TAMPA, Fla. – Georgia Southern Men's Soccer dropped a 2-1 result at South Florida on Friday night. The Eagles took advantage of a USF Own Goal in the 51st minute to trim the lead to 2-1, but it wasn't enough for the Eagles.

MATCH FACTS
Georgia Southern (1-3-0) – 1
South Florida (3-2-0) - 2

SCORING
33' – USF – Kendan Anderson found Nazeem Bartman in the center of the box with a cross as Bartman scored his first goa of the season.
49' – USF – Brendan Hines-Ike doubles the advantage for the Bulls from the penalty spot.
51' – GS – The Eagles put defender Brandon Riley under pressure and he responded by scoring an own goal to get the Eagles on the scoresheet.

NOTES
- Georgia Southern student-athletes took five shots, four on frame against 15 shots by USF.
- The Eagles tallied eight corner kicks on the night.
- Georgia Southern netminder Jack Falle made a season-high six saves in the match.

WHAT COACH KEVIN KENNEDY SAID
On the game
"Although I'm very disappointed with the result tonight, I thought we played extremely well for long stretches and we showed a lot of spirit and effort. South Florida is a quality team that I believe will compete for their conference tournament and make the national tournament, so this was a good test for our team early in the season. There are areas that we can improve in, and we will prior to conference play."

NEXT UP
A trip to the Lipscomb Tournament is next-up for the Eagles. The Weekend in Nashville includes a Friday night match at Lipscomb and a Sunday afternoon tilt versus Belmont.

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