WASHINGTON, D.C. - Carleigh Morba and Kelsey Brasher each scored a goal for the American University women's soccer team, leading the Eagles to a 2-0 victory over Georgia Southern on Friday afternoon at Reeves Field.

American (1-1) controlled the action from the outset, and converted its first goal in the 13^th minute. Junior Brooke Sheppard fired the ball across the middle to the freshman Morba, who netted it past Georgia Southern (0-2) goalkeeper Lauren Santos for her first-career goal.

Neither team was able to muster any great scoring chances in the rest of the first half, although the second stanza opened up with a game-saving stop by AU goalkeeper Arianna Efstathiou in the 49^th minute. On a breakaway for Georgia Southern's Sara Oland, Efstathiou was able to slide in front of the approaching shot and knock the ball out of play. This was Georgia Southern's only shot on goal in the entire match.

Brasher gave American much-needed insurance with her first goal of the season in the 68^th minute to make the score 2-0. Freshman Jasmine Mohandesi was credited with her first-career assist. Brasher fired a high-arcing shot from the far-left corner of the goal box, slipping it over the outstretched arms of Santos. The ball caught the post and a friendly-bounce into the top right part of the net gave the Eagles the final margin of victory. For Brasher, it was her 20^th career goal.

American outshot Georgia Southern 18-5 in the match, and held a 10-1 advantage in shots on goal.

Efstathiou was solid in goal for American when opportunities arose, picking up her second-career shutout.

"This was a great team win," commented American Head Coach David Bucciero. "We created a lot of opportunities for ourselves, and that was great to see. We got key contributions from a number of players, which is certainly a testament to our depth. I thought the back line really stood out today in a positive way. We look forward to getting back at it on Sunday."

This match was part of the D.C. Invitational at Reeves Field. In the earlier match on Friday afternoon, Georgetown had its way with Bryant by a final score of 6-0.

The Eagles will square off against Bryant on Sunday afternoon at Reeves Field at 2:30 p.m. Georgetown and Georgia Southern will matchup at 12 p.m. The American-Bryant match on Sunday can be watched in live streaming video on Eagles Vision TV.  

Watch highlights of today's game, and listen to Morba, Brasher and Bucciero discuss the keys to the win, which aired live earlier this afternoon on Eagles Vision TV: