ATLANTA – Georgia State women's soccer travels to Conway, S.C., to take on Coastal Carolina on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6:00 p.m. ET.

This contest marks the 14th time these two teams have played each other. The Panthers are 8-3-2 in the series, drawing the previous matchup 1-1 at home.

Last Time Out

Georgia State faced Louisiana, winning 1-0. Following a 0-0 first half, the Panthers finally broke through when Aaliyah Faddoul found the back of the net in the 57th minute. It was her 10th goal of the season.

Goalkeeper Alondra Iriarte recorded six saves, with five coming in the second half to help keep the Ragin' Cajuns scoreless and tally another clean sheet. The Panthers picked up their seventh win at home on the season.

Leading the Sun Belt

Georgia State is tied for first with Appalachian State in the Sun Belt in Win-Loss-Tie Percentage at 0.679. The Panthers are led by a balanced offensive and defensive game.

The Panthers rank second in both Total Goals (29) and Total Points (73), leading to a second-place ranking in Scoring Offense (2.07) as well.

Defensively, the Panthers are supported by the best Save Percentage (0.80), along with the fewest Fouls per Game (5.79) in the Sun Belt.

Altogether, it has led the Panthers to second place in the Sun Belt conference standings and the second-best Goal Differential (+16) in the conference.

Scouting the Chanticleers

Coastal Carolina comes into the game 8-5-2, led by first-year head coach Pete Cuadrado. The Chanticleers have gone 2-3-1 in conference play. 

They opened conference play with a loss at Louisiana on Sep. 20 before getting a draw against South Alabama on Sep. 23. They followed with back-to-back losses at Georgia Southern and at Troy.

The Chanticleers responded with two straight wins coming into this matchup, winning against Southern Mississippi and Appalachian State on Oct. 11.

Kickoff for the Panthers is set for 6:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 15.