STATESBORO - Georgia Southern scored a pair of goals in each half to knock off Appalachian State, 4-1, in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both schools on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field.
The two teams played at Noon on Friday after rain prevented the the match from commencing on Thursday night. When the dust settled, the Eagles (6-2-1, 1-0 SBC) finished with four goals against the Mountaineers (4-3-1, 0-1 SBC), just the third time since joining the league that Georgia Southern has scored four goals in a match against a Sun Belt opponent.
An even first 30 minutes of the match broke open quickly as Georgia Southern scored twice in a span of five and a half minutes to take a 2-0 first-half lead.