STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern softball team welcomes in UL Monroe for a three-game Sun Belt Conference series this weekend at Eagle Park. The Eagles have won two straight league series to open up conference play and are looking to make it three in a row.

Saturday's 1 p.m. doubleheader will also be Breast Cancer Awareness day as the Eagles celebrate breast cancer survivors as well as help to raise awareness for the disease. There will be free pink cotton candy while supplies last. Sunday's Noon game is part of Eagle Alumni Weekend with former student-athletes, trainers and managers  honored at the game. For tickets to this weekend's games, visit gseagles.com/tickets.

Georgia Southern enters this weekend's series with the Warhawks at 19-9 overall and 4-2 in the Sun Belt, currently sitting in third place. The Eagles visited No. 7 Georgia in midweek action on Wednesday and dropped a 10-3 decision to the Bulldogs, but battled to the end as Alesha Mann collected a two-run single and Hannah Farrell launched her team-leading seventh home run of the year, which ties her for the Sun Belt Conference lead. Mann has thrived in the Eagles' leadoff role as she is hitting .424 with two doubles, a home run and nine RBI in her eight games at the top of the lineup.

UL Monroe comes into the series at at 12-11 overall and 2-4 in the league, currently sitting tied for seventh in the Sun Belt standings. The Warhawks salvaged the final game of their Sun Belt series against Troy on Sunday, winning 6-4 after dropping Saturday's doubleheader to the Trojans, 2-0 and 14-3. Sydney McKay leads the UL Monroe offense as she is hitting .430 with a double, a triple and 17 RBI. She leads the Sun Belt in batting average and total hits (37) while collecting 11 multi-hit games in the Warhawks' 23 games this season.

Last year, the two teams met four times, including the first round of the Sun Belt tournament, which UL Monroe won by a 5-4 score. The Warhawks lead the overall series between the two teams, 8-3, and won three of four meetings during 2017.

Saturday's pair of games will be webcast on ESPN3, while Sunday's game will be a True Blue TV contest. Live stats are also available for all three contests.