ROCK HILL, SC – The Georgia Southern women's soccer team topped the Winthrop Eagles 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. Rachel Hoekstra, Melinda Lukas and Sarah Price all sunk goals for Georgia Southern in today's contest, leading them to their second straight win.

MATCH FACTS
Georgia Southern (2-2-1) - 3
Winthrop (2-3-0) - 2

SCORING
29' – WU – Brianna Palmer scores her first goal of the season from a corner kick by Lauren Watts.
40' – GS – A header which was knocked in by Rachel Hoekstra ties up the game, assisted by Sarah Price.
48' – WU – Brianna Palmer sinks her second goal of the day on a header that was assisted by Dylan Patterson, putting Winthrop up 2-1.
51' – GS – Melinda Lukas sinks a pass from the top of the box on an assist from Sarah Price, tying the game 2-2.
74' – GS – Sarah Price sinks her first goal of the season on a header with an assist from Taylor Burns, putting the Eagles up 3-2.

NOTES
- Junior midfielder Sarah Price had two assists on the day, along with her first goal of the season.
- Freshman Lauren Karinshak recorded three saves on the day between the pipes for the Eagles.
- Rachel Hoekstra recorded her first goal of the season, and senior Melinda Lukas sunk her second.

WHAT COACH BRIAN DUNLEAVY SAID
"We showed great character on the road to come from behind twice. We have to do a better job at keeping things tight defensively, Winthrop is a very hard working team and at times we didn't match their work ethic. The game wasn't pretty but the positives are that we came away with a positive result. To our credit, we scored three outstanding goals, the finishing was also pure quality. It's time for us to take another step forward and improve as a group."

NEXT UP
The Eagles return home next weekend to wrap up their preseason slate against Kennesaw State (9/9) and South Florida (9/11). Sun Belt play will begin on Sept. 15th against UL Monroe.