Proctor’s Late Goal Gives Men's Soccer 1-0 Win Over Central Arkansas

Box Score ATLANTA – Georgia State senior defender George Proctor scored in the 86^th minute to give the Panthers a 1-0 win over Central Arkansas in the regular season finale for both schools at the GSU Soccer Complex on Friday afternoon.

For the second-straight match, Proctor scored from well outside the box, giving the senior his second goal of the season.

Georgia State (9-2, 4-2 Sun Belt) finished the season undefeated at home while outscoring its opponents 11-0 in Atlanta. The Panthers will enter next week's Sun Belt Conference Championship as the No. 2-seed and play a rematch with the No. 3 seed Bears on Friday night at 7 p.m.

Central Arkansas (3-5, 3-3 Sun Belt) was looking for the season sweep of the Panthers after a win in Conway, Ark., last month. However, Georgia State outshot UCA 11-5 and Paul Tyson's three saves proved to be enough.

The Bears played down a man the entire second half after a red card to Edoardo Calzola in the 38^th minute of the match.

MATCH NOTES

Georgia State improved to 5-0 at home this season and earned revenge on the Bears who had handed the Panthers their last loss at home coming last season.
Central Arkansas topped the Panthers 2-0 last month – the only time this season that Georgia State had given up more than one goal in a match.
With the win, Georgia State tied the all-time series 3-3 and now leads in Atlanta 2-1.

QUICK HITS

Georgia State has now outscored its opponents 23-6 this season.
Today's win over Central Arkansas gave the Panthers six clean sheets in 11 matches this year.
Georgia State's nine wins in the first 11 matches is the most wins in the first 11 matches in program history.
In GSU's first 11 matches, 10 different players have scored. Aris Briggs has five and Matthew Fearnley each have five goals. Andrew Bennett, Jeryn Hodge, Justin Guest, and Logan Luque have each scored twice, while Simon Carlson, Ross Finnie, George Proctor, and Max Wilkins have each scored once.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Paul Tyson: GK; 6' 7"; Senior (4th)

#10 Matthew Fearnley: M; 5' 10"; Junior (3rd)

#4 Ross Finnie: M; 5' 7"; Sophomore (2nd)

#15 Justin Guest: M; 5' 8"; Sophomore (2nd)

#16 George Proctor: D; 6' 1"; Senior (4th)

#19 Max Wilkins: F; 6' 2"; Sophomore (2nd)

#23 Logan Luque: M; 5' 11"; Junior (3rd)

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

#12 Simon Carlson: MF; 5' 6"; Freshman (1st)

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

#27 Jeryn Hodge: F; 5' 9"; Freshman (1st)

Players Mentioned

#1 Paul Tyson
: 6' 7"; Senior (4th)
: GK

#10 Matthew Fearnley
: 5' 10"; Junior (3rd)
: M

#4 Ross Finnie
: 5' 7"; Sophomore (2nd)
: M

#15 Justin Guest
: 5' 8"; Sophomore (2nd)
: M

#16 George Proctor
: 6' 1"; Senior (4th)
: D

#19 Max Wilkins
: 6' 2"; Sophomore (2nd)
: F

#23 Logan Luque
: 5' 11"; Junior (3rd)
: M

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

#12 Simon Carlson
: 5' 6"; Freshman (1st)
: MF

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

#27 Jeryn Hodge
: 5' 9"; Freshman (1st)
: F