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Confidential Presidential Search

Presidential Search Committee decides on a confidential search for GS’ next president

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E A G L E S DIVERSITY Georgia Southern University President Shelley Nickel announced plans for the university to improve diversity and inclusion

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Events on campus

THURSDAY

• Unity Fest 6 p.m.-9 p.m. @Georgia Avenue

Event of the Week:

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New Organization Chartering • Football game vs. UMASS Workshop 3:30 p.m.

6 p.m. @Russell Union 2052 @Paulson Stadium • Firearms Date Night 6 p.m. @Shooting Sports Education Center • Solo: A Star Wars Story 6 p.m . @Russell Union Theater

SUNDAY

Swim the Sunbelt @RAC

UNITY FEST: This event includes: free food, student organization and campus department tabling, student showcase performances, music, giveaways, interactive games and activities, inflatables, special entertainment and more.

Organization Spotlight

Weather Notes:

Water Polo We play water polo, we have practices M/W @6 p.m. to 8 p.m., we will be having scrimmages and completions with other schools and the Jax masters team Water polo is the best full body areboic workout you can get. We are a great club and would love to have more people.

Contact them at md07376@georiasouthern.edu

Michael Diorio, Kevin Kerns, Robert Pope (president), and Paul Steff (treasurer) recruiting for GSU Water Polo Club at the Org Fair!

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What do you do to Destress when it comes to school?

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N’Dea Brown (Freshman) “I listen to music to distress, like, it’s going to be more than likely rap because I like the beat, and it kind of calms my nerves.”

Looks like there will be scattered thunderstorms this week. Don’t get caught without an umbrella!

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Is it rude to ask ask for your money back once you loan it to someone?

Student Affairs Weekly Buzz Alizhane Vida (left)-”No, because it wasnt when you asked me.”

Natalie Turman (right)- “No, but its rude when you call me broke for asking for my money. Just run me my money!”

NYC - WINTER BREAK TRIP (DEC 8-14) OFFICE OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES Information Session - Thursday, September 6 | 4:30 pm

STEP INTO STATESBORO | SEPTEMBER 15 | 9AM-2PM OFFICE OF LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Step Into Statesboro is an annual fall event designed to introduce new and returning students to the downtown Statesboro area, its history, and community service opportunities. Sign up here - GeorgiaSouthern.edu/step

UNITY FEST CARNIVAL 2018 - SEPT. 6 | 6-8PM

OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Unity Fest is an annual outdoor festival at Georgia Southern University – Statesboro Campus. This event includes food, student organization and campus department tabling, student showcase performances, music, giveaways, interactive games and activities, inflatables and rides, special entertainment, and more.

FIREARMS DATE NIGHT - SEPT. 7 | 6-8PM

CAMPUS RECREATION & INTRAMURALS (CRI) http://recreation.georgiasouthern.edu/ssec/firearms/adult/date-night/ Public/Faculty/Staff - $75 per couple; Students - $65 per couple

SHUTTLE TO THE MAINSTREET STATESBORO FARMER’S MARKET ONGOING| FIRST SHUTTLE AVAILABLE | SEPT. 8 & 10:30AM CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY Vehicle departs from the Russell Union Circle Drive

Makenna Trujillo and Prissy Makenna is a sophomore fashion merchandising major with emphasis on design, and Prissy “likes naps in the sun, car rides and eats cheese and tater tots from sonic”.

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Post your photo on Twitter with the name of your pet and a little bit about you (name, year, and major).

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How long is too long with your money?

Guy Gray (right)- “It depends. If I loan you a dollar, I’m not going to be like I need my dollar back. You keep it at that point.”

What if it was $200?

“I’m going to need that back as soon as possible like and I can’t even loan that to just anybody! We got to be like cool!”

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Letter to the editor regarding campus Lime Bikes Since the beginning of the semester Lime Bikes have been popping up everywhere on campus.

Letter submitted to The George-Anne

It’s been great to see so many people embrace the option to ride to class. However, in only a few short weeks, Statesboro is already experiencing the problem that other cities have faced when dockless bikes or scooters come to town namely bikes being left in random places, rather than put away on bike racks.

