STATESBORO, Ga. – Sunday afternoon the Eagles faced off against Gardner-Webb University to wrap up opening weekend for the women's soccer team. Under mostly sunny skies, the Eagles picked up their first victory of the season. The Blue and White improved to 1-1-0 on the season with the 1-0 victory.

Lauren Karinshak collected her second career clean sheet, blanking the Bulldogs with three saves. After splitting time during the season opener on Friday, Karinshak has posted 135 minutes of scoreless soccer.

Frida Brattum pocketed the first goal of the season for not only herself, but the Eagles as well. Brattum dribbled a pass into the box in the 30^th minute and took a shot that was saved by Keely Brown. Brattum recovered the rebound and jumped over a defender, before scoring from 3 yards out to give the Eagles the lead at the half.

Head coach Brian Dunleavy moves into second place on the all-time wins list, following the Eagles 1-0 victory over Gardner-Webb. The Eagles will be in action again next weekend against Kennesaw State and Siena, as they travel to Macon, Georgia to compete in the Mercer Tournament.

MATCH FACTS
Gardner-Webb (0-2-0) – 0
Georgia Southern (1-1-0) – 1

SCORING
30' – GS – Frida Brattum plays a ball off the goalies chest, jumps over the defender and scores from 3 yards out.
 
NOTES
- Sophomore Lauren Karinshak collected her second career clean sheet, shutting out the Bulldogs with three saves down the stretch.
- Both team posted 6 shots on the afternoon, as well as having 3 each half.
- Frida Brattum scored her first goal of the season in the 30' minute after jumping over the goalkeeper and defender to score into the open net.
- Tyler Gordon, Frida Brattum, Sarah Price, and Maddie Klintworth all had at least one shot on goal during the game. The Eagles had 5 of their 6 shots on frame.
 
WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"It was a really good result for us today. I was really excited with the grit and determination our team showed. We had to really grind it out on a very hot day with limited subs. We only had five players available on the bench, but our players worked extremely hard. They did all the dirty work and it was not a pretty game. It was very physical and we had to win a lot of tackles and headers. Frida scored a great goal and Lauren posted a shutout on the other end was what really sealed the deal for us today."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will travel to Macon, Georgia to face off against Kennesaw State (0-0-1) and Siena (1-0-0) in the Mercer Tournament.
 
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