Women's Soccer | 9/3/2015 5:35:00 PM
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Women's Soccer returns to the friendly confines on Friday night as Frances Marion comes to Eagle Field for a non-conference contest. The Eagles venture out in search of their first win of the season on Friday night starting at 7 p.m. The game can be seen live on GS All-Access on GSEagles.com.
MATCH SNAPSHOTGS (0-3-1) vs. Francis Marion (1-3-0)
Friday, Sept. 3 | 7 p.m. | Eagle Field (Statesboro)
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LAST MATCHJennifer Wittick scored a pair of goals on Sunday in the Eagles' most-recent contest at Charlotte. Her brace wasn't enough for the Eagles who fell 4-3 as the teams combined for six total goals in the first half alone.
WHO TO WATCHWittick and
Melinda Lukas share the team lead in scoring with two goals each. Lukas scored late in the Charlotte match while senior
Nora El-Shami has three assists to pace the Georgia Southern attack. Defensively senior
Renee Nance and junior
Alana McShane have anchored the Eagle back line.
SERIES HISTORYThe Eagles and Patriots play for the third-straight season in a series which has been dominated by Georgia Southern. The Eagles took the first match in the series 5-0 in 2013 and added a 2-1 win last year.
NEXT UPThe Eagles are back at home on Wednesday night when Winthrop comes to Eagle Field for a 6 p.m. kickoff. The match is Georgia Southern's final home non-conference contest before league play starts on Sept. 25 when UL Lafayette comes to Statesboro.
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