What you need to know:
*Georgia State (4-0-1) tied Tennessee Tech in a double overtime game on Sunday, 1-1.
*Jenna Moore scored her first career goal in the match.
*The next match for the Panthers is at Alabama A&M Friday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m., before hosting Western Kentucky Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.
ATLANTA- Georgia State remained unbeaten through five matches following a 1-1 tie in double overtime with Tennessee Tech on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers now stand 4-0-1 to start the 18-game season.
Tennessee Tech (1-3-2) scored first off a free kick in the first half, in the 21st minute of the match. The Panthers followed that goal by scoring off a corner kick in the 31st minute of the first half. The teams would then battle through a scoreless second half and two overtimes in the 120-minute match.
Senior Jenna Moore scored her first career goal on one of Georgia State's 13 corner kicks, with the assist coming from Margaret Bruemmer. This was Bruemmer's first assist of the season.
Host GSU controlled the ball for most of the game, outshooting Tennessee Tech 20-7. The Panthers were able to hold the Golden Eagles without a shot during the overtimes.
GSU keeper Christa Fox had three saves in allowing just one goal in the 120 minutes on the 85-degree Georgia afternoon.
“It was an extremely hard-fought match against a well-organized team. Tennessee Tech presented us with new challenges and the team responded well. We came back from being down a goal and the coaching staff is pleased with the effort we saw today,” head coach Derek Leader said about the game.
The Panthers travel to Huntsville, Ala. to face Alabama A&M for a Friday, Sept. 11 game at 5 p.m., before returning home for a Sunday afternoon match against Western Kentucky at 1 p.m.
