<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.gseagles.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Georgia Southern University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.gseagles.com/rss.aspx?path=msoc</link><description>Latest news items for Georgia Southern University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.gseagles.com/rss?path=msoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Martinez Signs With St. Louis City 2 of MLS Next Pro</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2026/2/24/mens-soccer-martinez-signs-with-st-louis-city-ii-of-mls-next-pro</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2026/2/24/mens-soccer-martinez-signs-with-st-louis-city-ii-of-mls-next-pro</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Martinez_Sign26" 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EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24393</s:story_id></item><item><title>Squires Earns Three-Year Extension With Eagles</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/23/squires-earns-three-year-extension-with-eagles</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/23/squires-earns-three-year-extension-with-eagles</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Squires_25" src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Squires-L_25MSOC_CCU_AJH-5.jpg" /><br /><br />STATESBORO --- Men's soccer head coach Lee Squires has earned a three-year contract extension, as announced by athletics director Chris Davis, keeping him in Statesboro through the 2028 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Squires-L_25MSOC_CCU_AJH-5.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Squires-L_25MSOC_CCU_AJH-5.jpg"><media:title>Squires_25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/23/Squires-L_25MSOC_CCU_AJH-5.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24315</s:story_id></item><item><title>History Made in the Classroom by the Eagles This Semester</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/19/student-athlete-services-history-made-in-the-classroom-by-the-eagles-this-semester</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/19/student-athlete-services-history-made-in-the-classroom-by-the-eagles-this-semester</guid><category>Baseball, Track &amp; Field/XC, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Women's Rifle, Women's Golf, Student-Athlete Services</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="DepartmentGPA_Fall25" src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/16/25ATH_Fall-Department-GPA_WEB.png" /><br /><br />STATESBORO - The over 400 student-athletes who make up the Georgia Southern Athletics Department earned a department-record 3.26 GPA for the Fall 2025 semester, as announced Friday by director of athletics Chris Davis.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/25ATH_Fall-Department-GPA_WEB.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/25ATH_Fall-Department-GPA_WEB.png"><media:title>DepartmentGPA_Fall25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/25ATH_Fall-Department-GPA_WEB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>25</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24303</s:story_id></item><item><title>Pierre Taken in Second Round of 2026 MLS SuperDraft</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/18/mens-soccer-pierre-taken-in-second-round-of-2026-mls-superdraft</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/18/mens-soccer-pierre-taken-in-second-round-of-2026-mls-superdraft</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="KP_Draft" src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/18/KP_draft_Web.png" /><br /><br />STATESBORO ---- Graduate midfielder Kevin Pierre was selected in the second round by New York City FC as the 57th overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/18/KP_draft_Web.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/18/KP_draft_Web.png"><media:title>KP_Draft</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/18/KP_draft_Web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:31:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24308</s:story_id></item><item><title>Louis Selected As Second Overall Pick in 2026 MLS SuperDraft</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/18/mens-soccer-louis-selected-as-overall-pick-in-2026-mls-superdraft</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/18/mens-soccer-louis-selected-as-overall-pick-in-2026-mls-superdraft</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ricky_Draft" src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/18/25SOC_Ricky-Draft_WEB.png" /><br /><br />STATESBORO --- Sophomore forward Ricky Louis heard his name called in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, being picked ____ by ____ in the First Round.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/18/25SOC_Ricky-Draft_WEB.png" /><media:content 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src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/11/AJ2_7472__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />New York, N.Y. --- Sophomore forward Ricky Louis is one on five DI players to sign a deal ahead of the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, and one of four to sign Generation adidas contracts.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/11/AJ2_7472__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/11/AJ2_7472__1_.jpg"><media:title>Louis_PC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/11/AJ2_7472__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24304</s:story_id></item><item><title>Louis Tabbed as Third-Team All American by United Soccer Coaches</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/12/mens-soccer-louis-tabbed-as-third-team-all-american-by-united-soccer-coaches</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/12/mens-soccer-louis-tabbed-as-third-team-all-american-by-united-soccer-coaches</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Georgia Southern forward Ricky Louis (17) during the NCAA men’s soccer match between Georgia Southern and South Carolina at Bo Pitts Field on October 31, 2025 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)" src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_SC_AJH-29.jpg" /><br /><br />Kansas City, Mo. --- Sophomore forward Ricky Louis was named a Third-Team All American by United Soccer Coaches, as announced on Friday afternoon. He is one of just 35 athletes to garner the honor, and is the first All American in program history.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_SC_AJH-29.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_SC_AJH-29.jpg"><media:title>Georgia Southern forward Ricky Louis (17) during the NCAA men’s soccer match between Georgia Southern and South Carolina at Bo Pitts Field on October 31, 2025 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_SC_AJH-29.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24293</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Eagles Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/9/mens-soccer-three-eagles-named-to-all-region-teams</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/9/mens-soccer-three-eagles-named-to-all-region-teams</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MSOC All-Region" src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/9/25MSOC_All-Region_WEB.png" /><br /><br />Kansas City, Mo. --- Three Eagles have been selected to the All-Southeast Region teams, as announced by United Soccer Coaches. Both sophomore forward Ricky Louis and sophomore forward Noah Holmstrom were named First-Team All Region, with graduate midfielder Kevin Pierre being named to the second team. It is the program's first All-Region nod since 2019, and the first year to have selected three or more players since 2016.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/25MSOC_All-Region_WEB.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/25MSOC_All-Region_WEB.png"><media:title>MSOC All-Region</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/9/25MSOC_All-Region_WEB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24285</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ricky Louis Named to Final Roster for MLS College Showcase</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/8/mens-soccer-ricky-louis-named-to-final-roster-for-mls-college-showcase</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/8/mens-soccer-ricky-louis-named-to-final-roster-for-mls-college-showcase</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Georgia Southern forward Ricky Louis (17) during the NCAA men’s soccer match between Georgia Southern and Kentucky at Bo Pitts Field on October 22, 2025 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)" src="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_Kentucky_AJH-11.jpg" /><br /><br />STATESBORO - Sophomore forward Ricky Louis has just been named to the final roster for the 2025 MLS College Showcase, held in Mesa, Arizona from Dec. 9-13th. The Showcase will feature over 100 scouts, coaches, and general managers from MLS Clubs.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_Kentucky_AJH-11.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_Kentucky_AJH-11.jpg"><media:title>Georgia Southern forward Ricky Louis (17) during the NCAA men’s soccer match between Georgia Southern and Kentucky at Bo Pitts Field on October 22, 2025 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gseagles.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Louis-R_25MSOC_Kentucky_AJH-11.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2025 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24283</s:story_id></item><item><title>Twenty Student-Athletes Receive Stoles Prior to Graduation Ceremony</title><link>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/4/student-athlete-services-twenty-student-athletes-receive-stoles-prior-to-graduation-ceremony</link><guid>https://gseagles.com/news/2025/12/4/student-athlete-services-twenty-student-athletes-receive-stoles-prior-to-graduation-ceremony</guid><category>Football, Men's Soccer, Softball, Women's Basketball, Student-Athlete Services</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Georgia Southern Athletics honors its Fall 2025 graduates at the Stole Ceremony at Military Science Building on December 4, 2025 in Statesboro, Georgia. 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