SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Georgia Southern women's soccer team began its 2019 home season in Savannah on Sunday, shutting out The Citadel with a 4-0 win.
The Eagles played a strong game against The Citadel.
Frida Brattum scored her ninth career goal for the Eagles in the ninth minute. Her original shot was saved but after a scramble for the ball, Brattum scored the first goal of the night for Georgia Southern.
The rest of the first half was scoreless with the Eagles taking five more shots, while the Citadel took three.
The first 10 minutes of the second half went scoreless despite shots being taken by both teams.
The three goals scored in the second half were by Eagle newcomers with help from some veterans.
Dani Coumbs scored on her fourth shot of the game in minute 55 with an assist by redshirt-junior
Marcela Montoya. Fellow freshman,
Kristin Spering also assisted the goal, making her first assist with the Eagles.
In the 75th minute,
Nora Falnes scored with an assist from
Kristin Sandifer.
The final goal of the night took place in the 81st minute as
Karin Winka made her first collegiate goal for the Eagles with an assist from
Vala Theodorsdottir.
MATCH FACTS
Georgia Southern (1-1-0) – 4
The Citadel (1-1-0) - 0
SCORING
9' – GS –
Frida Brattum
55' – GS –
Dani Coumbs (assisted by
Marcela Montoya &
Kristin Spering)
75' – GS –
Nora Falnes (assisted by
Kristin Sandifer)
81' – GS –
Karin Winka (assisted by
Vala Theodorsdottir)
NOTES
- The Eagles had 16 shots with half being on goal
-
Lauren Karinshak had six saves for the Eagles
WHAT INTERIM HEAD COACH JOSH MOFFET SAID
"I'm very proud. I'm very proud to have the first win and I'm very proud to be the head coach of a team like this. The girls are phenomenal Like every day we get to come in and for me, it's not a job. I get to work with a group of girls who give you 100% whether it's training, whether it's games. They're a fun group to work with so I'm very proud…When you're scoring goals, it's always fun to watch. Hopefully to fans are leaving here entertained."
WHAT FRIDA BRATTUM SAID
"A 4-0 win for the first home game – can't be better. It was awesome. I've been wanting that goal since our first exhibition game and it felt great to finally start scoring goals again."
WHAT DANI COUMBS SAID
"We worked so hard. This was the hardest preseason and it just feels like it's paying off. This team is so supportive. It's the most supportive, positive environment I've been in, so it's awesome."
NEXT UP
The Eagles have two games next weekend. For the first, they will travel to Gardner-Webb (0-3) on Friday with the game starting at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
The second game will be the first regular season game of the year in Statesboro on Eagle Field. The game will be against Presbyterian at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets for Sunday's game can be found
here. Season tickets are still available
here – one ticket will get fans into both men's and women's home matches.
