Panthers from Way Downtown

After Sunday's game against Old Dominion, senior goalie Loan Marin has a GAA of 1.44 this year, which would be the ninth-best single-season mark in team history if the season ended right now. He also has 31 saves on the year and the tenth-best mark is currently 71, held by Yannic Horn. 

Minutes Mark Junior Aaliyah Faddoul has tallied 1,039 minutes this year while freshman Lily Sawyer has 1,016. The high point for minutes in a season since 2019 is Eva Diez Lois in 2022, who picked up 1,799. Minutes Milestone Faddoul is now ninety-five minutes away from 4,000 for her Panther soccer career, meaning she'll most likely surpass that on Sunday at home against Coastal Carolina.  Games Played Faddoul tallied her fiftieth game for Panther soccer on Saturday while sophomore Abby Kilman tallied her thirtieth.  Top Ten Watch Redshirt sophomore Ariana Anderson has picked up 57 saves in 21 games after Saturday. Tenth on the all-time list is currently Christa Fox with 95.  

Grad student Myllena Torquetti tallied her three-hundredth point (now at 306.5) and has forty appearances between beach and court volleyball for the Panthers.  Senior Alessia Cappai tallied her fortieth appearance and four-hundredth point- she currently stands at 406.5 points.  Senior Courtney Smith not only tallied her fiftieth appearance between beach and court volleyball for the Panthers, but she is also, to my knowledge, the first beach volleyballer in GSU history to tally ten appearances in court volleyball. Senior Shanelle Martinez tallied her 900th career assist in yesterday's game and has had a hand, either directly or indirectly, in an impressive 983 points in her 43-game career- 900 assists and 83 points.  Freshman Marta Lazzarin has 263 digs just over a month into the season- tenth in a season in team history is 472, set in 2022 by Livy Kowalkowski.  *Lazzarin's 5.6 digs/set is about four-tenths of a point in front of season-record pace. 

Junior Akira Burt is 48 points away from 600 for her career.  Senior Alessia Cappai is two appearances away from 40 and 11.5 points away from 400.  Senior Courtney Smith now has 48 appearances between beach and court volleyball and is two away from becoming, I believe, the first beach volleyballer in Georgia State history to tally ten appearances in court volleyball.  Grad student Myllena Torquetti now has 38 appearances- 37 in court volleyball and one in beach volleyball. She is also nine points away from 300.  Senior Shanelle Martinez has contributed to 938 points in her 41-game career- 857 assists and 81 points. 

Freshman Marta Lazzarin has 224 digs entering the start of Sun Belt play- tenth in a single season is 472, set in 2022 by Livy Kowalkowski.  Lazzarin's 5.74 digs/set is nearly a half-point ahead of season-record pace- the current season record is 5.26/set (Emily Averbeck in 2012). 

Senior Loan Marin has a 1.38 GAA and has picked up 24 saves in eight games heading into Sunday's game. He's on pace to be tied for seventh in terms of season GAA while tenth for saves in a season is currently 71, set by Yannic Horn in 2016.  

Freshman Marta Lazzarin has 178 digs through nine games. At 5.56 digs/set, she's three-tenths of a point ahead of season-record pace.  Senior Shanelle Martinez tallied her 800th career assist for the Panthers and currently sits at 822. It's also worth noting that she's had a hand in 899 points in her 39 appearances- 822 assisted and 77 scored herself. Of her 77 points, 37 are aces.  Freshman Emily Harden has dished out 127 assists.  Senior Courtney Smith tallied her seventh appearance of the season and sits at 47 across beach and court volleyball. I believe that she's three games away from being the first beach volleyballer in GSU history to reach double-digit appearances in court volleyball. In terms of the first-year players with aces, Lazzarin has eight, Harden has five and freshman Rayne Williams has three. Williams also has three solo blocks, tied with senior Myllena Torquetti for the team lead. 

Not only did this 4-2 win stretch their unbeaten streak to three games, they tallied four goals against Southern Miss after three combined against Florida and Wofford.  Senior Emily Glenn is now two games back of the fifty-appearances plateau for her career- she's at 48 games.  Senior Brook Nelson returned to action with 67 minutes, putting her over 3,000 for her career- 3,001 in 39 games.  Junior Aaliyah Faddoul picked up two goals, giving her 19 in 47 games. There's a two-way tie for ninth all-time, as both Lauren Chavez and Sarah Feske have 23. Faddoul also now has 51 points (Sarah Bennett, with 56, is currently tenth) and is 365 minutes away from 4,000.

