STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern women's soccer team beat UL Monroe 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Karin Winka scored the winning goal in the 84th minute off a free kick from
Elsa Borjesson. This is Winka's second goal of the season.
ULM scored to tie the Eagles in the 69th minute off a shot from McKenzie Rizqi.
The first goal of the game was by the Eagles' own
Frida Brattum in the 26th minute for her eighth goal of the season. She was assisted by Danu Coumbs.
The Eagles took a total of 20 shots, the most by the team all season. Brattum and
Nicole Aussin both has four shots each,
Maddie Klintworth took three shots,
Dani Coumbs had two and
Brogan Boudreaux,
Nora Falnes,
Halle Huff, Kristin Sandider,
Taylor Regensburger,
Brooke Barrett and
Karin Winka had one shot each.
Defensively, goalkeeper
Lauren Karinshak had six saves on ULM's nine shots.Sandifer,
Elsa Borjesson,
Claire Amici, and Regensburger also had strong defensive plays during the game.
This win puts the Eagles at six wins for the season, surpassing last year's win record.
The game also marked Senior Day for seven Georgia Southern Eagles.
Nicole Aussin,
Elsa Borjesson,
Frida Brattum,
Halle Huff,
Courtney Johnson,
Lauren Karinshak and
Marcela Montoya were all honored at a ceremony prior to the game.
MATCH FACTS
Georgia Southern (6-8-1, 3-4-1 SBC) – 2
ULM (3-11-2, 0-8-0 SBC) - 1
SCORING
26' – GS –
Frida Brattum – Asissted by
Dani Coumbs
69' – ULM – McKenzie Rizqi
84' – GS –
Karin Winka – Assisted by
Elsa Borjesson
LOOKING AHEAD
The Eagles are on the road next weekend for their final two games of the regular season. On Friday night, they play Louisiana at 8 p.m. Then the Eagles take on Texas State Sunday at 1 p.m.