ATLANTA, Ga. – The Georgia Southern women's soccer team fell to in-state rival Georgia State 2-1 on the road Friday night. Georgia State's freshman forward Brooke Shank put the Panthers on the board early, scoring two goals within the first 30 minutes of the contest. The Panthers carried a 2-0 lead heading into halftime and throughout the majority of the second half, but junior forward
Sarah Price cut that lead short in the last 10 minutes of the match. Price scored her fifth goal of the season on an assist by senior
Jennifer Wittick, but the late rally wasn't enough to lift the Eagles over the Panthers. GS will play again at home on Sunday, Oct. 16 to face off against Appalachian State and celebrate Senior Day.
MATCH FACTS
Georgia State (5-3-5) - 2
Georgia Southern (5-8-1) - 1
SCORING
10' – Georgia State – Freshman Brooke Shank scores early to put the Panthers up, 1-0.
26' – Georgia State – Brooke Shank scores her second goal of the day off of a deflection.
83' – Georgia Southern –
Sarah Price scores on an assist by
Jennifer Wittick, putting the Eagles on the board with less than ten minutes left to play.
NOTES
- Junior forward
Sarah Price scored her fifth goal of the season on an assist by
Jennifer Wittick. Price leads the Eagles in both goals (5) and points (12).
- The Panthers out-shot the Eagles, 10-4.
- Freshman goalkeeper
Lauren Karinshak went the distance between the pipes for the Eagles, tallying three saves on the day.
- The Georgia Southern Eagles will face off against Appalachian State and celebrate senior day during their final home game on Oct. 16. Eagles seniors include
Jennifer Wittick,
Melinda Lukas,
Emily Flinn,
Margaret Corry,
Maggie Howard,
Taylor Burns,
Nicole Naclerio,
Alana McShane and
Rachel Hoekstra.
SOUTHERN-STATE RIVALRY SERIES
With the loss, the Georgia Southern Eagles are down a point in the Georgia Southern-Georgia State Rivalry Series. The score for the series is now Georgia State 1 and Georgia Southern 0. The men's soccer teams play Saturday in Atlanta. To view the results and scoring in this competition, visit
GSEagles.com/RivalrySeries.
NEXT UP
The Eagles will play at home at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16 for their final home game of the season against Appalachian State.
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