The eighth-seeded Georgia State women's soccer team knocked off top-seeded Georgia Southern, 1-0, in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Ala.
The Eagles, who captured the school's first regular season conference title of any kind by winning the 2022 Sun Belt Championship, sees its six-match win streak come to a close and ends the 2022 season with an 8-4-5 overall record, setting a new school mark for fewest losses in a single season. The previous record was five, set in 2000 and 2002. Georgia State advances to face the winner of fourth-seeded James Madison and fifth-seeded Texas State in the semifinals on Friday.
Georgia State scored off of a corner kick in the 18th minute. Callee Maughon's point blank shot on the far post off of an assist by Gracen Crosby staked the Panthers to the early lead. The goal ended Georgia Southern's school-record scoreless streak, which dated back to the October 2 match against Arkansas State. The final scoreless streak checked in at 564 minutes and 35 seconds.
Georgia Southern outshot the Panthers by an 8-0 margin for the rest of the first half, but Georgia State would take its 1-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, the Eagles pushed for the equalizer and enjoyed most of the possession for the match's last 15 minutes, but Ellie McIntyre's shot in the 87th minute was saved by Georgia State's Jaddah Foos representing the last chance that Georgia Southern would have.
Georgia Southern finished the match wit a 13-7 edge in shots. Jaddah Foos made five saves in net for the Panthers, while Katie Oakley made one save in net for the Eagles. Georgia Southern held a 6-5 edge in corner kicks. Georgia State was whistled for six fouls and a pair of offsides, while Georgia Southern committed five fouls and a pair of offsides."
"I'm disappointed for our kids," Georgia Southern Head Women's Soccer Coach Chris Adams said. "For all the things they've done to put ourselves in such a good position going into the tournament, we just didn't make enough plays tonight. The grit and fight was there all season, and they truly left it all on the field. Credit to Georgia State, they made one more play than us tonight, and that was the difference in the game. But I choose not to fret on that, as much as it hurts now, I choose to focus on the many accomplishments and how far the program has come in such a short time. We are gaining a lot of respect regionally and nationally. I also want to thank our three seniors - Olivia Durham, Alejandra Gracia and Karin Winka - for all the contributions they've made to our program. That's important for me as well, to recognize them and all they did to pioneer a new era for Georgia Southern women's soccer."
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