Bennett Scores Twice, Men's Soccer Earns 3-0 Win Over Rival Georgia Southern

Box Score STATESBORO, Ga. – With a pair of goals by freshman Andrew Bennett, Georgia State earned a season sweep of rival Georgia Southern with a 3-0 win over the Eagles on Friday night at Eagle Field.

Georgia State (7-1, 2-1 Sun Belt) won for the second-straight time and will remain in a tie for first place in the Sun Belt Conference standings reaching the midpoint of league play. Georgia Southern (1-5, 0-3 Sun Belt) lost for the third-straight time being outscored by the Panthers 5-0 in two matches this season.

Bennett got the Panthers on the board in the 33^rd minute with his first career goal courtesy of assists from Ross Finnie and Jack Hilton-Jones. He would later find the back of the net in the 74^th minute, all but sealing the victory for Georgia State.

Junior Matthew Fearnley found the back of the net on an assist from Bennett in the 57^th minute. It was Fearnley's fourth goal of the season.

Senior goalkeeper Paul Tyson recorded his second shutout of the season needing just three saves to record the blank sheet.

MATCH NOTES

Georgia State has now won three-straight matches over Georgia Southern, including a Sun Belt Conference tournament game last November.
The Panthers also topped the Eagles 2-0 on Oct. 4. Aris Briggs and Fearnley scored while Gunther Rankenburg pitched a shutout in goal.
Georgia State now leads the all-time series with the Eagles 30-11-6, including an 8-4-5 mark in Statesboro.

QUICK HITS

Georgia State has allowed just two goals in the last 562 minutes of action.
Georgia State has scored at least three goals in four of its eight matches this season.
The Panthers lead the nation with 20 goals and 52 total points.
Georgia State sits in a tie for first place in the Sun Belt Conference standings with Coastal Carolina as each program has six points.

WHAT'S NEXT

Georgia State will have off until Oct. 24, when the Panthers will make the trip to Conway, Ark., to face Central Arkansas at 2 p.m. ET.

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Players Mentioned

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

#10 Matthew Fearnley: M; 5' 10"; Junior

#8 Jack Hilton-Jones: M; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#4 Ross Finnie: M; 5' 7"; Sophomore

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

#33 Gunther Rankenburg: GK; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#20 Andrew Bennett: MF; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

#10 Matthew Fearnley
: 5' 10"; Junior
: M

#8 Jack Hilton-Jones
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: M

#4 Ross Finnie
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: M

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

#33 Gunther Rankenburg
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: GK

#20 Andrew Bennett
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: MF