Troy Earns Big Win in Statesboro

Friday, October 5

Statesboro, Ga.

6 P.M.

Troy University

3-10-1, 2-3-0

Georgia Southern

4-8-0, 2-3-0

Troy

Georgia Southern

10/5/2018 8:30:00 PM | Soccer

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

STATESBORO, Georgia – The Troy soccer team earned an important road victory knocking off Georgia Southern, 2-1, on Friday.

Making her first career start, freshman Britt Ellmore made the most of it early. In the 14^thminute, Kendra Cashion collected a loose ball and pushed it to the top of the box where she dumped it off to Lauren Aldrich. The senior then skirted a pass to Ellmore who slid a shot into the bottom right corner for her first career goal.

Cashion got on the scoresheet in the 37^thwhen the Georgia Southern goalkeeper whiffed on a back pass allowing the speedy Cashion to run onto the ball and tap it in for the goal. The win snapped a four-game skid for Troy (3-10-1, 2-3 SBC).

Georgia Southern (4-8-0, 2-3) answered 15 minutes into the second half on a wonderful free kick goal off the right foot of Brogan Boudreaux. That would be all the offense the Eagles could muster though the teams were level with 14 shots each.

Haleigh Mercer was lights out in goal posting three critical saves earning her first win of the season.

UP NEXT
The Trojans host Arkansas State and Texas State in the team's final homestand of the season. Troy will honor its four seniors in a pregame ceremony on Sunday before taking on Texas State at 1 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY
• Freshmen Britt Ellmore and Taylor Cust earned their first career starts on Friday.

• Troy entered the game tied for the Sun Belt Conference lead with 60 corners of the season, the Trojans earned 12 in the game on Friday.

For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.