Digs Wiz: Freshman Marta Lazzarin has 159 digs on the season at 5.68 digs/set and is on pace to break the season record (she's currently about a half-point ahead of record pace). Games Played: Senior Alessia Cappai tallied her thirty-fifth game for Panther volleyball while junior Akira Burt logged her sixtieth.  March to 800: Senior Shanelle Martinez has currently picked up 798 assists and is two away from the milestone.   Panther Debut: Freshman Marla Valentin appeared in one set for the first appearance of her GSU career.  Top Ten Watch: Burt currently has 142 block assists in her Panther career, and the tenth-best career mark is 230.  Two-Sport Athlete: Senior Courtney Smith tallied her forty-sixth appearance between beach and court volleyball.  Win Streak: The team has now won four in a row.

Junior Akira Burt has 140 block assists in 59 career games entering the Florida A&M rematch. Tenth on the all-time list is currently held by current Sandy Panther head coach Beth Van Fleet with 230 while Vineece Verdun is currently ninth with 232. 

*Straight-set win (third win in a row) and ninth win out of their last eleven after they went 3-1 in their last four games of 2024 and have a 6-1 start this year. Dig Machine: Freshman libero Marta Lazzarin has 133 digs through 24 sets just seven games into her Panther career for an average of 5.54 per set, on pace to break a school record. The current school record for digs/set in a season is 5.26, set in 2012 by Emily Averbeck.   March to 600: Junior Akira Burt is 82 points away from 600 for her Panther career. She also now has 33 solo blocks (tenth, currently held by Ana Paula Ferreira, is at 66). March to 800: Senior setter Shanelle Martinez needs twenty assists to reach 800 for her career (currently at 780). Two-Sport Athlete: Senior outside hitter Courtney Smith now has 45 appearances between beach and court volleyball.  Panther Debut: Freshman middle blocker Diana Snopok appeared in one set for her first Panther appearance, tallying a kill for her first Panthe...

Entering Sunday's home game, junior Aaliyah Faddoul is 455 minutes away from 4,000 for her career.  Redshirt sophomore goalie Ariana Anderson has 49 saves in 18 games entering Sunday. Tenth on the all-time list is currently held by Christa Fox with 95.  Sophomore Briana Hill appeared in her twentieth game for Panther soccer yesterday.  Fellow sophomore Sunniyah Tucker tallied her sixth career assist yesterday, giving her ten career goal contributions (4G/6A) in twenty-five games.

Senior forward Emily Glenn scored GSU's lone goal at Wofford on Thursday (Sep. 11)- her sixth career goal. Six might not seem that impressive, but it was her third goal of the season- equaling her career total from her first three seasons. *She's also three away from the fifty-games-played plateau.  

The Cross Country team will be in action tomorrow in Oakwood at the North Georgia Invitational. The race will start at 6:30pm.  The Men's Soccer team will host Alabama-Birmingham on Monday at 7pm at the GSU Soccer Complex.  The Volleyball team will have neutral-site games tomorrow against McNeese State (2pm) and Saturday against Florida A&M (Noon) before facing Florida State on Monday (5pm). In their first encounter of the season against Florida A&M last Friday, the Panthers won in three sets.  The Women's Soccer team is currently at Wofford but will return home on Sunday against Southern Mississippi in their Sun Belt opener- game time is 2pm. 

Senior Maria Paredes has competed in 61 dual matches while junior Sara Radojevic has competed in 43 dual matches, making them the most experienced members of the roster.  *In terms of postseason appearances, Paredes has four and Radojevic has three.  Junior Sveva Bernardi has competed in fifteen dual matches in her Panther career but has not yet featured in the postseason. 

Quarterback Redshirt senior TJ Finley , making his Panther debut, picked up 21 completions for 201 yards.  Redshirt junior Cameran Brown completed 8 passes for 139 yards and a score and added another 25 yards and a score on the ground- the debut two touchdowns of his Panther career. *He now has 156 passing yards on 16 completions and 44 on the ground for an even 200 total in the opening two games of his career at GSU.  Special Teams Redshirt junior placekicker Liam Rickman , in his twenty-seventh game, netted an extra point and has 142 points in his career.  Fellow redshirt junior placekicker Braeden McAllister , in his twenty-third game, picked up touchbacks on all three of his kickoffs, averaging sixty-five yards. 

Senior forward Reese Gordon appeared in her fortieth game for Panther soccer at Florida.  Classmate Emily Glenn is now four away from fifty for her career. Sophomore Briana Hill can appear in her twentieth game Thursday at Wofford.  

After yesterday's game at Florida, junior forward Aaliyah Faddoul now has 3,455 minutes and is 545 minutes away from 4,000 for her career. 

Senior forward Reese Gordon tallied her fifth career goal, while freshman defender Lily Sawyer tallied her first. Sophomore midfielder Sunniyah Tucker tallied her fifth career assist while junior forward Aaliyah Faddoul moved into a seven-way tie for eighth with her thirteenth career assist. *Seventh on the assists list is Lauren Chavez with 17. 

