Women's Soccer | 11/3/2014 10:07:00 AM

SBC Quarterfinal Match
No. 3 Texas State vs. No. 6 Georgia State
November 5, 2014 // 10 a.m.
Host: South Alabama
Venue: The Cage

SAN MARCOS, Texas -- After a week off of action, the Texas State soccer team preps to take on Georgia State in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Wednesday afternoon. The Bobcats earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament after finishing conference play with a 5-3-1 record while Georgia State is the No. 6 seed with a 4-4-1 conference record. Texas State will take on the Panthers at 10 a.m. at The Cage in Mobile, Ala.

A Look At The Competition
Georgia State enters the 2014 Sun Belt Tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 4-4-1 conference record and 6-9-4 overall record.

Whitney Ravan leads the Panthers offensively as she has scored a team-high eight goals. In addition to her goals, she has recorded two assists for the team, putting her team-high point total to 18.

The Panthers have scored 18 goals as a team while allowing 19. Although Georgia State has scored only 18 goals on the season, it has never lost a contest by more than one goal all year.

Brie Haynes is the primary goalkeeper for Georgia State as she has logged over 1,200 minutes this season. Haynes owns a 0.81 goals against average and .836 save percentage.

Against Texas State in the season finale for the Panthers, Georgia State notched its sixth shutout of the year.

Last Time Out
After starting off the game with a pair of shots by Lynsey Curry, the Bobcats were forced to play on the defensive throughout the remainder of the first half. A key defensive stop for the Bobcats was in the 15th minute of action when Georgia State had a free kick just yards outside of the box. The Bobcat wall of four-deep blocked Lauren Harriman's shot and ultimately the scoring opportunity dissolved for Georgia State.
 
Georgia State did record three corner shots in the first half compared to zero by the Bobcats. Shots, however, remained even at four a piece at intermission.
 
The Panthers continued to put pressure on the Bobcats to start the second half as at one point there were back-to-back-to-back corner kicks by Georgia State. Prior to those corner kicks, sophomore midfielder Ali Jones notched a huge save at the right post.
 
In the 57th minute, Georgia State capitalized on its offensive pressure, scoring the first and only goal of the contest.
 
Caitlynn Rinehart came up with a big save in the 76th minute to keep the score a 1-0. The Georgia State player broke away from the defense and shot the ball just yards in front of Rinehart in front of the net.
 
Texas State began to apply pressure nearing the end of the contest as Clarissa Leon and Lauren Prater put together passes that set Prater up in front of the net. Prater's shot was fired right in line with Georgia State's goalkeeper.

The series is tied at 1-1.

Bobcat Tidbits
Against Arkansas State, senior Tori Hale recorded her 17th career assist which tied the program career record that was previously set by Britney Curry, the older sister of current forward Lynsey Curry. She then added her 18th against UL Monroe to hold sole possession of the all-time record.

Kat Conner is seeking her 167th career victory against Georgia State on Wednesday. She has been the sole coach for the Texas State Soccer program.

Against Appalachian State, Conner tallied her 100th conference victory.

Last season, the Bobcats advanced to the Semi-Final round of the Sun Belt Conference before ultimately falling to Western Kentucky.

Final Details
Live stats, live video, and live audio will be available at txstatebobcats.com. The winner of this match will go on to play the winner of No. 2 Troy/No. 7 UL Lafayette in the Semi-Final match on Friday at 4 p.m. The winner of the Semi-Final match will play in the championship match on Sunday at 1 p.m. The championship match will be broadcasted on ESPN3.