STATESBORO, Ga. – For the second straight year the Texas State soccer team became the first program to officially clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament following a 3-0 victory at Georgia Southern on Sunday.
 
With the win, the Bobcats improve to 8-5-1 on the season and lead the Sun Belt standings by four points with a 6-0-1 record. The Eagles drop to 4-9-0 overall and 2-4-0 in conference play.
 
Nearly a minute into the contest, Kaylee Davis took a crack at goal that went wide left of frame. The continued pressure from TXST saw a breakthrough a few minutes later.
 
In the fifth minute, Jamie Brown was able to battle by two defenders to send in a cross from the left side from just inside the penalty box. Her cross found Davis, who hit a low shot past the goalkeeper and into the right netting for an early 1-0 advantage.
 
Nearly two minutes later Kayla Geren added to the score. She received a long pass from Davis and was able to shake a defender before ripping a shot into the upper portion of the net to increase the lead to 2-0. Also getting credit for an assist on the score was Renny Moore.

Moore nearly netted a score when Davis sent a shot pass across the box to the open sophomore. Her attempt clanked off the crossbar and away from frame.
 
In the 20^th minute, Davis tallied her second goal of the match. The Allen, Texas native received a pass from Geren and unleashed a shot that hit the bottom of the crossbar, hit the ground and bounced into the upper netting to make it 3-0.
 
The second half saw the Eagles hold a 12-3 shot advantage and were able to place four on goal. The biggest threat of the four shots on frame came in the 62^nd minute. A long attempt heading towards the upper right corner saw Martin making a leaping save. It was historic for the junior as she surpassed Natalie Gardini (2007-09) for third on the program's career saves list.
 
A mishandle of the ball by a GS defender allowed Sydney Kammer to steal the ball in the 83^rd minute. She battled through contact from two defenders and was able to get a shot off towards the left side of frame to beat the keeper. However, the ball rolled past the left post for a goal kick.
 
Davis led all players with five shots, all coming in the first half. She moved into a tie for fourth on the single-season with Jessica Armendariz (2000), Brittney Curry (2008) and Lauren Prater (2015). The Allen, Texas native now has 19 goals since joining the Bobcats to move into a tie for sixth with Erica Michaud (2008-11) and Armendariz in program history.
 
Martin finished with five saves to record her fifth shutout of the season and 11^th in her career. Her season total is tied for the eighth most in a year and her career mark is tied for fourth with former assistant and player Lauren Frazier (2010-11).
 
The next match for Texas State takes place Sunday, Oct. 14 at Troy. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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