STATESBORO, GA. – A third minute goal was enough for Georgia Southern Men's Soccer to take a 1-0 win over rival App State on Saturday night at Eagle Field. The Eagles avenged three-straight losses across all sports to the Mountaineers over a 48-hour span with the win. The Eagles (5-6-1, 2-1-0 SBC) now sit second in the Sun Belt standings, tied with Georgia State and three points back of unbeaten Hartwick. Georgia Southern visits NJIT on Friday night for the penultimate league match of the year.

MATCH FACTS
Appalachian State (6-7-1, 1-2-0 SBC) – 0
Georgia Southern (5-6-1, 2-1-0 SBC) – 1

SCORING
3' – GS – Alfonso Ochoa got the only goal of the night from the center of the box when he struck a low cross into the net. Nick Wells worked the ball forward and attacked the byline, playing a cross from the edge of the 18-yard box to Christian Duncan. Duncan flicked the ball on to the center of the area where Ochoa struck the ball first time for his third goal of the year.

NOTES
- The win for Georgia Southern snapped two-straight nights of heartache against the Mountaineers. Eagle Football lost 31-13 to the Mountaineers on Thursday while App State Volleyball (3-0) and Women's Soccer (1-0) defeated the Eagles on Friday night.
- Senior goalkeeper Jack Falle made five saves for the second-straight contest and posted his third clean sheet in the last four matches. Overall he has four shutouts this year.
- The Eagles were without the services of three starters in the match as Thor Svienbjornsson, Jeremy Rector and Matt Melton missed the match on Saturday.

WHAT COACH KEVIN KENNEDY SAID
"It was a tale of two performances today for us. You had the first two minutes when we got the goal and the eighty eight minutes of defending. I thought App State was terrific on the day and we did just enough to hold on. We weren't at our best, maybe some of that was based on who we had available, but also it was a credit to Appalachian State who made the day very difficult. They caused us a lot of problems and we had a moment of brilliance with Nick (Wells), Christian (Duncan) and Alfonso (Ochoa) there to get the goal."

NEXT UP
The Eagles are back on the road for the next two matches before finishing the regular season at home. A league match at NJIT is set for Friday while a Sunday matinee at LIU Brooklyn closes the road swing. The regular season is set for Nov. 7 as Georgia State comes to Eagle Field.

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