STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern women's soccer team defeated Sun Belt opponent Troy 2-1 at home on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles and the Trojans faced off for an aggressive match at Eagle Field, which ended with a golden goal by freshman Nicole Aussin in double overtime. Junior Sarah Price put the Eagles on the board early in the second half of the match to score her fourth goal of the season, but Troy's Julia Winter evened the score up later in the half, 1-1. The two teams continued to battle throughout regulation and the first overtime period, and were two minutes through double overtime when senior Jennifer Wittick kicked a cross to Aussin, who scored her first goal of the season and clenched the victory for Georgia Southern. 

MATCH FACTS
Georgia Southern (5-7-1) - 2
Troy (5-6-3) - 1
 
SCORING
62' – GS – Sarah Price beat the Troy defense, scoring the first goal of the game into the top right of the goal from 12 yards out.
72' - TROY - Julia Winter scores from five yards out after the ball is deflected around the box, tying the score at 1-1. 
102' - GS - Freshman Nicole Aussin shoots from 15 yards out on an assist by Jenn Wittick, clenching the win for the Eagles in double overtime. 

NOTES
- The game-winning goal by Nicole Aussin was also the first of her career.
- Freshman Lauren Karinshak (5-5-1) went the distance between the pipes for the Eagles, tallying an impressive seven saves.
- Sarah Price scored her fourth goal of the season in the second half, now leading the Eagles in goals (4) and points (10).
- GS defeated Troy for the second time in school history. Troy knocked the Eagles out of the Sun Belt tournament last season.
- The Eagles have only one home game left at Eagle Field. GS will celebrate senior day and face off against Appalachian State on Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. 
 
WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"Massive result for us today, we've got players with injuries playing through pain, missing other players through injury, and we had players who have not played a lot step up and play big minutes," said head coach Brian Dunleavy. "They did a great job, and good teams recognize that it takes all 26 players to win games. I'm really happy for this team, they showed a lot of grit and heart today."

NEXT UP
The Georgia Southern Eagles hit the road next weekend to face off against Georgia State on Friday evening.
 
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