STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern women's soccer team fell 2-0 to nationally-ranked South Florida on Sunday afternoon. USF, an offensive powerhouse, scored their only two goals in the first half of the match. GS held the Bulls scoreless in the second half but the Eagles were not able to score, falling to 3-3-1 on the season. This match wrapped up a tough set of preseason games for Georgia Southern, and the team will travel to UL Monroe on Thursday to begin Sun Belt play. 
 
MATCH FACTS
South Florida (7-0-0) – 2
Georgia Southern (3-3-1) – 0

SCORING
24' – USF - Evelyne Viens runs down the left side of the field and crosses to Gudrun Sigurdardottir, who shoots from 5 yards out and scores her first goal of the season, putting the Bulls up 1-0.
28' – USF – Freshman Evelyne Viens fights off GS defenders and sinks a shot from 15 yards out to extend the Bulls lead.
 
NOTES
- Freshman goalkeeper Lauren Karinshak (3-2-1) made five saves while going the distance between the pipes.
- GS senior forwards Jennifer Wittick and Melinda Lukas both recorded two shots on the day for the Eagles. Senior Taylor Burns, freshman Marcela Montoya, and junior Sarah Price each recorded one.
- Bulls freshman forward Evelyne Viens, who recorded a hat trick in USF's match against Jacksonville on Thursday, scored her 7^th goal of the season in the 28^th minute of the contest.
 
WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
It was a dissapointing result to be honest, I thought we created a few chances early. We were right in front in the game the whole time, we just lacked the urgency in the final third. When you're playing the 14th ranked team in the country, you've got to have conviction to move forward. As good as South Florida is, with the attacking weapons they have, I thought we really held our own. We made life difficult for them and disrupted their tempo, but we needed more desire to finish, particularily given the number of set pieces we had. We learned a lot from today and had a very tough non-conference schedule. We showed we are capable of big things this year, and we are looking forward to the Sun Belt.  
 
NEXT UP
Sun Belt play starts up next Thursday for the Eagles when they travel to UL Monroe on Sept. 15. GS will travel to South Alabama to face off against the Jaguars on Sept. 18.
 
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