Greenville, S.C. – Georgia Southern's Witt Carlisle scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner in the 98th minute, as the Eagles slipped past 14th-ranked Furman, 2-1, in Southern Conference men's soccer action before a crowd of 1,943 Tuesday night on Seagraves Field at Stone Stadium.

The overtime defeat dropped the Paladins to 2-1-2 in league play and eliminated Furman, 10-3-2 overall, from contention for the SoCon regular season title.  Georgia Southern improved to 7-9-0 overall and 2-4-0 in the league.

With just over two minutes to play in the first overtime period, Ethan LaPan floated a cross from the right wing into the box.  Carlisle, charging towards the right corner of the six-yard box, connected with the cross and fired his shot into the left corner at 97:24 for the match winner.

The Eagles had gained a 1-0 lead early in the second half on Carlisle's first goal of the night and fifth of the season.  On a similar play to the match-winner, Reed Norton curled a cross beyond Furman's back line for Carlisle who one-timed his shot across the face of goal and into the right corner from close range.

Furman, who missed on several first half chances to take the lead, turned up the heat after Georgia Southern's opening score.  Michael Gandier was played in behind the defense with 20 minutes remaining in regulation on a ball over the top from Josh Fusan, but the senior's chip past the charging keeper landed on the top netting.  Less than seven minutes later, freshman Bobby Edet volleyed a shot from the top of the 18-yard box that flashed wide of the left post.

The Paladins finally equalized with under 11 minute to play when Martin Ontiveros picked out Trevor Haberkorn with a free kick from high on the right side and the freshman headed inside the near post for his first collegiate goal at the 79:21 mark.

The Eagles compiled a 26-20 edge in total shots on the night while both teams recorded eight shots on goal.

Trent Johnson, who replaced Sven Lissek in goal for the Paladins in the second half, made two saves in the loss.  Georgia Southern's Neal Bates claimed seven saves to earn the win for the Eagles.

The Paladins, who have now secured a home game for November 9, in the quarterfinal round of the SoCon Tournament, close out the regular season when they host Wofford for Senior Day on Saturday.  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.  Furman can still earn the No. 2, 3 or 4 seed for the seven-team SoCon Tournament.  The semifinals of the tournament will be held on November 15, at Stone Stadium with the championship match set to be held on the Furman campus on November 17.

Live statistics and live streaming video (subscription required) for Saturday's match will be available by logging onto www.FurmanPaladins.com.  Fans can follow @FurmanSoccer and @FurmanPaladins for in-game updates from the match.