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Victor Guirma
Billy Butler
2
Winner Georgia Southern GS (5-4-1 (1-0 SBC))
1
Howard HOW (1-5-3 (0-1 SBC))
Winner
Georgia Southern GS
(5-4-1 (1-0 SBC))
2
Final
1
Howard HOW
(1-5-3 (0-1 SBC))
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Georgia Southern GS 1 1 2
Howard HOW 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information

@HowardMSoccer Comes Up Short Versus Georgia Southern

Bison fall in conference opener

WASHINGTON (October 6, 2018) – Coach Phillip Gyau and the Howard University Men's Soccer team came up short in its Sun Belt Conference (SBC) opener versus Georgia Southern (GSU), 2-1, at Greene Stadium on Alumni Day.
 
With the loss, HU fell to 1-5-3 (0-1 SBC) while the Eagles moved to 5-4-1 (1-0 SBC) on the season.
 
Howard was the aggressors throughout, outshooting GSU, 13-10.
 
With intermission approaching, Georgia Southern's Edware Raji put GSU on the board first before halftime, 1-0.
 
Shortly after the break, senior Victor Guirma (New Paltz, N.Y.) tied the contest, 1-1, thanks to an assist from graduate student Joel Cunningham (Spanish Town, Jamaica).
 
At the 55-minute mark, GSU's Gonzalo Talavera delivered the go-ahead goal to down HU, 2-1.
 
Junior goalkeeper Carlos Caro (Silver Spring, Md.), reigning SBC Defensive Player of the Week, registered three saves in the loss.
 
Tuesday (Oct. 9), Howard starts a brief two-match road swing in Piscataway, N.J. where the Rutgers Scarlett Knights await. Match time is slated for 7 p.m.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
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