CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team will open Sun Belt Conference play on the road versus the Georgia Southern Eagles on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. ET.
Chant Talk
- This will be the first Sun Belt Conference match of the season for CCU and Georgia Southern.
- The Chants are 2-3 on the season and are looking to snap their two-match losing streak.
- CCU has a 1-4-2 record in Sun Belt Conference opening matches with its only win coming against the Eagles in October 2020.
- Deryn Armstrong leads the team in points (3) while Christian Cook is atop of the team in shots (8).
- The Chants have a 2-0 record in one-goal matches and when scoring first.
Last Time Out
- CCU suffered their biggest loss of the season when the Furman Paladins delivered a 3-0 shutout to the Chants.
- The Chants were outshot 15-9 in the match and sophomore Evan Howard picked up Coastal's first red card of the season.
- While CCU picked up two yellows and a red card, the Paladins led 11-5 in fouls in the match.
- Alex Hare made his debut in goal for the Chants making six saves from 15 shot attempts.
- CCU had 23 players on its 32-man roster make an appearance in the game.
- Lincoln Ulrich made his first career start while wearing the Teal and Bronze.
History Against
- The Chants have a 7-3-1 all-time record versus the Eagles.
- This will be their 12th matchup with the first dating back to 1985 when the Chants took a 3-0 shutout victory.
- CCU will be looking to improve on its 1-2-0 record versus the Eagles while on the road.
- Coastal is sitting on a four-match win streak and has outscored the Eagles 29-13.
- Last time out, Noe Santos bagged two goals and Eythor Kjartansson had a career-high three assists in Coastal's 4-1 victory over the Eagles (Nov. 1)
Scouting the Opponent
- Georgia Southern has posted a 1-3-1 record on the season.
- Their lone win came against UNC Asheville on Aug. 27.
- The Eagles are on a two-match losing streak after falling to North Florida (Sept. 8) and Jacksonville (Sept.12).
- Georgia Southern has scored just three goals on the season each of which came from different players.
- Nate Martinez is the starting keeper for the Eagles and has made 10 saves off 35 shots faced.
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