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Adam Davie Celebration
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Northern Ill. NIU (10-1-2, 2-0-2)
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Ga. Southern GS (4-9-1, 0-2-1)
Northern Ill. NIU
(10-1-2, 2-0-2)
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Final
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Ga. Southern GS
(4-9-1, 0-2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Northern Ill. NIU 1 0 0 0 1
Ga. Southern GS 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Eagles Take No. 21 Northern Illinois to the Wire Thursday

STATESBORO, Ga. – Adam Davie scored his sixth goal of the season in the 40th minute and Jokull Blaengsson made five saves, as the Eagles collected a 1-1 result over No. 21 Northern Illinois Huskies, on Thursday evening in MAC play.
 
Georgia Southern earns its first point as a MAC affiliate with the 1-1 draw on Thursday night. In the 20th minute, Nick Markanich was able to beat the Eagle defense and head the ball over Blaengsson to take the lead 1-0.
 
In the 40th minute, Adam Davie found the back of the net for the sixth time this season, shooting through a crowd of players to beat Martin Sanchez bottom right. The match would remain tied through regulation and headed to overtime.
 
In the overtime periods, both teams had quality chances to score, including when Jeremiah Luoma drove down the right side of the pitch and had a Chace from 10 yards out. Luoma sent it over the crossbar and the match would head to double overtime.
 
In double overtime, Northern Illinois picked up the pressure, locking the Eagles in their defending third for the final four minutes. Georgia Southern had two shot blocks by Jack Philp and Yusuf Baig to keep the match level.


MATCH FACTS
No. 21 Northern Illinois (10-1-2) – 1
Georgia Southern (4-9-1) – 1

SCORING
20' – NIU – Nick Markanich 
40' – GS – Adam Davie (6)
 


NOTES
  • Adam Davie collected his sixth goal of the season on Thursday evening, one off his career season high of seven.
  • Jokull Blaengsson made five saves on the night to earn the draw between the pipes. 
  • Northern Illinois held the advantage in corners 9-2 and shots 10-9.
  • Thursday's draw earns the first point in MAC history for the Eagles and was the first time the Eagles drew a top-25 opponent in program history.
  • The draw on Thursday was the second consecutive MAC draw that the Huskies have had, tying No. 14 Bowling Green last weekend. 
 
QUOTING COACH MURPHY
"Proud of the team tonight against a very good opponent. It was a battling tie, but we created quality chances throughout. We were unlucky to go behind early, but Adam scored a quality equalizer late in the first half. In the second half we defended resolutely and had to hit them on the break. But overall, we've come away with a performance we can build on. We will take the time between now and Saturday to prepare for Western Michigan from another game at home."
 
NEXT UP
Georgia Southern men's soccer will continue this four-match home stand at home against Western Michigan on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. from Eagle Field. 
 
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