BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Georgia Southern Men's Soccer was handed a 3-0 loss on Sunday afternoon by LIU Brooklyn to snap a two-match win streak. The Eagles were blanked for just the second time this season and are back home on Saturday night to face rival Georgia State on Senior Day 2015.
MATCH FACTSGeorgia Southern (6-7-1) – 0
LIU Brooklyn (10-5-2) – 3
SCORING29' – LIU – Nahanuel Medina flicked the ball past the keeper from eight yards off an assist from Ryan Herold.
58' – LIU – Romario Guscott heads a ball from Raffi Gregorian for the Blackbirds' second goal of the day.
79' – LIU – Tyler Draovitch gets his first goal of the season with a header on an assist from Naheem Charles.
NOTES- Goalkeeper
Jack Falle played 79 minutes and made one save while allowing three goals.
Chris MacMurray was dragooned into playing the final 11 minutes between the pipes while making two saves.
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Emmanuel Raji led the Eagles with three shots.
- LIU Brooklyn has won seven straight matches and claimed the Northeastern Conference Regular Season Championship.
WHAT COACH KEVIN KENNEDY SAID"I'm obviously disappointed with the loss, as I thought we competed well in most facets of the game today. We just weren't clean enough in the final third and LIU punished us for our mistakes in the back. Now we need to focus on staying healthy and preparing for our match on Saturday and the conference tournament
." NEXT UPGeorgia Southern will schlep back to The Peach State to prepare for Saturday's regular season finale against Georgia State. Saturday's match starts at 7 p.m. at Eagle Field and will feature a ceremony to honor the team's six seniors. Fans can watch the contest live on ESPN3.
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