STATESBORO, GA -The Georgia Southern women's soccer team extended their season record to 3-1 with a 2-1 win over Presbyterian on Sunday.

The first half went scoreless with a strong defense and offense by both teams. Presbyterian made the first shot of the game in the ninth minute. Georgia Southern's Frida Brattum shot first for the Eagles in the 13th minute. Claire Amici and Kristin Sandifer put up strong defensive plays during the game.

The first goal of the game was scored in the 55th minute after a cross from Dani Coumbs was deflected into the goal by Presbyterian. The own goal put Georgia Southern up 1-0.

Georgia Southern extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal by Brattum in the 65th minute. She was assisted by Coumbs. 

Presbyterian put themselves on the board in the final minutes of the game with a goal by Emily LaBoon in the 87th minute.

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

SCORING
55' – Own goal by Presbyterian – Crossed in by Dani Coumbs and deflected by Presbyterian into goal
65' – Frida Brattum – Assisted by Dani Coumbs
87' – Emily LaBoon

NOTES

• Olivia Elofsson made her first start as goalie for the Eagles with one save and one goal allowed.
• Both Georgia Southern and Presbyterian took three shots.

WHAT INTERIM HEAD COACH JOSH MOFFET SAID

"It's great success. It's always good to win. We want to make winning a habit, but at the same time we don't want to become complacent in our wins. We always talk about that. Last year we were 5-12 and this year we've already won three games, so it's important that we stay focused, keep working hard and stick to our values." 

WHAT DANI COUMBS SAID

"I think it was an energy thing. It takes motivation and we were tired from having a game Friday and we finally got our motivation up. It just takes the support of the team…This win shows how connected we are and even from the sideline they encourage us and it's just a good community."

WHAT FRIDA BRATTUM SAID

"We talked about the first half in the locker room and said it's good but it's not good enough. We know we can do so much better. This is not the standard we are not supposed to be at. We know we can come out and be so strong and we showed that in the second half."
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles are on the road for the next three games. This Thursday, Sept. 5, Georgia Southern will play Stetson at 7 p.m.