Expensive Eagle Nation,
I hope this be aware finds you effectively as we begin the primary full week of December.
On Sunday, we had been elated to search out out that our soccer staff will take part within the Myrtle Seaside Bowl in opposition to Ohio College on Saturday, Dec. 16. Tickets are formally on sale now, and we hope to see lots of you in South Carolina! Any ticket purchased by this hyperlink helps Georgia Southern Athletics. Extra data on motels, parking and occasions can be launched quickly!
I understand how we ended the common season was very disappointing. We acquired off to an awesome 6-2 begin, solely to go winless in November. As I mirror on the teaching transition from two years in the past, I knew that reaching our full potential would take time, particularly in a league the place a file variety of groups are taking part in in bowl video games. We have now work to do. We’re aligned throughout the board and placing within the work each day to higher this system. I’m assured that, working collectively, we will meet and exceed our targets for this system on a yearly foundation. I’m grateful to Eagle Nation for supporting our staff all through the season, significantly at Paulson Stadium, and I look ahead to the 2024 season!
Ladies’s basketball is presently 6-2 and on a four-game successful streak. Senior Terren Ward tops Division I with six double-doubles and has been the Solar Belt’s Participant of the Week two of the season’s first three weeks. Georgia Southern additionally ranks third within the nation in rebounds per sport (51.38) and first in offensive rebounds per sport (19.8).
Males’s basketball opened its 2023-24 house schedule this previous Saturday with a last-second loss to Jacksonville. Below first-year head coach Charlie Henry, the Eagles spent November on the street however will play most of their remaining schedule in Statesboro.
Ladies’s soccer secured a program-best No. 47 nationwide rating this previous season. The Eagles ended the common season with a seven-match win streak, the second-longest in program historical past, to complete second within the league standings. In addition they tallied 35 targets and 31 assists on the 12 months, probably the most since 2002.
Volleyball can also be having an excellent fall because it secured this system’s first 20+ win season since 2013. The Eagles additionally earned this system’s first bid to the Nationwide Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC), successful its first two matches within the event final Friday and Saturday at East Carolina College. The Eagles now host South Florida within the Elite 8 on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse. I encourage you all to come back out and help this staff … they’re enjoyable to look at! Moreover, our 10 Solar Belt wins had been a program file whereas additionally securing a program-record No. 67 RPI rating through the season. You will discover data on Thursday’s match, in addition to ticket pricing, at this hyperlink.
Ladies’s golf ended the autumn with a program-best rating of No. 59! The Eagles secured three top-3 finishes in fall tournaments, highlighted by a staff win on the Southern on the Savannah Golf Membership. This 12 months’s roster could be very deep, and I look ahead to seeing the Eagles return to motion in February.
Our rifle staff is presently ranked within the high 5 within the nation! They rose to No. 3 in November, a faculty file that positions them effectively for making its first NCAA staff championship in March. Recapping the autumn, the Eagles broke just about each staff faculty file and picked up historic wins in opposition to 4 top-25 packages, highlighted by two top-10 wins on the street in opposition to No. 3 Ole Miss and No. 9 Memphis. This staff is poised for an amazing spring!
Males’s soccer elevated its RPI by 28 spots from final 12 months, successful its first convention match since 2019 with a street win over Previous Dominion. The staff additionally earned a draw on the street in opposition to No. 2 West Virginia, which has superior to the Ultimate 4 of the NCAA Match.
Our girls’s cross nation staff positioned within the high three in two of its 4 meets, successful the Georgia Southern Fall Traditional. 5 Eagles set private bests within the 5K as effectively this fall.
In closing, for Georgia Southern to succeed in its desired targets, I’ll proceed to spotlight 4 (4) actions that people and firms can take to assist us:
- Financially help the Athletic Basis and the Erk Russell Fund
- Purchase season tickets and create a home-field benefit
- Help the Eagle Nation Collective (EagleNationNIL.com)
- Get others to do the identical!
Our Athletic Ticket Workplace is able to help you in buying tickets and could be reached at 1-800-GSU-WINS or through e mail at tickets@georgiasouthern.edu.
Our greatest days are forward. Thanks in your continued help!
Hail Southern! GATA!
Jared Benko
Georgia Southern Director of Athletics