STATESBORO, Ga.  – On a strange afternoon for weather in Statesboro, the Georgia Southern women's soccer team defeated Davidson 1-0 inside the friendly confines of Eagle Field. Frida Brattum secured The Blue and White's only goal, while Jocelyn Springer shut the door in net, collecting her first career clean-sheet and victory. 

The Eagles began the afternoon looking to avenge a double overtime loss to Stetson Friday night, creating multiple quality scoring chances out of the gate. Late in the first half Frida Brattum ended the two game scoring drought the Eagles were on, taking a touch from a long ball played by Hannah Smith, and scoring off the far post to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead at the half.

In the second half the Eagles controlled possession and created numerous scoring chances. Midway through the second half, Junique Rodruigez took a touch and found some space just inside the penalty box to give herself a chance. The opportunity hit off the crossbar and fell to Marcela Montoya who's shot was deflected wide for an Eagles corner. The Wildcats had opportunities late, but Springer and the backline of the Georgia Southern defense did not allow Davidson back into the match and improved to 2-4-0 on the season. The Blue and White will now prepare for the final non-conference road trip of the season, traveling to Kennesaw, Georgia to take on Kennesaw State Friday. 

MATCH FACTS
Davidson (2-3-0) - 0
Georgia Southern (2-4-0) – 1

SCORING
40' - GS - Frida Brattum (1) Hannah Smith

NOTES
- Senior goalkeeper Jocelyn Springer collected her first collegiate clean-sheet and first collegiate victory against Davidson on Sunday
- Frida Brattum scored her first goal of the season off of a long ball from Hannah Smith
- Davidson out shot the Eagles 13-12 in the match
- Jocelyn Springer added another five saves this afternoon, bringing her season total to 23
- Junique Rodriguez lead all Eagles with three shots on the afternoon, including her near goal which hit the crossbar late in the match

WHAT HEAD COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"I'm really pleased for the team, it's difficult to bounce back after a double overtime loss on Friday night, particularly since we had a lot of chances to win that game. The players stuck with the process, came out and worked hard for 90 minutes today and got the results they deserved. I thought we executed our game plan really well, we caused them a lot of problems and created numerous quality chances. We could've put another one or two away, and made it more comfortable at the end of the game."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles will head to Kennesaw, Georgia next Friday for the final non-conference match of the season. The Eagles will face off against Kennesaw State at 6:00 PM.