Early Goals Lead Men's Soccer to 4-1 Win at UAB

Senior Aris Briggs scores his NCAA-leading 5th goal of the year

Box Score BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Georgia State scored a pair of goals in the first 13 minutes of the game and added two more in the second half to earn a 4-1 win over UAB on Tuesday night at BBVA Field.

Georgia State (6-1, 1-1 Sun Belt) got on the board just 50 seconds into the match on senior Aris Briggs' NCAA-leading fifth goal of the season.

Junior Logan Luque added GSU's second goal of the night in the 13^th minute via assists from sophomore Justin Guest and freshman Carlos Luna. It was Luque's second goal of the year.

Guest added his second goal of the year and the Panthers third goal of the match in the 68^th minute from about 30 yards out.

Freshman Jeryn Hodge concluded the scoring with a coast-to-coast goal in the 73^rd minute. It was Hodge's second goal of the year.

UAB (1-5, 0-0 C-USA) was playing its first home match of the year. The Blazers finally got on the board in the 83^rd minute on a goal in the bottom left corner by Mason Robicheaux.

Senior goalkeeper Paul Tyson improved to 4-0 on the year after recording two saves on 14 shots faced.

MATCH NOTES

The Panthers scored four goals in both matches against UAB 4-0 this season. Four different Panthers scored in each of the two games.
Georgia State now leads the all-time series with the Blazers 15-9-1, including a 6-3-1 mark in Birmingham.
Georgia State has won three-straight games over the Blazers and have a five-match winning streak against members of Conference USA.
Georgia State has allowed just two goals in the last 472 minutes of play.
The two teams combined for 37 fouls on Tuesday night.

QUICK HITS

Georgia State leads the nation with 17 goals scored and 44 total points.
Georgia State has outscored its opponents 17-3 in 2020.
The Panthers swept three matches with members of Conference USA this fall by a combined score of 11-2.

WHAT'S NEXT
Georgia State will continue a stretch of four-straight games away from home on Friday night traveling to Statesboro to face Georgia Southern at 7 p.m. The match was previously scheduled for Saturday but was moved due to a football game being added to the schedule for the Eagles.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Paul Tyson: GK; 6' 7"; Senior

#15 Justin Guest: M; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#23 Logan Luque: M; 5' 11"; Junior

#31 Aris Briggs: F; 6' 4"; Senior

#32 Carlos Luna: MF; 5' 7"; Freshman

#27 Jeryn Hodge: F; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#1 Paul Tyson
: 6' 7"; Senior
: GK

#15 Justin Guest
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: M

#23 Logan Luque
: 5' 11"; Junior
: M

#31 Aris Briggs
: 6' 4"; Senior
: F

#32 Carlos Luna
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: MF

#27 Jeryn Hodge
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: F