Eagles win battle of conference favorites

FORT MYERS, Fla .- The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles extended their regular season home unbeaten streak to 10 Saturday morning at Pickering Field in Fort Myers, blanking the visiting High Point Panthers 2-0 in a match up of two teams picked atop their respective conference preseason polls at the start of the year. “It was a fantastic result for the ladies” FGCU head coach Jim Blankenship said. I am proud of how hard they worked to get this win at home and to earn a shutout right before conference will go a long way in continuing to build our confidence…