JONESBORO, AR – The Georgia Southern Eagles and Arkansas State Red Wolves headed into overtime all tied up, but that didn't last long. Junior
Sarah Price scored the game winning goal within the first minute of overtime to clench a win in the Eagles last game of the season.Â
Georgia Southern (6-10-1, 3-8-0 Sun Belt) and Arkansas State (6-7-3, 4-5-1 Sun Belt) took the pitch in Jonesboro for their last regular season game of the year. Arkansas State took the lead in the first half, freshman forward Julie Chambers scored in the 42nd minute to put the Red Wolves up heading into halftime. The Eagles were able to tie things up early in the second half when Sarah Price scored her first goal of the day on an unassisted strike. The teams remained tied throughout regulation and soon after overtime kicked off,
Ashton Adams found an opening to
Sarah Price who scored from 15 yards out to clench the victory.Â
MATCH FACTS
Georgia Southern (6-10-1) - 2
Arkansas State (6-7-3) – 1
SCORING
42' – ASU – Bailey Reed passes to an open Julie Chambers, who scores from 15 yards out.Â
55' – GS –
Sarah Price beat the defenders down the middle of the field and shot a long strike to tie the game up.
91' – GS –
Ashton Adams kicked a pass from midfield to
Sarah Price who scored the game winner from 15 yards out.
NOTES
- Junior
Sarah Price's two goals brought her season total up to eight. She leads the Eagles in both goals (8) and points (18).
- Freshman goalkeeper
Lauren Karinshak (6-6-1) went the distance between the pipes for the Eagles, recording five saves on the day.Â
- The Eagles took 14 shots on the day.
Sarah Price led the team with 4,
Angelica Wallerstedt had 3,
Junique Rodriguez and
Jennifer Wittick each took 2, and
Nicole Naclerio,
Madeline Jones and
Frida Brattum had one.Â
-Â The Eagles did not qualify for the Sun Belt tournament, so today's win at Arkansas State wrapped up their 2016 season.Â
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