Panthers Remain Unbeaten as Fox Gets 3rd Shutout

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Panthers Remain Unbeaten as Fox Gets 3rd Shutout

What you need to know:

*Georgia State beat Alabama A&M 3-0 on Friday, improving to 5-0-1 for the season.

*Christa Fox had her third shutout, moving up to the 10th-most shutouts at Georgia State for a career.

*The Panthers host Western Kentucky on Sunday for a 1 p.m. match.


 ATLANTA- Christa Fox had her third shutout in goal as Georgia State topped Alabama A&M, 3-0 Friday in Huntsville, Ala. For GSU, it marks the fourth shutout of the young season.

Georgia State remained unbeaten with five wins for the season, the only Sun Belt team to remain undefeated. The Panthers are currently 5-0-1 for the season.

Fox had two saves in this shutout, moving her up to 10th-most shutouts in Panther history.

The Panthers scored early in Huntsville, with Ashley Nagy having the first goal of the game within the first 14 minutes of the match. This is her third goal of the season.

Following a lightning delay, freshman Caitlin Ray scored off a corner kick from Jenna Moore to push the score at 2-0 at the halftime break. This is Ray's second career goal.

Coming just after the second-half started, Suzanne Arafa scored a goal with an assist from Nagy. Arafa leads the Panthers in goals this season with four.

The team continues to outshoot their opponents, having 23 shots, including 17 on goal, for Alabama A&M's two. Georgia State now has 102 shots attempted this season. The high-powered attack has produced 17 goals, just under 3 per game this year.

“Two unbelievable saves from Christa Fox helped us stay in the game and secure another shutout. We saw a tremendous effort from the girls on the field today,” head coach Derek Leader said about the win.

Georgia State plays host to Western Kentucky this Sunday for a 1 p.m. match in Panthersville, Parking and admission are free.

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