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This Week In GS Athletics: Oct. 15-21

Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Men’s Soccer, Football, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Golf, Rifle in action

The Week: Oct. 15-21, 2018
Who's In Action:
Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Football, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Rifle
 
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 15-16
Sport:
Men's Golf
Tournament: Autotrader Collegiate Classic
Location: Duluth, Ga. || Berkeley Hills Country Club
Time: All Day

IMPORTANT LINKS
Live Stats
GS Twitter

Quickly: Georgia Southern caps the fall campaign at the AutoTrader Collegiate Classic. The Eagles are the defending champions of the event, where senior Steven Fisk won medalist honors and shot 66-66-65=197, breaking a tournament record and the school record by six strokes. GS also won the team title in 2012, making the Eagles the only two-time winner of the tournament. This will be the Eagles' sixth appearance in the eight-year history of the event.
 

Tuesday, Oct. 16
Sport:
Volleyball
Opponent: South Carolina State
Location: Orangeburg, S.C. || Dukes Gymnasium
Time: 6:00 PM

IMPORTANT LINKS
GS Twitter

Quickly: GS travels to South Carolina State for a non-conference mid-week match, its final non-conference contest of the season. The Eagles own an 18-7 edge in the all-time series and have won the last eight, including a 3-0 decision last season. Senior middle Lauren Reichard needs four blocks to break the school career record set by Jennifer Charles in 2006.


Sport: Men's Soccer
Opponent: UAB
Location: Birmingham, Ala. || BBVA Compass Field
Time: 8:00 PM

IMPORTANT LINKS
Game Notes
Video (UAB BlazerVision) ($)
Live Stats
Twitter

Quickly: The Eagles (5-5-1) will travel to Birmingham, Ala., to take on UAB (5-6-2) in Georgia Southern's final non-conference match of 2018. The two teams met last season in Birmingham, with UAB taking a 2-1 win, and the Blazers lead the overall series between the two teams, 3-0-1. Tuesday will be the third Sun Belt opponent that UAB has faced this season - earlier the Blazers lost to Coastal Carolina, 1-0, but defeated Appalachian State, 1-0.
 

Wednesday thru Monday, Oct. 17-22
Sport:
Men's Tennis
Tournament: ITA Southeast Regional
Location: Athens, Ga. || Georgia
Time: All Day

IMPORTANT LINKS
Live Stats
Twitter

Quickly: After a week of preparation the Eagles will head to Athens, Georgia to compete in their second ITA sanctioned tournament of the Fall. The Eagles will head to the ITA Southeast Regional in Athens.
 

Thursday thru Saturday, Oct. 18-20
Sport:
Women's Tennis
Tournament: ITA Southeast Regional
Location: Atlanta, Ga. || Georgia Tech
Time: All Day

IMPORTANT LINKS
Live Stats
Twitter

Quickly: A week removed from hosting their annual Georgia Southern Shootout, the Eagles will head to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the ITA Southeast Regional. This will be the first ITA sanctioned event for the women's team this season.
 

Friday, Oct. 19
Sport:
Swimming & Diving
Opponent: UNC Asheville
Location: Statesboro, Ga. || Recreation Athletics Center (RAC)
Time: 4:00 PM

IMPORTANT LINKS
Twitter

Quickly: The Georgia Southern swimming and diving team competes in its first home meet of 2018-19 on Friday, taking on UNC Asheville at 4 p.m. in the RAC. Each team has competed in one meet so far this season - the Eagles defeated defending NAIA national champion SCAD-Savannah, 181-81, on Sept. 28, while UNC Asheville lost to Campbell, 137-125, on Oct. 13.


Sport: Women's Soccer
Opponent: Arkansas State
Location: Jonesboro, Ark. || A-State Soccer Complex
Time: 4:00 PM

IMPORTANT LINKS
Game Notes
Video (Youtube Live)
Live Stats
Twitter

Quickly: After picking up three points last weekend and closing out the home schedule the Eagles will head back on the road for the final two matches of the season. The Blue and White will look to claim a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, traveling to Arkansas State on Friday. The Red Wolves traveled to Little Rock on Sunday night and will return home to host two matches this weekend.


