Women’s Soccer Drops 5-0 Result as Win Streak Snapped

Thursday, September 17

Tampa, Fla.

7 p.m. (ET)

Georgia Southern University

3-4-1

South Florida

7-0-1

USF

Photo by: Ken Boyd

9/17/2015 9:55:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Eagles visit North Florida on Sunday afternoon

TAMPA, FLA. – Georgia Southern's three-game win streak came to an end on Thursday night as the Eagles fell 5-0 to South Florida. The Eagles, who entered the match with the fifth-ranked scoring offense in Division I, were shutout for the first time in 2015. Next up for Georgia Southern is a Sunday afternoon match against North Florida.

MATCH FACTS
Georgia Southern (3-4-1) – 0
South Florida (7-0-1) - 5

SCORING
21' – USF – Ocean Parr scores her fourth of the year with a 30-yard rocket goal into the top-corner of the net.
26' – USF – Corner kick knocked in by Olivia Chance for her sixth goal of the season.
40' – USF – Jackie Simpkins cleans up a loose rebound in the penalty area for her first goal of the year.
76' – USF – Corner kick played to the center of the box where Jessica Hamrick strikes a free header into the net.
79' – USF – A through-ball gets Diana Saenz free in the middle of the box. Saenz shoots low and right to beat the keeper with a shot that bounces off the post.

NOTES
- Georgia Southern was out-shot 25-4 in the match.
- Melinda Lukas tallied both of Georgia Southern's shots on the goal with both efforts coming in the second half.
- Lukas celebrated her birthday on Thursday.
- Georgia Southern goalkeeper Emily Egan made five saves while going the distance between the pipes.

WHAT COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"We tip toed into this game and South Florida punished us. They are a fantastic team, but we gave them far too much credit, we didn't give ourselves a chance with our approach. It's a shame because we are much better than our first half performance. In the second half we were much more effective, we attacked with a purpose and were tighter defensively; but we were always left chasing the game. I'm disappointed in the result and we need to do a better job of asserting ourselves. We've got to turn our focus to North Florida this Sunday as it is our last non-conference match."

NEXT UP
The Eagles visit North Florida on Sunday afternoon for a 1p.m. match to close out the weekend. Kickoff against the Ospreys is set for 1 p.m. in Jacksonville.

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