STATESBORO, Ga. – On a brisk night in Boone, North Carolina the Eagles took to the pitch to face off against rival Appalachian State. The Blue and White entered play with a 4-6-1 record and a 2-3 record in conference play. With their matchup against Troy being moved to October 29^th due to the predicted landfall of Hurricane Nate, the Eagles needed to come out with three points tonight to carry momentum back home to Eagle Field.

The Eagles jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after Asha Vilaythong takes a deflection and puts it past the keeper from eight yards out. The score would hold at 1-0 heading into the half giving the Eagles momentum. In the 70^th minute the Mountaineers were award a penalty kick after a foul was called battling for a header in the box.

Morgan Mosak took the penalty kick and evened the score in the 71^st minute. The Eagles were not fazed as they continued to battle. Sarah Price had four shots on the evening, including hitting the post and then missing an open net just wide minutes before the Mountaineers leveled the score.

Price shook off the missed goal taking a pass from midfield and turning on her defender. Price beat her defender to force a one on one with the goalkeeper. She took a touch and finished it into the back of the net for what would later be counted as the game winner for the Eagles.

MATCH FACTS
Appalachian State (2-9-3) (1-4-1) – 1
Georgia Southern (5-6-1) (3-3-0) – 2

SCORING
18' – GS – Asha Vilaytong (1) (Unassisted)
71' – ASU – Morgan Mosak (1) (Penalty Kick)
75' – GS – Sarah Price (2) (Unassisted)

NOTES
- Lauren Karinshak added another 4 saves on the evening, bringing her season total to 48 on the season.
- Asha Vilaythong scored her first goal of the season giving the Eagles an early lead.
- Appalachian State's Sharon Osterbind picked up a yellow card in the 70^th minute, after a hard foul on Aila Sendra.
- Both teams posted 12 shots on the evening and 5 on goal.
- The Eagles improved their Sun Belt Conference record to 3-3-0 on the season bringing their total for points to 9 headed back to Statesboro.

WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"Really proud of our whole team tonight, we executed our game plan very well and we were able to control the tempo of the game. We got behind their back four and created chances. Defensively we had a strong effort, we were tough in 1v1 defending. I felt we allowed them back into the game in the 2^nd half, our pressure dropped and they were getting some dangerous balls into our box. Conceding the penalty was tough, it was the right call though. Coming right back and retaking the lead and seeing the game off was excellent. It says a lot about our team to come up here and get 3 points. In my opinion this is the toughest place to play in the Sun Belt. Sarah Strickland is a great motivator. App is a tough team to play because you always get their best effort. I'm happy for our players, they've been working so hard and deserved this win."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will return home for Senior Day, as they take on South Carolina State in a midweek battle. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. at Eagle Field.
 
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