Sport: Volleyball
Opponent: ULM
Location: Monroe, La. || Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Time: 7:30 PM ET

IMPORTANT LINKS
Video (ULM Network)
Live Stats
GS Twitter

Quickly: The Eagles look to end a four-match conference losing skid at ULM. The Eagles are 4-2 against the Warhawks since the series began and 2-1 on the road.
 

Saturday, Oct. 20
Sport:
Rifle
Opponents: The Citadel, TCU
Location: Charleston, S.C. || Inouye Marksmanship Center
Time: 8:00 AM

IMPORTANT LINKS
Live Stats
GS Twitter

Quickly: The Eagles will head to Charleston for a quad match against host The Citadel, The Citadel Women and No. 2 TCU. Georgia Southern will be looking for its first win of the season after opening with tough matches against No. 5 Murray State, No. 17 Morehead State and No. 20 North Georgia.


Sport: Football
Opponent: New Mexico State
Location: Las Cruces, N.M. || Aggie Memorial Stadium
Time: 6:00 PM (ET)

IMPORTANT LINKS
Game Notes
Video (AggieVision)
Live Stats
GS Twitter

Quickly: Georgia Southern leads the all-time series with New Mexico State 3-1 … Last year, the Aggies picked up their first win in the series with 35-27 win in Statesboro … The last time the two teams played in Las Cruces, Kevin Ellison rushed for 117 yards and threw for 101 yards as the Eagles topped NMSU 22-19 … Georgia Southern has lost its last 12 road non-conference games since shocking Florida 26-20 in The Swamp to end the 2013 season … The Eagles have yet to win a road non-conference game as a member of the FBS, which they joined in 2014 … The two schools will play again next year on Oct. 26 in Statesboro … Over an 11-day span, Georgia Southern will travel a combined 5,410 miles round-trip via bus or plane as they travel to Texas State and New Mexico State … This is the longest back-to-back road trip for the Eagles since playing in Reno, Nevada, and Spokane, Washington, in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs … A win would make the Eagles bowl eligible for the second time in program history.


Sport: Men's Soccer
Opponent: Georgia State
Location: Statesboro, Ga. || Eagle Field || Southern vs. State Rivalry Series
Time: 7:00 PM

IMPORTANT LINKS
Video (ESPN+)
Tickets
Live Stats
Twitter

Quickly: The Eagles resume the Southern vs. State Rivalry Series against Georgia State with Saturday's Sun Belt Conference tilt against the Panthers. The two teams faced off twice last season, with both games resulting in 3-1 wins for Georgia State - a regular season meeting in Statesboro and a Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinal match in Conway, S.C. The winner of Saturday's match earns a point in the series, while a draw will earn each school 1/2 point. Currently Georgia Southern leads the series, 1-0.


Sport: Volleyball
Opponent: Louisiana
Location: Lafayette, La. || Earl K. Long Gym
Time: 7:30 PM ET

IMPORTANT LINKS
Video (Ragin' Cajuns Network)
Live Stats
GS Twitter

Quickly: GS caps a three-game road swing with a conference match at Louisiana. The Eagles are 3-2 against the Ragin' Cajuns since the series began in 2014 but lost last year's meeting 3-1 at home. Following the match, GS plays three straight Sun Belt contests at home, starting Oct. 23, against Coastal Carolina at 5 p.m.
 

Sunday, Oct. 21
Sport:
Women's Soccer
Opponent: Little Rock
Location: Little Rock, Ark. || Coleman Sports Complex
Time: 2:00 PM

IMPORTANT LINKS
Game Notes
Video (Little Rock All-Access)
Live Stats
Twitter

Quickly: To wrap up the 2018 regular season the Eagles will travel to Little Rock, Arkansas to face off against the Trojans. The Trojans will host their final three matches at home including last Sunday's match against Arkansas State.


Of Note: Softball will play a pair of fall exhibition games, taking on Brewton Parker on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. and Georgia Southwestern on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. Both games are at Eagle Field and admission is free.
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Players Mentioned

Kevin Ellison

#4 Kevin Ellison

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Lauren  Reichard

#6 Lauren Reichard

M
6' 0"
Senior
Yorktowne Volleyball Club
Steven Fisk

Steven Fisk

5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kevin Ellison

#4 Kevin Ellison

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
QB
Lauren  Reichard

#6 Lauren Reichard

6' 0"
Senior
Yorktowne Volleyball Club
M
Steven Fisk

Steven Fisk

5' 10"
Senior