STATESBORO, Ga. – On a hot afternoon in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, the Georgia Southern women's soccer team faced off against the Running Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead Sunday afternoon, in the third minute of play. Erin Shamleffer was able to chip starting goalkeeper, Lauren Karinshak, to start the game off.

Later in the first half, Jada Newton collected her third goal of the season poking a ball away from the outstretched hands of Karinshak and finishing it into the back of the net to double the Bulldogs lead. Just over 10 minutes later, Ty Snell added the third goal for the Bulldogs in the 32 minute and take that lead into the second half. 

The Eagles will now return home to host Stetson and Davidson next weekend. The Blue and White will face Stetson, Friday at 4:00 PM, in the first half of the soccer double header. On Sunday they will return to Eagle Field to host Davidson at 1:00 PM. Friday's match will be the first home event streamed on ESPN +.

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

SCORING
3' - GWU - Erin Shamleffer (1)
21' - GWU - Jada Newton (3), Aubrie Jackson
32' - GWU - Ty Snell (2), Maddie Turlington

NOTES
- Halle Huff received a yellow card in the 68' minute, it was the first card on the season for the Eagles.
- The Running Bulldogs outshot the Eagles 15-12 during the match.
- Jocelyn Springer collected five saves on the afternoon, while Lauren Karinshak posted her 20th consecutive game she has appeared in with a save.
- Brogan Boudreaux lead all Eagles with four shots on the afternoon.

WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"We gave up three really soft goals in the first half, but we regrouped at halftime and put together a much more solid effort in the second half. We're struggling a little bit here at the start of the season. Which is frustrating, but we are finding out who we are, getting a lot of players time on the field. I wish it was instant success, but it's not and that's okay as long as we continue to believe in ourselves and continue to buy into the process. We'll grow from this, and move forward together."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will return home to host Stetson, Friday at 4:00 PM, and Davidson, Sunday at 1:00 PM. Friday's match will be the first of two soccer matches played, with the men's team playing at 8:00 PM.