STATESBORO, Ga. – On Friday evening the Eagles played their first game on the West Coast in program history. The Blue and White played Montana in the opening match of the Cougar Classic, hosted by Washington State. The Eagles would to the Grizzlies 2-1, after a late penalty kick gave the Grizzlies the lead.

Montana jumped out to an early lead in the 5^th minute when Alexa Coyle scored her second goal of the season. She controlled a failed clearance attempt and took a shot from 30 yards out beating keeper Lauren Karinshak ending her consecutive scoreless streak. Karinshak now sits second all-time in consecutive scoreless minutes with 340:57.

Frida Brattum scored her second goal of the season to level the game at one. Brattum took a through ball from Ashton Adams and chipped the keeper who was coming off her line. The Eagles would finish the first half leading the shot totals 5-4.

In the 54^th minute the Grizzlies drew a foul in the box giving Janessa Fowler an opportunity to take the lead. Fowler scored on the Penalty Kick giving Montana lead and eventually becoming the game winning goal on the evening.

MATCH FACTS
Montana (4-1-0) – 2
Georgia Southern (2-2-1) – 1

SCORING
5' - MONT – Alexa Coyle (2) Controlled a clearance and scored from 30 yards out.
19' – GS – Frida Brattum (2) (Ashton Adams) Ashton Adams played a through ball to Frida Brattum who chipped the goalie coming off her line.
54" – MONT - Janessa Fowler (1) Scored on a Penalty Kick.
 
NOTES
- Sophomore keeper Lauren Karinshak had her scoreless streak broken at 340:57 seconds, second longest in Georgia Southern history.
- Both the Grizzlies and Eagles had 10 shots in the game, while the Eagles had an advantage with 6 shots on goal.
- Frida Brattum scored her second goal of the season as Ashton Adams picked up her first assist of the year.
- Asha Vilaythong led the team with 3 shots, all being on frame in her 73 minutes played.                 
- Madeline Jones, Ashton Adams, and Junique Rodriguez all played the entire 90 minutes for the Eagles Friday night.
- Montana's Taylor Hansen received a yellow card in the 88^th minute for what the officials called time wasting.

WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"Tough results today, it felt like we worked hard but not smart. We gave up two goals on mental breakdowns and it cost us. I can't fault the effort but we needed to be switched on and needed better focus defensively, as well as needed better execution. I thought Montana was an excellent team, they were tough to play against and made the most of their chances."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will face Washington State on Sunday, at 3:30 PM, to conclude the Cougar Classic.
 
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