Redshirt sophomore goalie Ariana Anderson has 45 career saves after the Florida game yesterday. Tenth is Christa Fox with 95.  After tallying her thirteenth career assist at Florida yesterday, which was also her thirtieth goal contribution, junior Aaliyah Faddoul now has 47 points. Tenth on the list is currently Sarah Bennett (2009-11) with 56.  

After yesterday's game against Evansville, junior Akira Burt has surpassed two milestones- 500 points (currently at 507) and 200 sets played (currently at 201). Sophomore Kamryn Itzen edged past the 100-point milestone- she's at 100.5.  Grad student Myllena Torquetti is now at thirty-five appearances total- 34 in court volleyball added to her exhibition-flight appearance in beach volleyball.  Sophomore Kamryn Itzen reached the thirty-appearance milestone this weekend and is now at 31.  Milestone Watch Senior Courtney Smith is just six away from the 50-appearances club: she's at 44 after the Evansville game (forty in beach volleyball and four in court volleyball). 

Volleyball: Freshmen Rayne Williams and Manuela Altieri Liev both made their GSU debuts in the Florida A&M game on Friday (Sep. 5), both logging one set. Williams had a block assist for a half-point and a dig while Altieri Liev had three kill attempts. 

Junior forward Aaliyah Faddoul is just 635 minutes away from 4,000 for her career- after the Samford game Thursday (Sep. 4), she stands at 3,365 minutes in 44 games. Depending on how the next couple games go, she can reach the mark October 5 at home against Coastal Carolina or potentially October 2 at Georgia Southern.  

Senior forward Emily Glenn , who appeared in her forty-fifth game for the Panthers on Thursday (Sep. 4) against Samford, now has 2,000 minutes in her Panther soccer career (currently sitting at 2,069, or slightly over thirty-four hours on the field).

Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper  Ariana Anderson has joined the 1,000-minute club after September 4 against Samford- she now has 1,064 minutes (1,080 minutes would equal eighteen hours in goal). She also surpassed 1,000 minutes in 16 career games, the new fastest of the season (Mackenzie Fitzgerald needed her eighteenth career game to achieve that mark).  Newest Members   Mackenzie Fitzgerald (Joined August 31, 2025 @ South Carolina) Ariana Anderson (Joined September 4, 2025 v. Samford) 

Note: The only reason Courtney Smith isn't mentioned is because she's currently on the indoor team. Kealy Dirner is a returning sophomore. Twenty-two of her twenty-six appearances have come in the scoring flights.  Kaylie Drysdale is a redshirt junior. She has thirty-two dual appearances, twenty-three of which have been in the scoring flights.  Two-time All-SBC First Teamer Savannah Ebarb is back as a junior. All seventy-seven of her dual match appearances have come in the scoring flights.  Michaela Jefferson is back as a junior. Fifty-four of her fifty-five dual appearances have been in the scoring flights.  Ella Mozeleski returns for her sophomore season. Thirty-two of her thirty-three dual appearances have been in the scoring flights.   Ellie Neville is back as a junior. She has ten dual match appearances, including seven in the scoring flights.  Noalani Nuez returns as a sophomore. She has nineteen dual appearances with seventeen of them in ...

After 17 minutes off the bench at South Carolina, sophomore defender Mackenzie Fitzgerald has tallied one thousand minutes for Panther soccer- she currently sits at 1,008 through 18 games.  

Ariana Anderson has thirty-five saves after the South Carolina game, and currently tenth in the Panther books is Christa Fox with ninety-five.  Ariana also surpassed nine hundred minutes for her 15-game career- she currently has 974. 

Football: Redshirt junior Liam Rickman is 59 shy of scoring 200 points for the Panthers.  Volleyball: Junior Akira Burt is 28.5 shy of scoring 500 points for the Panthers. 

Redshirt senior Christian Veilleux was the starter at quarterback and went 4-for-11 for 52 yards and a touchdown (the fifteenth total touchdown of his career) in his eleventh game for the Panthers. *He now has 170 completions for 2,099 yards and 14 touchdowns.  Also appearing at quarterback in his Panther debut was redshirt junior Cameran Brown , who went 8-for-14 for 17 yards and added 19 yards on the ground for 36 total. Reed Chandley , a sophomore punter from Houston Christian, was also making his Panther debut- his eight punts averaged forty-seven yards with two downed in the twenty.  Redshirt junior placekicker Liam Rickman , in his twenty-sixth game for the Panthers, tallied an extra point (he now has 141 points for his career, including 23 field goals) but his lone field goal attempt was blocked. *Liam is currently nine field goals away from tying Brandon Wright's record (Wright, who played from 2016 to 2019, tallied thirty-two). Redshirt junior Braedan McAllister , an...