-14, five of which were on frame
• Emily Egan posted 5 saves and Gabby Watson led the team with shots on goal with two

 
MATCH FACTS
South Alabama – 13-2-1 (7-0-0)
Georgia Southern- 6-8-2 (3-3-1)

SCORING
78' – USA – Rio Hardy scored on a penalty kick after getting fouled in the box
 
WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
On the 1-0 loss
"It's a tough loss to take; there's no way around it. We did enough to put ourselves in positions to score and we didn't. At the end of the day, they got an opportunity based on something that we could've done differently or handled the situation slightly better and allowed them back into the game when it was one-way traffic. It's a tough pill to swallow."
 
On his message to the team
"After the game I said the thing that separated us from the top two teams in this league is one goal and essentially we didn't do enough to get the result. We did enough to play really well. We did enough to feel good about our performances, but at the end of the day we just need results. I think we've played some really good soccer this weekend, and we've been terribly unlucky. Unfortunately, nobody cares if you're unlucky or not, it's about getting results and winning. For us we have to find a way to understand that this will continue if we don't take our chances when they come. We played 180 minutes of great soccer without a goal to show for it. That's tough."
 
On the away games this weekend
"We're going to have a tough challenge in that Appalachian State is a tough team to play especially at their place. It's a tough environment. They're a very high-energy, organized team that's well-coached and it's going to be a challenge for us. We have to do a good job of playing our game in a tough place to play. Followed up with a really long trip from there, across a time-zone and a completely different climate to play Texas State. I think the challenges lie in who we're playing and the way we have to go about playing."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles play their final two regular-season games this weekend against Appalachian State on Friday and Texas State on Sunday before heading to the Sun Belt Tournament.

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