Little Rock Earns Comeback Win Over Georgia State

LITTLE ROCK – The Trojan soccer team earned a 2-1 victory over Georgia State on Friday night, keeping Little Rock in third place the Sun Belt Conference with two league games remaining.
 
Little Rock (9-6-1, 4-3-1 Sun Belt) got goals from Arola Aparicio and Quin Wilkes – both their fourth goals of the year – to earn a come-from-behind victory over Georgia State (5-4-6, 2-2-4).
 
The Panthers got on the board in the fourth minute, heading in a ball off a corner kick.
 
But the Trojans equalized just five minutes later when Doro Greulich found Aparicio running past the defense with a through ball. All alone with the keeper, Aparicio calmly put the ball past her and into the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1.
 
In the 23rd minute, Wilkes scored what would be the game-winning goal when Aparicio received a pass inside the box, beat one defender and found Wilkes on the right side for a tap-in finish.
 
Little Rock has now earned points in four consecutive conference games and have 13 total points to sit in third place.
 
Sara Small made three saves to earn her seventh victory of the year. Little Rock outshot the panthers 11-7 overall and 5-4 in shots on goal.
 
The Trojans have Sunday off and will return to action at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex against Georgia Southern on Friday at 7 p.m.