It may seem harmless to leave a bike on a sidewalk, but doing so means another cyclist can’t get by for a ride or - even worse - a person in a wheelchair can’t make it to class.

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Lime Bikes were added to the campus of Georgia Southern Univserity at ythestart of this semester. They allow students to rent bikes for a flay tare of $1.

In the last two days I have personally witnessed three bikes clustered on the sidewalk along Fair Road completely blocking the walkway with no one near by and another bike parked in the middle of the sidewalk heading up to Sweetheart Circle.

Please consider others when you drop off your bike or a convenience will become a nuisance. In fact, several other cities have now banned services like these for exactly this reason.

So, don’t ruin a good thing. Park your bike at a rack.

-Sociology Professor Marieke Van Willigen

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GSU students should include their academic major, year and hometown. The editors reserve the right to reject any submission and edit submissions for length. Opinions expressed herein are those of the Board of Opinions, or columnists themselves and DO NOT necessarily reflect those of the faculty, staff, or administration of GSU, the Student Media Advisory, Student Media or the University System of Georgia.

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Revisiting the ‘Campus Carry’ law one year later

BY BISOLA OKE

The George-Anne staff

Last year, Georgia House Bill 280 made it legal for licensed gun owners to carry weapons on college campuses. HB 280, commonly referred to as the “campus carry” legislation, was implemented on all University System of Georgia campuses on July 1, 2017.

The law allows anyone 21 and up with a gun license to carry concealed weapons on campus with the exception of child care facilities, faculty and administrative office space and disciplinary meetings.

According to the law, nonlicensed gun owners are not allowed to carry at all and licensed gun owners should

conceal their guns at all times.

Permit holders must pass a background check and criminal history record in order to carry.

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In a recent Twitter poll direct towards Georgia Southern University campus community, 49 percent said they were against the law, 45 percent were for it and 6 percent were unfamiliar with the law.

Maria Olivas, junior public health major, is opposed to this idea due to the rate of gun violence in the United States.

“Having a law that says it’s okay to bring concealed guns to the university is not helping the situation that we’re in right

now.”

Olivas suggested that the school should be doing more to promote this conversation by providing a platform where the students and faculty can still discuss the law.

History Professor, Roell Craig, also opposes the idea.

“I think it’s plain crazy. I think the state legislature was nuts for doing this,” Craig said.

“This is a school, not a shooting range. It’s scary and insane.”

Craig believes the legislation is impartial to the bill since carriers cannot bring

concealed guns into the capital building but can do so on campuses.

“They’re the goofballs that passed the law, so they made it okay on campuses but they don’t allow it where they make the legislation,” Craig said.

Austin McKinney, a sophomore chemistry major, has mixed feelings on the bill.

“I believe that the police officers that are guarding, teachers and professors should be able to carry but individual students should not,” McKinney said.

Annie Elton, freshman exercise science major, said she supports the law because it gives students a chance to protect themselves.

“You never know who’s

The George-Anne staff

Presidential Search Committee decides on a confidential search for GS’ next president

The Presidential Search and Screen Committee has elected to conduct a confidential search for the next president of Georgia Southern University.

A confidential search means that all candidates’ names will remain anonymous throughout the search process.

Accroding to the announcement sent by GS, the benefit of a confidential search is since the candidates’ names will not be made public, there is

Georgia Southern president announces plans to improve diversity and inclusion on campus

BY MATTHEW ENFINGER The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University Interim President Shelley Nickel sent an email to the campus community Tuesday regarding the university’s next steps in improving diversity and inclusion on campus.

Plans detailed in Nickel’s letter include the hiring of a nationally recognized consultant to assess the university’s strengths and weaknesses regarding issues of diversity and inclusion, a series of town hall meetings on all three campuses and a comprehensive report to give the university direction about how to face diversity and inclusion issues.

over the summer in which a student accidentally sent a racial slur to their future roommate.

Since then, the university has held one public discussion regarding racism on campus entitled “Coping With Racial Battle Fatigue.”

Recent issues in diversity and inclusion Nickel’s call to improve diversity and inclusion on GS’ campus follows an incident

Especially in this country, there’s so much gun violence compared to other countries,” MARIA OLIVAS

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going to show up on or near campus, for example, that man who kidnapped those girls last week,” Elton said. “As long as you know how to use [guns] and you’re using them for the right reasons, I think you’re good.”

a better chance of getting more highly qualified candidates.

“What this process will allow [the search committee] to do is draw on the same candidate pools as [they] would with a public search, but also on the pools, other universities do as they search for presidents,” Committee Chair Dustin Anderson, said in an email.

The committee will organize a listening session where community members can voice their opinions on GS’ next president. The session is open to the public and will be on held

on Sept. 10.

The Presidential Search and Screen Committee will post updates to the presidential search website at https:// president.georgiasouthern.edu/ presidential-search/. There is also a survey available on the website, which anyone can use to anonymously give their opinions on the search.

Anyone in the GS community is encouraged to send recommendations or nominations to GeorgiaSouthernPresident@ wittkieffer.com.

Eagle Nation: I promised as we began this academic year that I would remain in touch about our efforts to build a safe, diverse and inclusive environment at Georgia Southern University.

Many of you have told me and other campus leaders that you are ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work in support of this effort throughout our Georgia Southern community. But you also worry that too few of us are listening, or that too little will be done to move us forward together.

We need to get to the root of those concerns, and the issues that feed them. We are taking action.

A nationally-recognized consultant will be asked to assess our current strengths and weaknesses related to issues of diversity and inclusion.

Your opinions and involvement in this process are vital and necessary. The consultant is being directed to talk to you, our entire University community, through a series of town hall meetings on all three campuses.

A comprehensive report will be developed and shared with you for feedback before formal adoption. The report will serve as a roadmap for our efforts, and give us a way to hold ourselves accountable for our progress.

Parallel to this opportunity, we want to hear more about your experiences and what you think should be done. Planned workshops, activities for students and faculty presentations will additionally take place throughout the year across our campuses to encourage conversations and the sharing of ideas.

Transparency in how we do this is required.

I have directed that a link to “​Diversity and Inclusion​” resources be prominently displayed on the University homepage. The site will include news and events as well as information to educate, inspire and create dialog as well as provide opportunities for feedback.

You will also receive monthly emails updating you on our progress as well as related news and upcoming events.

As I have said, there is no question that as a public institution of higher education, we believe in the First Amendment and allowing our students, faculty and staff to express themselves, their ideas and their opinions.

There is also no question that as a public institution, we will follow all required laws and policies that protect both free expression as well as campus well-being and safety.

Diversity and inclusion reflect this institution’s core values. We have an opportunity to strengthen those values, and I am asking you to help us.

This work for many will not be easy or quick. Change never is. It may also make us uncomfortable. But I am asking each of us to be honest, to engage with each other, to listen and to try to make sense of what we are doing now and what we may need to do to be better.

We will share more over the coming weeks and months. Thank you for all you do to make our Eagle Nation soar.

Sincerely, Shelley C. Nickel

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Deaf library worker comments on university’s lack of accesibility resources

BY SHIANN SIVELL The George-Anne staff

Hidden between the countless shelves of books in Henderson Library is Lionel Orlando Parker.

Patrons may notice him going in and out of his office behind the circulatory desk or on the third-floor shelving returned and borrowed books. They may also notice that Parker is quiet, a tad reserved and just a bit aloof.

Those who try to approach him will indeed be surprised when he brings out his cellphone or a sheet of paper and indicates for them to write out their questions.

This behavior is simply because Parker is deaf, a condition brought on by a high fever he contracted when he was three-years-old. He has since used sign language, finger spelling and everyday technology to communicate with a world where roughly 28 million Americans, about 10 percent of the population, have some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

After attending the School for the Deaf in Cave Springs, Georgia, Parker joined the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, a program that helps

people with disabilities find employment, and was hired as the interlibrabry loan and shelving assistant position at Henderson Library in 2007.

While Parker learned sign language to communicate with the world, the world still struggles to communicate with him.

