STATESBORO, Ga. – Sunday afternoon the Eagles and Panthers took to the pitch for the 21^st time in program history. Maddie Klintworth made her first collegiate start for the Eagles, after appearing in 13 games this season. The Panthers jumped out to a quick start pressuring the Eagles in the box.

Brooke Smith was able to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead, following the Penalty Kick that was awarded in the 13^th minute. The Eagles were able to settle down and regain composure, after a handball in the box during the final minutes of the first half awarded the Eagles with a Penalty Kick. Paige Hoover took the kick and knocked in home to level the score at one all heading into the half.

Coming out of half the Blue and White continued to battle increasing their corner kick numbers. The Eagles finished with 11 on the afternoon, which was a new season high for the team. In the 57^th minute a corner kick finally paid off when Madeline Jones scored her first goal of the season. Frida Brattum place the ball into the box, while Paige Hoover flicked the ball to Madeline Jones, who headed it into the back of the net.

The Panthers struggled to get anything going in the second half and were outmatched overall. In the 88^th minute Meagan Postell would level the score sending the game to overtime, after a corner kick was deflected by a defender to her waiting foot, where she shot through multiple goalkeeper screens to score.

Both overtime periods were a lot of back and forth soccer. The Eagles and Panthers combined for two shots total in the 20 minutes of extra time. The Blue and White will be back in action Friday, at home, against Little Rock.

MATCH FACTS
Georgia State (3-9-3) (1-5-2) – 2
Georgia Southern (6-6-2) (3-3-1) – 2

SCORING
13' – GSU – Brooke Smith (1) (Penalty Kick)
40' – GS – Paige Hoover (1) (Penalty Kick)
57' – GS – Madeline Jones (1) (Frida Brattum, Paige Hoover)
88' – GSU – Meagan Postell (1) (Unassisted)

NOTES
- Maddie Klintworth made her first collegiate start for the Eagles this afternoon.
- Madeline Jones scored her first goal of the season off of a header in the 57 minute.
- Eagles outshot the Panthers 17-9 over the four periods of soccer this afternoon.
- Both of the Eagles and Panthers first goals came off of Penalty Kicks.
- Lauren Karinshak added another two saves on the afternoon, to bring her season total to 52 on the season.
- With her two saves Lauren Karinshak continues her streak of consecutive games with a save, increasing it to 13 in a row.
- The Eagles had a season high 11 corner kicks to the Panthers 2.

WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"I'm upset that we conceded late. We allowed two goals that could've easily been prevented. We've got to do better finishing the game off, and we were dominant in every facet of the game. Some individuals were outstanding today and there were a lot of positives to take away. Unfortunately we won't take three points, so well just take the point and move forward. We have three games to go and we are right in the thick of it, we just have to press forward now. I will say it we showed a lot of mental toughness in overtime, many teams would collapse and lose in overtime after giving up a late goal. This group had the fortitude to keep fighting."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will host Little Rock (7-6-2) (2-2-2) on ESPN3 and ULM (2-12-1) (2-5-0) for senior day on October 22 at 12:00 PM inside the friendly confines of Eagle Field.
 
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