Sigurdardottir Nets First Goal in Shutout Win

Sunday, September 11

Statesboro, Ga.

12:00 PM

University of South Florida

7-0-0

Georgia Southern

3-3-1

Team	1	2	Final F
USF	2	0	2
Georgia Southern	0	0	0

Sigurdardottir Nets First Goal in Shutout Win

September 11, 2016 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: USF

STATESBORO, Ga. (Sept. 11, 2016)— The USF women's soccer team took their winning ways on the road and picked up a shutout victory over Georgia Southern Sunday afternoon. With goals from freshmen Gudrun Sigurdardottir and Evelyne Viens, the Bulls topped the Eagles, 2-0, to improve to 7-0 on the season.

USF scored both goals in the first half and the defense held on to keep the Eagles off the board in the second half to preserve the shutout. This is the fifth shutout of the season for USF and the fourth in a row.

In the 24^th minute, Sigurdardottir netted her first career goal on an assist from Viens. After running the ball down the left side of the field, Viens crossed the ball to Sigurdardottir who scored from five yards out.

Three minutes later, Viens would record a goal of her own after battling through the Eagles' defense to sink a goal from 12 yards out.

In goal, Kat Elliott recorded four saves for her second shutout of the weekend.

Key Stat:

USF netted two goals in the span of three minutes to take a 2-0 lead in the first half.

Notables:

This is the best start since head coach Denise Schilte-Brown took over the helm of the program.
Gudrun Sigurdardottir became the eighth player for USF to score a goal and the third freshman this season.
Kat Elliott recorded four saves for her second shutout of the weekend.
Evelyne Viens and Trudi Carter led the team with two shots apiece.
Kelli Burney and Kat Elliott were the only players to record a full 90 minutes on the field.
USF has scored at least two goals in six games this season.

Up Next:
The Bulls have a 14-day break before returning to the pitch on Sunday, Sept. 25, at Old Dominion. USF will return to Corbett Stadium Sept. 29, to open conference play against SMU.

Be sure to follow USF women's soccer on social media (Twitter / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. The USF women's soccer team has posted four consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and five in the last six years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014 & 2015. USF returns 17 players from last year's roster, including All-American Athletic Conference second-team goalkeeper Kat Elliott and seniors Lotta Fennefoss, Jordyn Listro and Leticia Skeete. The Bulls also return 10 players who appeared in at least 15 or more games last season.

– #GoBulls –