The art of communication During his duration at Georgia Southern University, Parker has known only a few people who know sign language. To communicate with his colleagues, he uses text messages or paper, but sometimes messy handwriting can stall or slow down the conversation.

“I try to communicate with people, but they don’t want to communicate with me because they won’t try to learn sign language,” Parker said via typed message.

Of the 28 million Americans that have some degree of hearing loss, about two million of these them are classified as deaf , meaning they can’t hear everyday sounds or speech even with a hearing aid. An

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Lionel Parker sits in his cubicle in Henderson Librabry. Parker has been deaf since the age of three and works at Henderson Library as a interlibrary loan and shelving assisstant.

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estimated 10 percent of these two million people were born deaf. The other 90 percent became deaf later in life.

Only a few of Parker’s coworkers, such as Library Assistant DeVanté Scott, have attempted to learn sign language to communicate with him.

“None of my co-workers would introduce me to him,” Scott said. “I just thought he was rude. Then when I found out he was deaf, I thought, ‘Wow, I’m the rude one.’”

Scott graduated in the spring and left his position at Henderson Library over the summer.

Issues in the workplace The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment and various other areas. Title I of the act states that employers with 15 or more employees must provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employmentrelated opportunities available to others.

However, Scott said that Parker has been unable to attend staff meetings in his department due to the lack of accommodations and interpreters.

“Most of the resources available to help people with disabilities are only available to students, not staff like Lionel,” Scott said.

When asked about employee accomidations the Henderson Library redirected The GeorgeAnne to Jennifer Wise, GS marketing and communications director, who said in an email, “The university cannot comment on personal matters.”

Kelly Woodruff, director of the Student Accessibility Resource Center, said in an email that faculty and staff in need of accommodations would need to contact Human Resources.

An American Sign Language club was introduced on campus in 2013, but lack of attendance and leadership had the club on and off hiatus, Scott said.

The club became an official student organization in 2017, but was subsequently put on another hiatus in Spring of 2017 following the graduation of the former club president Dontonio Thomas.

“Unfortunately I do not think that the ASL club is planning on coming back at the current moment,” Darius Larry, metadata quality manager for Henderson Library, said in an email.

Less than 20 colleges in the United States offer ASL as a course of study, excluding GS. Parker and Scott both hope that the GS senate resolution from January may allow an ASL course to be added to GS’ curriculum in the future.

“A lot of students have been asking for an ASL class, even if it was offered once a semester,” Scott said. “People are naturally intrigued by deaf culture and want to learn more about it.”

Despite the lack of communication in his department, Parker remains kind and courteous. He never turns away anyone who attempts to speak with him, nor is he impatient with anyone who tries to communicate with him via sign language.

“I do believe [people] can learn ASL because it is important for lack of communication for deaf people,” Parker said in a typed message. “I hope [GS] can get one good professor who can teach ASL one day.”

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Lionel Parker (right) receives a service award from former GS President Jaimie Hebert (left). Parker received the award for ten years of service at GS.

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UMASS PREVIEW

BY RYAN PYE

The George-Anne staff

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fter their demanding 37-6 week one win against South Carolina State, the Georgia Southern football team is faced with a more difficult matchup with University of Massachusetts in week two.

The two teams squared off in Amherst, Massachusetts last season, where the Minutemen dominated the game and left with a 55-20 victory. With this year’s contest being held in Paulson Stadium, the Eagles are hoping for a different outcome, and to get some revenge on the team from up North.

Containing the UMass Attack Just two games into their 2018 season, the Minutemen are averaging a whopping 42 points per game. With offensive firepower like that, the Eagles’ defense is going to have their hands full. In their first and only contest, the Eagles allowed just one touchdown, and it came on the ground, where SC State relied on their offense the most.

However, UMass’ offense is much more balanced, with 539 yards through the air and 349 on the ground in their first two games combined. The Eagles

will rely on their older, more experienced defense to keep the Minutemen at bay and lead them to a victory.

Keep Firing on Offense The Eagles put up 37 points in their home opener, and with the offense UMass is coming into Statesboro, GS is going to have to keep the offense rolling in their second contest.

