Guest's Hat Trick Leads Panthers to 4-0 Win

Box Score ATLANTA – After a scoreless first half, Georgia State's Justin Guest put on a second half show to lead the men's soccer team to a 4-0 win over UNC Asheville on Tuesday night at the new GSU Soccer Complex.

Guest recorded a hat trick in less than seven minutes to lead Georgia State (3-1) to a third-straight win. The three goals were his first three of the year.

Guest got the Panthers on the board in the 64^th minute and then struck again thanks to an assist from Simon Carlson just 97 seconds later.

Less than three minutes later, Max Wilkins found the back of the net off a block from the UNCA goalkeeper to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead.

Guest got his third goal of the night after being taken down in the box and was awarded a penalty kick which found the back of the net in the 71^st minute of play. Guest finished the night with five shots including four shots on goal.

Georgia State outshot UNC Asheville (1-3) 23-6 while controlling the ball for 61 percent of the time on the clock.

Panther goalkeeper Gunther Rankenburg pitched a second shutout of the season while making a pair of saves.

MATCH NOTES
? The Panthers now lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs 11-5-1, including a 6-4 record in Atlanta.
? Georgia State is 5-0-1 against UNCA under head coach Brett Surrency dating back to 2010.

WHAT'S NEXT
? Georgia State will begin a stretch of three-straight matches on the road when traveling to Nashville, Tenn., on Friday night to face Belmont at 7:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#12 Simon Carlson: MF; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#15 Justin Guest: M; 5' 9"; Junior

#1 Gunther Rankenburg: GK; 6' 3"; Junior

#9 Max Wilkins: F; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#12 Simon Carlson
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: MF

#15 Justin Guest
: 5' 9"; Junior
: M

#1 Gunther Rankenburg
: 6' 3"; Junior
: GK

#9 Max Wilkins
: 6' 2"; Junior
: F