Georgia State 3, Georgia Southern 2

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia State used a pair of second-half goals to take a 2-1 win over Georgia Southern on Friday. The Eagles went up 1-0 in the first half on Witt Carlisle’s fourth goal of the season, but the visitors scored just two minutes into the second half and added another in the 73rd minute to secure the win.

With the loss, Georgia Southern fell to 4-7-0 on the year, while Georgia State improved to 5-5-1 in 2013.

Carlisle got the Eagles off the mark late in the first half with a breakaway goal. The senior striker was fed by a long pass from Hunter Norton, which sprung Carlisle and allowed for the simple finish past the Georgia State keeper.

Just after the break, Georgia State brought the visitors back on level terms when Amiri Abraham was in the right place at the right time for the goal. Aaron Jones struck the corner kick into the box and Connor Acheson headed the ball back toward goal. Abraham was on hand to flick the ball back toward goal and found the net to level the score 1-1.

Andy Anglade scored Georgia State’s game-winner in the 73rd minute goal off the wing. He used his speed to beat the Eagle defense and cracked a shot from the edge of the penalty area to find the net.

The Eagles return to the grind of league play next week with a trip to Elon on Tuesday evening. The Eagles will look to avenge back-to-back SoCon tournament defeats at the hands of the Phoenix in the 7 p.m. match. Southern took a 2-1 win over the Phoenix in its last trip to Elon.