The Week: Sept. 24-30, 2018
Who's In Action: Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Football, Men's Golf, Rifle, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Swimming & Diving, Cross Country
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 24-25
Sport: Men's Golf
Tournament: Shoal Creek Invitational
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Time: All Day
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Quickly: The Eagles compete in their second tournament of the season when they travel to the Shoal Creek Invitational in Alabama. It's their fourth appearance in the event in the last six years, and GS placed fifth there in 2017 with
Steven Fisk shooting 4-under and finishing sixth.
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Friday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 30
Sport: Women's Tennis
Tournament: Hokie Fall Invite
Location: Blacksburg, Va. || Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center
Time: All Day
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Quickly:Â The Eagles head to Blacksburg, Virginia to compete in their second tournament of the fall. The Eagles are coming off of a very successful weekend in Charleston, where they competed at the Charleston Southern Invitational.
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Friday, Sept. 28
Sport: Women's Soccer
Opponent: ULM
Location: Monroe, La. || ULM Soccer Complex
Time: 7:00 PM
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Quickly: The Eagles will head on the road this weekend for the first time in conference play to take on the Warhawks of Louisiana Monrore at 4:00 PM Friday. The Warhawks enter play with an 0-10-0 record and are 0-3-0 in conference play. The Blue and White are looking to rebound from a tough 2-1 loss to Appalachian State on Sunday and currently sit in sixth place in the conference standings after two weeks. The Eagles enter Friday with a 3-6-0 record and are 1-1-0 in conference play.
Sport: Volleyball
Opponent: South Alabama
Location: Mobile, Ala. || Jag Gym
Time: 7:30 PM ET
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Quickly: The Eagles travel to Sun Belt East Division opponent South Alabama. The Jags lead the all-time series 6-4 and have won the last three against the Eagles, including both contests last season.
Sport: Women's Swimming
Opponent: SCAD
Location: Savannah, Ga. || Chatham Aquatics Center
Time: 2:00 PM
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Quickly:Â The Georgia Southern Swimming & Diving squad opens up the 2018-19 regular season by visiting the Savannah College of Art & Design for a dual meet with the Bees in Savannah. SCAD is one of the top-ranked teams in NAIA, and the two schools met last season in Statesboro, with Georgia Southern taking a 176-61 victory.
Saturday, Sept. 29
Sport: Cross Country
Event: Upstate Challenge
Location: Spartanburg, S.C.
Time:Â 9Â AM
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Quickly: Georgia Souther Cross Country returns to the competition trail this weekend after their last race was canceled due to Hurricane Florence. The Eagles will run for the second time this season in the Palmetto State, visiting the Upstate Challenge, hosted by USC Upstate at the Milliken Research Park in Spartanburg.
Sport: Football
Opponent: Arkansas State
Location: Statesboro, Ga. || Allen E. Paulson Stadium
Time: 6 PM
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Quickly: The Eagles defeated the Red Wolves in 1986 in the first ever meeting between the two teams, the 1986 DI-AA Championship Game … In that game, quarterback
Tracy Ham rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns and completed 12-of-21 passes for 306 yards and another score … Ham is now the senior associate athletic director for external operations at GS … The early October meeting between the Eagles and Red Wolves last season was the first home game in Paulson Stadium during the 2017 season due to an earlier home game being relocated by Hurricane Irma … Arkansas State has six players on its roster from the state of Georgia, but Georgia Southern has no players on its roster from the state of Arkansas … GS linebacker
Tomarcio Reese and A-State offensive lineman Chase Johnson played together at Northwest Mississippi CC … Offensive linemen
Curtis Rainey and
Jeremiah Culbreth, along with defensive end
Logan Hunt, could all make their third career start against the Red Wolves Saturday … Nine true freshmen have seen playing time this season.
Sport: Men's Soccer
Opponent: Mercer
Location: Macon, Ga. || Betts Stadium
Time: 7:00 PM
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Quickly:Â The Eagles (3-3-1) journey up I-16 to Macon to take on Mercer (4-2-2) in a non-conference contest on Saturday. The two teams have met 48 times previously, and the overall series is tied at 24-all. Last year, the Bears took a 2-1 win in Statesboro to even up the series behind a pair of Will Bagrou goals. This season, Ramario Thompson (3 goals) leads the Mercer attack, while
Javier Carbonell (9 goals) leads the Eagles.
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Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30
Sport: Women's Diving
Event: Moultrie Diving Invite
Location: Moultrie, Ga. || Moss Farms Diving Center
Time: All Day
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Quickly:Â The Georgia Southern divers will compete at the Moultrie Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, at the Moss Farms Diving Center.
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Sunday, Sept. 30
Sport: Rifle
Opponents:Â #20 North Georgia and #17 Morehead State
Location: Dahlonega, Ga. ||
Col. Raymond C. Hamilton Rifle Range
Time: 8 AM
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Quickly: The Georgia Southern rifle squad will open its 2018-19 campaign on Sunday, taking on host and 20th-ranked North Georgia and No. 17 Morehead State at the Col. Raymond C. Hamilton Rifle Range in Dahlonega, Georgia … Action begins at 8 a.m. with the squads participating in both the USA Shooting 60-shot 3x20 small bore and 60-shot air rifle disciplines … The scores from Saturday's UNG/MSU match will be factored into Sunday's UNG/GS match to determine the tri-match results … Morehead finished the 2017-18 season ranked 17th in the country by the CRCA while North Georgia finished ranked 20th and as SoCon champions. The Eagles finished last season ranked 22nd in the country … Georgia Southern returns three strong veterans in seniors
Courtney Weekley and
Rosemary Kramer, along with redshirt junior
Lydia Odlin. Head coach
Sandra Worman also welcomes three freshmen in
Caroline Brakeville,
Emily Christopoul and
Rachel Gray to the squad.
Sport: Women's Soccer
Opponent: South Alabama
Location: Mobile, Ala. || The Cage
Time: 1:00 PM
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Quickly:Â The second half of the first conference road trip for the Eagles, features a meeting with the defending conference champions, South Alabama. The Jaguars enter play with a 3-7-0 record and are 1-2-0 in conference play. Both the Eagles and Jaguars sit tied with three points in the conference standings and are looking to rebound from losses on Sunday. The last time these two teams met at Eagle Field, the skies opened and the Jaguars won a wet game 4-0.
Sport: Volleyball
Opponent: Troy
Location: Troy, Ala. || Trojan Arena
Time: 1:30 PM ET
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Quickly: GS caps a two-game Sun Belt road trip against Troy. The Eagles own a 7-3 all-time record against the Trojans and have won the last six, including both contests in 2017.
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Saturday, Sept. 29-Sunday, Oct. 7
Sport: Men's Tennis
Event: ITA All-American
Location: Tulsa, Okla.
Time: All Day
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Quickly:Â Select Eagles will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete in the national ITA All-American tournament. This tournament features talent from all NCAA levels of play in a 128 competitor draw. Players are selected based on their performance throughout the past season, summer and spring tournaments.
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