STATESBORO – Despite falling behind early in the first half, the Georgia Southern men's soccer team shook off the slow start and battled back in the second half against a hard-fighting Campbell team. Despite finding an equalizer early in the second period, the Eagles stumbled down the stretch and gave up two late goals to the Camels, falling 4-2 at Eagle Field Tuesday night.

MATCH FACTS
Campbell (3-4) - 4
Georgia Southern (4-5-1) – 2

SCORING SUMMARY
5' – CU – Seth Jones (1) – took a pass from goalie, dribbled into the box and took a shot from 50 yards out
40' – CU – Hakeem Reid (1) – juked a defender and sent a shot from 20 yards outside of the box
45' – GS – Adam Abdellaoui (2) – Penalty kick
65' – GS – Rasmus Juul (2) – Abdellaoui served up a free kick into the box, Blake Wilson chipped the ball to Juul who finished
73' – CU – Gabe Parrish (2) – Eric Rostlund played the ball into the box for Parrish who finished
90' – CU – Parrish (3) – Josh Signey played the ball into the box, setting up a finish by Parrish

QUOTE FROM COACH JOHN MURPHY
"I think we were never at the races today. You have to give Campbell credit, they started well and got the early goal and then they built on it. The second goal I felt was a really tough one for us, but we responded decently and got the goal right before the end of the half. That gave us some momentum that carried over into the second half and we were able to equalize and we felt like we then had a grip of the game. But the goals we gave away, especially at the end there, were too easy and successful teams just don't do that.

"We are at a point right now where as we are going up the ladder we're missing a rung here and there and we're slipping and dropping off. We seem to be taking a couple steps forward and a step back, but that sometimes happens with a young team.

"I thought Chris MacMurray came in off the bench and showed a lot of poise and energy as an older player. I felt like he got us going on the comeback in the second half and I really respect and appreciate his performance tonight. Overall, we didn't perform well tonight from the coach right down to the players, but we now have some time to reassess and plan before we go up against a very good Georgia State team."

NEXT UP
The Eagles will have 12 days off before opening Sun Belt Conference play on the road at in-state rival Georgia State. The Eagles and Panthers will tangle in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. One point will be on the line in the Southern vs. State Rivalry Series.


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