STATESBORO --- The No. 19 men's soccer team (8-0-1, 2-0-0 SBC) took down the defending national runner-up and No. 4 Thundering Herd (3-1-4, 1-1-0 Sun Belt) by a 2-1 margin on Sunday night (September 28th).
Two heavyweight titans took to the battlefield on Bo Pitts Field in front of a packed house in Statesboro. The crowd of nearly 800, the most since 2022, witnessed just the second win over a ranked program in program history. It also was the first time the Eagles took down a top-five team in the country.
Off to get go, it was Marshall who started to control possession slightly, just edging out the Eagles in shots and chances to start the contest.