In what was arguably his breakout performance, **Zachary Martin** delivered a stunning brace to ignite Georgia Southern’s offense in their dominant 5-0 victory over Coastal Carolina. His efforts propelled the Eagles to their largest win in nine years and their most goals in a conference match since 2003. But that wasn’t all—Martin also helped his team amass a staggering 18 total points, the most since 2007 and the ninth-highest in program history.
Despite playing just 26 minutes in two prior matches this season, Martin burst onto the scene in Friday night’s contest, scoring twice on four shots in only 33 minutes of play. The brace matched his entire career goal total in a single match, bringing his tally to four goals in his Georgia Southern career.
The performance earned Martin his first-ever Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honor, making him the fourth Eagle to receive this accolade so far this season. This marks the most Player of the Week honors the program has collected since 2017.
Martin and the Eagles now set their sights on a massive showdown against top-10 ranked West Virginia on Friday, October 11th, at 7 PM on **Bo Pitts Field**. Don’t miss what promises to be an electrifying contest!
