BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of South Alabama soccer team fell to No. 20 Louisiana State, 8-0, Sunday afternoon at the LSU Soccer Complex.
LSU (1-0-0) jumped out to an early lead on a goal by Natalie Martineau in the 9th minute of the first half.
The Tigers doubled their lead early in the first half when Nina Anderson shot the ball from six yards out in the 12th minute.
LSU’s Carlie Banks extended the lead to 4-0 with two back-to-backs goals in the 16th and 27th minute. Kaley Blades ended the first half scoring with a shot from the left side at 37th minute.
The Tigers added three goals in the second half in the 50th, 71st and 83rd minute to give them an 8-0 victory.
“Even though the score was very one-sided today, I saw some things that I was impressed with,” Jaguar head coach Mike Varga said. “We still need more practice time with such a large group of new players on the team, but I am confident that we will improve.”
Mo Isom made six saves for LSU to preserve the shutout, while Melissa Drish was credited with six saves. Junior Kristen Sutton led the Jaguars with three shots.
The Jags (0-2-0) return to action Friday Aug. 27, in their home opener against Alabama State. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Cage.
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).
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