ATLANTA--The
Georgia State men's soccer team dropped a narrow 1-0 match to No. 15-ranked Old
Dominion on Wednesday night at the GSU Soccer Complex.
Georgia State (4-11-0, 1-7-0) next takes on James Madison on
Sunday at 1 p.m. before returning home for two matches to close its regular
season. The Panthers take on George Mason next Wednesday at the GSU Soccer
Complex at 7 p.m. before closing the regular season on Sunday, Nov .4 against
Stetson. GSU will honor its eight seniors as part of its Senior Day ceremonies
prior to the match.
The GSU offense could not muster up the game-tying goal after
conceding a score at the 32:45 mark. Freshman William Mellors-Blair led GSU with
five shots including one on goal. Senior goalkeeper Vincent Foermer finished
two saves shy of a career high as he stopped eight shots.
Junior Jamal Keene narrowly missed out on a fantastic goal with
time ticking away in the 72nd minute. Keene tracked down a high rebound
that caromed off a Old Dominion defender after Mellors-Blair struck a
long-range shot. Keene took the ball in the air with a right-footed rocket
labeled for just inside the left post. ODU senior goalkeeper Victor Francoz
dove to his right to make the finger tip save and stave off the scoring chance.
Francoz finished the match with four saves to earn the win.
Monarchs (10-2-2, 4-2-2) senior midfielder Chris Harmon scored the lone goal of
the match when he fired in a right-footed strike from straight on from 24 yards
out. ODU junior Tim Hopkinson assisted on Harmon's goal.
Georgia State, led by third-year head coach Brett Surrency, is 2-6
all time against James Madison. GSU last played JMU in Harrisonburg, Va., in
2010 and it won the match 1-0 in overtime. Visit the men's soccer page on
GeorgiaStateSports.com for a preview of Sunday's match.
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