Sport: Women's Soccer
Opponent: App State
Location: Statesboro || Eagle Field
Time: 5:00 PM

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Quickly: The Eagles open up Sun Belt Conference play on Thursday, welcoming in App State to Eagle Field for a 5 p.m. matchup with the Mountaineers ... App State is 4-2-1 on the season after winning a pair of road matches last week, defeating Wofford, 2-1, and FIU, 1-0 ... App State is unbeaten on the road this season at 2-0-1, while Georgia Southern is looking to remain unblemished at home, coming into Thursday's match at 2-0 ... App State goalkeeper Kerry Eagleston leads the Sun Belt in saves (46), while Georgia Southern freshman goalkeeper Michaela English is second in the league in saves (44) ... Eagleston was named the Sun Belt's Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday ... Georgia Southern and App State have met 35 times previously, with the series tied at 17-17-1. The series with the Mountaineers is the most-played in Eagle women's soccer history ... Last year, the teams met twice, playing a home and home during the regular season. Each team won on the road as App State defeated Georgia Southern, 3-0, on September 20 in Statesboro, while the Eagles won, 1-0, on October 11 in Boone ... Marcela Montoya tallied the lone goal to give the Eagles the win over the Mountaineers in the last meeting and the win halted a three-match win streak for App State in the series.