STATESBORO, Ga. – Sunday afternoon the Eagles concluded the Mercer Tournament against the Saints of Siena. The Blue and White defeated the Saints improving their record to 2-1-1 on the season. The Eagles 3-0 victory was the second of the season and the third shutout of the year.

Sarah Price opened up the scoring in the 13^th minute with her first goal of the season. Asha Vilaythong played a ball into the box allowing Price to finish giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead early. Freshman Juvenia Hylton joined the scoring parade, in the 39^th minute, when she recovered a rebound in front of the net. Hylton had 3 shots, with 2 on goal, and scored the second goal of the afternoon.

Nicole Aussin picked up right where Hylton left off just over a minute after she scored. Aussin to a pass from Hylton and scored in the 40^th minute to extend the Eagles lead to 3-0. All three Eagles that scored recorded their first goals of the season.

The Eagles defense has been strong to open up the 2017 season. For the third time in as many games the back line and keepers have held their opponents scoreless. Madeline Jones recorded her fourth complete game of the season and has been a leader on the back line of the Eagles defense.

Lauren Karinshak extended her scoreless streak to 335 minutes and picked up her third consecutive clean sheet of the season. Karinshak finished the afternoon with two saves and shut the door on the Saints.

MATCH FACTS
Siena (2-1-0) – 0
Georgia Southern (2-1-1) – 3

SCORING
13' - GS – Sarah Price takes a cross from Asha Vilaythong and beats the keeper from 6 yards out.
39' - GS – Juvenia Hylton collects a rebound and scores from point blank.
40' - GS – Nicole Aussin collects a pass from Juvenia Hylton and scores.
 
NOTES
- Freshman Juvenia Hylton scored her first colligate goal in the 39^th minute, becoming the youngest in Georgia Southern history to do so at the age of 16.
- Sarah Price, Nicole Aussin, and Juvenia Hylton scored their first goals of the season.
- The Eagles outshot the Saints 24-7. 11 in the first half and 13 in the second.
- Lauren Karinshak extended her scoreless streak to 335 minutes and picked up her third clean sheet of the season, fourth of her career.
- 12 Eagles took a shot in Sunday afternoon's game, with 5 taking three or more shots.
- Elvira Gustafsson started her first colligate game at midfield for the Eagles on Sunday.
 
WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"Outstanding team performance today, we were very organized defensively, the players were focused and executed our game plan very well. I'm glad we got our offense going, we looked much more threatening in the attacking third. We moved the ball very nicely, had some quality movement in our buildup play. It was good to see some individual players step up and make things happen. It was a good game for us, I'm happy with the progress we've made but we still have some issues we need to address and improve upon."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will travel to Pullman, Washington to compete in the Washington State Tournament. The Blue and White will face off against Montana on Friday and Washington State on Sunday.
 
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