Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
Georgia Southern
Herd Women’s Soccer Hosts Georgia Southern Thursday Night
10/5/2022 11:48:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Marshall enters contest trailing Eagles by one point in SBC standings
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University women's soccer team returns to Hoops Family Field with a two-match unbeaten streak on the line against the Georgia Southern Eagles. Kickoff on Thursday, October 6th will be at 7:00 p.m.
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PROMOTIONS
Throwback!
Throwback Marshall shirts will be given away before and during the match!
PRE-MATCH NOTES
Marshall enters Thursday's match with four conference points, placing the Herd fifth in the Sun Belt East. Marshall's opponent, Georgia Southern enters the matchup with five points in Sun Belt play. Two points separate second and sixth place in the Sun Belt East.
Freshman goalkeeper Alexis Wolgemuth has started each of the last three matches for Marshall. The Lincolnton, North Carolina native has made 12 saves in those matches, pitching her second clean sheet of the season in the team's last match at ULM. Her 4.83 saves per game average is tops in the SBC.
Senior Morgan White leads the Sun Belt Conference in goals (8), goals per game (0.73), points (17), and points per game (1.55).
Senior Kat Gonzalez leads the league 42 total shots. Her average of 3.82 shots per game is second in the conference.
Marshall faces Georgia Southern for the fourth time, leading the series 2-1. The Thundering Herd last faced the Eagles in 2007, winning 2-0 in Statesboro.
ABOUT THE EAGLES
Leading Georgia Southern is third year head coach Chris Adams. Adams joined Georgia Southern after a successful stint at North Georgia. Adams has an overall coaching record of 213-110-37.
Georgia Southern were picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt East Preseason Poll. Georgia Southern is 2-3-5 on the season, and 1-1-2 in the SBC.
Elis Nemtsov is the team's leading goal scorer with three goals. Erin Wilkins has three assists to lead the Eagles.
Goalkeeper Katie Oakley has played in seven matches for the Eagles. Oakley was named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Defensive Player of the Week on September 6th for her role in a goalless draw, making seven saves in the match.
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