CONWAY, S.C. – University of South Alabama senior Danielle Henley scored in the eighth minute of overtime to give the Jaguars a 2-1 victory over Coastal Carolina Sunday afternoon at the Coastal Carolina Soccer Stadium.

The Jags rebound from their loss Friday to improve to 8-5-1 overall and 6-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Chanticleers drop to 9-6-1 and 4-4-1.

GAME FACTS
-Henley recorded three points on the day – she assisted on the Jaguars' first goal of the afternoon as well
-The two teams combined for just five shots in the first half
-USA's first attempt didn't come until 19:21 when senior Rio Hardy hit the crossbar
-Hardy broke the scoreless deadlock at 70:14, converting on a breakaway off a pass from Henley
-Just over 3 ½ minutes later, Daniele Famili knotted the match at 1-1 from the penalty spot at 73:40
-The Chanticleers went down to 10 players at 84:48 when Kylie Bostick received her second yellow
-CCU's Breanna Leftwich put a shot from 20 yards out just over the crossbar at 88:06
-Followwell hit a long ball over the top that found Henley – Henley used her left foot to beat Rylee Atteberry at 97:24
-Atteberry finished with four saves, USA sophomore Justice Stanford had two saves

NOTES
-The Jaguars are currently in second in the Sun Belt standings – three points from Texas State – but have a game in hand, and play the Bobcats next Sunday in San Marcos
-South Alabama improved to 3-0 all time vs. Coastal Carolina, outscoring them 8-2
-Hardy moved into second place by herself with 36 career goals and 85 career points
-Hardy leads the team with nine goals and 19 points – she is three goals away from tying her career high of 12 set in 2014
-Henley's goal was the sixth game-winner in her career, tied for eighth in school history
-The Jaguars are 3-0-1 in overtime this season – they went 0-3-1 in extra time in 2016
-USA has outshot its opponent 11 times in the last 12 games
-South Alabama's 11 shots are its fewest in a win this season – they had 33 in the loss to Arkansas State on Friday
-The Jags are 35-6-2 in conference games in the last four seasons

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
Overall thoughts: "I thought it was a good game. They came out and had the upper hand in the first 10 minutes, then the game kind of leveled out and when it did, we saw a lot of the ball and created a lot of chances. The statistics were not an accurate reflection of the game. The penalty looked outside of the box, but even then, we have to do better than that. Those moments after a goal, we're trying to withstand the pressure. After everything we went through on Friday, for us to go into overtime and win it, was fantastic. They had a man sent off, which gave us the upper hand. We changed our tactics and went for it. We knew it was a game we needed to win and the girls were willing to give a bit extra today."

On the seniors contributing today: "They were phenomenal. It's great to be in this position because I've also been coaching teams where maybe our seniors weren't our best players. Every game and every challenge, our seniors have stepped up and led the group. They've created a good environment for our freshmen. Our seniors were brilliant. We always talk about creating that one good opportunity, and when we do, it always seems to come from our seniors with their experience. I do have to go on record, Selma (Bjorgvinsdottir) today covered more ground today than she did on Friday, and Deanna Green didn't stop getting forward. All of the young kids today were brilliant but our seniors have done a great job taking them under their wing and showing them what it takes to be a champion."

On how the game changed after the red card: "There was only about five minutes left and we looked at making a change there, but we had created enough opportunities, so we said if it went into overtime we would go for it. We created a good couple of chances to win the game in the last few minutes, but the ball fell to the wrong people or we had tired legs. When it went to extra time, we went three at the back and we just went for it. The product of the goal was Dani playing as a center forward and we just told her not to defend."

On the differences between Friday and Sunday: "That's a hard one to answer. On Friday, we played well. I thought we dominated the game, we just chose the wrong moments. As the game went on, there was no conviction in our effort. Today when we went forward, it was with more conviction. We just make silly mistakes that let teams back in the game, and it's something we have to eliminate, especially going into tournament time. A game like today, we should be able to see it out 1-0. A game like Friday, even if we don't make a mistake, I don't know where their next chance comes from, and I think we could have put enough pressure on them to get the goal. I don't know what the difference is, but I do know that moving forward, we have to be able to see out these close games."

UP NEXT
The Jaguars go to Louisiana-Lafayette Friday for a 7 p.m. start.

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