Sport: Women's Soccer
Opponent: Furman
Location: Greenville, S.C. || Stone Stadium
Time: 3 PM

IMPORTANT LINKS
Game Notes
Video (ESPN+)
Live Stats
Twitter

Quickly: Georgia Southern scored twice in an early second-half, three-minute stretch to defeat UAB, 2-0, and earn the victory in the 2023 season opener in Birmingham ... Freshman Meredith Pugh had a stellar debut, starting the scoring in the 49th minute, then drawing a penalty in the 52nd minute. Smith Cathey subsequently scored for the two-goal victory ... Furman, meanwhile, is also 1-0 to start the season after picking up a 1-0 road win at Presbyterian on Thursday ... Valentina Mosquera tallied the match's only goal in the 56th minute to give the Paladins the victory ... Furman leads the overall series between the two former SoCon rivals, 19-8-1 ... This will be the first time Furman and Georgia Southern have met the Eagles left the SoCon in 2013 ... Furman is 18-0-1 in the last 19 matches in the series, dating back to 1998. The two teams drew, 0-0, in the 2012 SoCon Championship match that the Eagles won, 5-4, in penalties to win the tournament title.