The Georgia Bulldogs won their first game in Baton Rouge since 2000, picking up a 2-1 victory over LSU with both goals coming from freshmen. Rachel Garcia (Duluth, Ga.) put the Bulldogs on the board just three minutes into the game, while classmate Marion Crowder (Madison, Miss.) scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 84th minute….Georgia State’s Amiri Abrayham scored a pair of goals to lead the Panthers to a 2-0 win over #11 Furman. That snapped the Palladins’ 11 game win streak that goes back to Sept. 1. The Panthers (8-7-1) moved above .500 on the season with a 2-1 win over Appalachian State on first half goals by Stephen McGill (Ireland) and Jamal Keene (Atlanta, Ga.)…..Freshmen are key to Owls’ victory! With a goal in the 104th minute, freshman forward Shannon Driscoll (Woodstock, Ga.) gave Kennesaw State a 2-1 come-from-behind double-overtime win over Jacksonville to secure a spot in the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. Down a goal at halftime, freshman Maggie Gaughan (Marietta, GA), evened the match at 1-1 in the second half to force overtime….. Rick Skirvin has retired as Executive Director of Georgia Soccer. Skirvin had served on the Georgia Soccer Board and staff for 15 years…..In a matchup between two of the top defenses in the Peach Belt Conference, Columbus State scored the game’s only goal for a 1-0 win over Lander. Freshman Mandy Janowitz (Alpharetta, Ga.) had the game-winner, as the Cougars pulled even with Lander for second place in the PBC standings…..The Georgia Soccer Annual General Meeting is set for Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. All Georgia Soccer affiliate members are required to have a representative in attendance at each business meeting…..Four different players found the back of the net for a second straight match as the Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates downed Georgia Southwestern, 4-0. Sophomore Taylor Valley (Lutz, Fla.) scored the opening goal, her fifth in the last six games, as Armstrong moved to 9-3-3…..A Zahimara Fantauzzi (Puerto Rico) goal just seconds before halftime lifted Valdosta State to a 1-0 win over Shorter in Gulf South women’s soccer action. Valdosta State improved to 8-1-3.
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The Georgia Bulldogs won their first game in Baton Rouge since 2000, picking up a 2-1 victory over LSU with both goals coming from freshmen. Rachel Garcia (Duluth, Ga.) put the Bulldogs on the board just three minutes into the game, while classmate Marion Crowder (Madison, Miss.) scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 84th minute….Georgia State’s Amiri Abrayham scored a pair of goals to lead the Panthers to a 2-0 win over #11 Furman. That snapped the Palladins’ 11 game win streak that goes back to Sept. 1. The Panthers (8-7-1) moved above .500 on the season with a 2-1 win over Appalachian State on first half goals by Stephen McGill (Ireland) and Jamal Keene (Atlanta, Ga.)…..Freshmen are key to Owls’ victory! With a goal in the 104th minute, freshman forward Shannon Driscoll (Woodstock, Ga.) gave Kennesaw State a 2-1 come-from-behind double-overtime win over Jacksonville to secure a spot in the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. Down a goal at halftime, freshman Maggie Gaughan (Marietta, GA), evened the match at 1-1 in the second half to force overtime….. Rick Skirvin has retired as Executive Director of Georgia Soccer. Skirvin had served on the Georgia Soccer Board and staff for 15 years…..In a matchup between two of the top defenses in the Peach Belt Conference, Columbus State scored the game’s only goal for a 1-0 win over Lander. Freshman Mandy Janowitz (Alpharetta, Ga.) had the game-winner, as the Cougars pulled even with Lander for second place in the PBC standings…..The Georgia Soccer Annual General Meeting is set for Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. All Georgia Soccer affiliate members are required to have a representative in attendance at each business meeting…..Four different players found the back of the net for a second straight match as the Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates downed Georgia Southwestern, 4-0. Sophomore Taylor Valley (Lutz, Fla.) scored the opening goal, her fifth in the last six games, as Armstrong moved to 9-3-3…..A Zahimara Fantauzzi (Puerto Rico) goal just seconds before halftime lifted Valdosta State to a 1-0 win over Shorter in Gulf South women’s soccer action. Valdosta State improved to 8-1-3.