Although they only allowed 15 points in the first game, the Minutemen defense struggled to contain Boston College in week two, where they allowed 55 points throughout the game.

BC put up 272 rushing yards against UMass, which should bring a boost of confidence to the Eagles, who as we know,get most of their yardage on the ground.

Expect the Eagles to play the traditional “Georgia Southern Way” of football, and drive the ball down field using their dynamic playmakers ability to run the football.

experienced GS roster. They come into this weekend as a slight 2.5 point favorite, but the Eagles are going to need to leave it all on the field to exit Paulson with a win on Saturday.

GS will simply need to come out, offensively play their way and contain the UMass offense, and the Eagles should be able to get sweet revenge on the Minutemen Saturday night.

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Eagles in the Pros: Pre-season roundup

BY RYAN PYE

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ith the NFL season officially starting on Thursday, Georgia Southern has a handful of former team members representing them at the professional level.

Most notably, the San Francisco 49ers have two great Eagle alumni on their roster, but received unfortunate news on one of them after a preseason practice injury.

Still fresh off of signing a four-year, $30 million deal with the 49ers, former GS quarterback and running back Jerick “Jet” McKinnon suffered a knee injury in the final play of the team’s practice on Saturday.

The diagnosis came back as what the team personnel had feared, a torn ACL. The injury will sideline Mckinnon for the entire 2018 season, but even with all the bad news about the projected starter, Eagle and 49er fans can both be happy about the man charged with taking his place in the lineup.

Another former GS running back, Matt Breida, is now

officially listed as the starting running back on the 49ers’ depth chart. After getting 126 touches as a backup in his rookie season, Breida is

expected to receive the bulk of the carries in San Francisco this year.

Other former GS standouts making their mark in the NFL

are J.J. Wilcox, a safety who signed a new deal with the New York Jets during the offseason, Ukeme Eligwe, who signed with the New York Giants

on Monday after being let go by the Chiefs and Antwione Williams who was picked up by the Seahawks Monday.

San Francisco 49ers’ Jerick McKinnon (28) runs away from Dallas Cowboys’ Jaylon Smith (54) in the first quarter of their preseason NFL game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Aug. 9.

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From Nottingham to Statesboro, Davie looks to use experience on the pitch with the Eagles

BY RYAN PYE

The George-Anne staff

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dam Davie is a 5-9 freshman from Nottingham, England and Georgia Southern soccer’s latest addition where he has already impressed by scoring three goals in the 209 total minutes he’s played in.

The striker previously played for Derby County FC. In his four years of play for the club, Davie scored 63 goals and had 28 assists, but he was looking to continue playing at a higher level.

“I found him through the recruiting process through the way you always find good players, through contacts,” Head Coach John Murphy said.

A former player of Murphy’s ,who moved on to be an assistant coach at Boston College, was scouting a goal keeper in England but had the knowledge that Murphy was

looking for a striker. Once he came across Davie he contacted Murphy to let him know of the new founded soccer star.

“So that’s really how it starts, Murphy said. “It’s somebody that you trust within your professional network that reaches out to you.”

The freshman came out strong, scoring two goals in the very first game of the season against VCU to seal the win for the Eagles and being the first to score against North Florida in the first three minutes of the game.

“He’s a very positive kid.

He’s a hard worker,” Murphy said. “He puts the work in at practice because he knows for it to translate into the game, that’s really the way you have to practice. You have to practice like it’s a game pace.”

Davie’s been playing soccer for most of his life, and GS was his next opportunity to continue to play and continue to succeed

in the game.

“I started when I was about six just playing locally back in England,” Davie said. “I had the chance to come over here and I thought it was a great opportunity. I had come for a visit, they brought me here to look around. I got here, and the facilities are really impressive.

I thought it was the best match for me really.”

The competition here in the United States is a lot different than the level of play back in England and what Davie is used to, but he’s adjusting.

“I love the atmosphere,” Davie said. “It seems like such a friendly place. And you know, the weather’s not bad.”

