ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia State University men's soccer tallied a goal in each half to collect a 2-0 Sun Belt Conference victory over visiting Georgia Southern University on Sunday afternoon at the GSU Soccer Complex in Atlanta.

The Panthers (4-0, 1-0 SBC) remain unbeaten on the season, while Georgia Southern falls to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the Sun Belt with the setback. The Eagles return to action on Saturday, October 10, hosting Central Arkansas in Sun Belt action at Eagle Field.

Matthew Fearnley scored the match's first goal in the 15th minute, off of an assist by Aris Briggs, to put the Panthers up by one goal. The score would remain at 1-0 into halftime, where Georgia State had a 6-2 edge in shots at the break.

The Panthers doubled their lead in the 76th minute on an unassisted goal by Briggs.

Georgia State outshot the Eagles 10-1 in the second half and finished the contest with a 16-3 edge in shots. Jokull Blaengsson made five saves in net for Georgia Southern. There were eight fouls whistled against the Eagles and seven against the Panthers. Georgia State had six corner kicks and was offsides twice on the day.

HEAD COACH JOHN MURPHY COMMENTS

"I thought that Georgia State was everything we expected them to be. They are a very mature, talented team, and they moved the ball around well. At the start of the game, I thought they had a good grip of it. They scored the early goal, and then we settled in a bit. We made some adjustments at halftime that changed pattern a little, but their second goal made it difficult. I was pleased with the fight from our kids at the end. I've got to give our captains, Adam Davie and Jack Philp, credit as they led us the best they could.

"It's never good to lose to Georgia State in anything but we play them twice this season, so we'll get them back in Statesboro later this month. For now, we're going to focus on Central Arkansas on Saturday and see if we can get back to the winning ways in the Sun Belt."