ATLANTA, Ga. - Hoping to improve their hopes of a Colonial Athletic Association Tournament berth, the Tigers looked to continue their recent success against Georgia State on Saturday afternoon. However, the Panthers used a pair of goals in the second half to earn a 2-0 victory over Towson on Senior Day.

With the loss, the Tigers drop to 7-5-4 overall and 3-3-4 in the CAA. Meanwhile, the Panthers earn their first conference win of the season and improve to 5-8-4 overall and 1-6-3 in the CAA.

After a scoreless first half, the Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the 73rd minute when Joe DeVito scored off a pass from Linus Warendh. With just 43 seconds remaining, Eduardo Liza upped the Georgia State advantage to 2-0 with an unassisted goal.

Freshman goalkeeper John Steele made six saves for the Tigers, who were outshot by a 17-12 margin.

The Tigers will end the regular season on Friday afternoon when they host James Madison at the Towson Center Soccer Complex at 2 p.m.

College Men's Soccer: Georgia State University 2, Towson University 0
Towson (7-5-4, 3-3-4)  0-0 / 0
Georgia State (5-8-4, 1-6-3)  0-2 / 2

Goals: GSU - Joe DeVito (72:03), Eduardo Liza (89:17). Assists: GSU - Linus Warendh. Saves: TOW - John Steele 6 (90:00, 2 goals allowed); GSU - Filipe Carvalho 6 (90:00, 0 goals allowed). Shots: TOW - 12; GSU - 17.