Davie and the rest of the Eagles look to continue to stay unbeaten this season as they face some tough opponents including this Friday at home where they’ll be facing off against Florida Gulf Coast University.

It’ll take a little time to adjust, the level DAVIE of play is really hard here.” ADAM GS Soccer PHOTO COURTESY OF GS ATHLETICS

Redshirt junior finds kicking stride in second year

BY RYAN KOSTENSKY The George-Anne staff

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hen it comes to football, kickers play a vital role in the team’s success, often becoming the hero or scapegoat based on how well they play.

Tyler Bass, a redshirt junior out of South Carolina, has been the kicker for Georgia Southern for the last couple of seasons and he’s become as reliable as they come, but football wasn’t always in the plans for the kicker. Bass talked about the

I started kicking in ninth grade, I was probably 15.”

other sports he played, soccer, baseball and basketball, before settling on football.

“The whole reason I started kicking was my grandma, she knew I played soccer and our high school team needed someone to kick for them and so she took me out there one day. I tried out and made the team.”

Bass has been a part of the Eagles for awhile and has experienced a lot of highs and lows in the blue and white, but he talked about his favorite memory during his time here.

A moment he says he didn’t even participate in.

“My redshirt freshman year,” Bass said. “I didn’t play, obviously, I redshirted, but I learned a lot throughout the whole season. My favorite memory would probably be the bowl game, just with YoungHoe Koo, Hanks, all the older guys, just watching them and learning a lot from them, and enjoying our first bowl game.”

As for off the field, Bass likes to stay outdoors and participate in the outdoors sports.

“I like to hunt, like to fish,” Bass said. “Go deer hunting up in Ohio with my uncle and cousins, that’s really fun and always grew up fishing, I love finishing on ponds and rivers.”

Redshirt junior kicker Tyler Bass sets up for a kick in the victory over South Carolina State. Bass went 1/1 on field goals and 4/4 on extra points in the season opener.

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Eagles fall to Ospreys in Savannah

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atmosphere in here today,” Head Coach Duston Wood said to GS Eagles. “I was happy with it.”

The Eagles climbed back from a six-point deficit to win the third set 26-24, but North Florida stormed back and scored six straight in the fourth

The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern’s first official athletic event from its new Armstrong campus was spoiled when the volleyball team lost to North Florida on Tuesday.

“It was a pretty good

set. The Ospreys went on to win the fourth and final set 25-20.

Gabby O’Connell led the way for the Ospreys with 16 kills, 10 digs and a couple of blocks, propelling them to a 3-1 win over the Eagles.

GS’ top player of the match was Skylar Ball, who led the

team with 11 kills, two digs and three blocks.

“I don’t think a lack of effort, it was there,” Wood said to GS Eagles. “It was just we were off and they were on.”

The non-conference loss from Alumni Arena drops the Eagles to a 1-6 record on the 2018

season.

The Eagles will travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina this weekend where they will play three matches in the Wake Forest Invitational. The first of their three matches on the trip will come against the Akron Zips at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Freshman Skylar Ball led the Eagles Tuesday night with 11 kills, two digs and three blocks.

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Nagwandala leads cross country to fourth place finish in Carolina Challenge

BY KAITLIN SELLS The George-Anne staff

The Georgia Southern cross country team opened their season with a fourth place finish at the Carolina Challenge hosted by the University of South Carolina.

On top of that, the Eagles beat out Sun Belt Conference rival Coastal Carolina with the help from freshman Merabu Nagwandala who placed 27th.

While the Eagles finished fourth overall they were beat out by East Carolina, Clemson and South Carolina.

All the individual runners for the Eagles placed within the top 70, with Nagwandala leading in 27th and Kaitlin Rocker coming in at 65th.

“I was very impressed with the way the ladies competed today at the Carolina Challenge,” Head Coach Kelly Carter told GS Eagles. “I’m very excited about what the upcoming year has to offer.”

The Eagles will be back in action at the Adidas Invitational at Winthrop University Sept.

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Freshman Merabu Nagwandala placed 27th in the Carolina Challenge Sept. 1. The Eagles were beaten by East Carolina, Clemson and host South Carolina.

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