South Alabama vs. Troy • Oct. 25, 2018 • 7 p.m. •  The Cage (690) • Mobile, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Richard Moodie (Carson-Newman, 2006)
Record at USA: 21-14-2 (2nd year)
Overall Record: 69-53-9 (7th year)

Troy
Ged O'Connor (Webber International, 1999)
Record at Troy: 12-23-3 (2nd year)
Overall Record: 135-89-15 (13th year)

SERIES INFORMATION
Troy: South Alabama leads 9-6-1.

Current winning streak: USA, 2 wins
Troy's last win in series: 1-0 (10/17/16) in Mobile
Last meeting: South Alabama 2, Troy 1 2OT (10/1/17)
USA's record at home: 4-3-1
USA's longest winning / losing streak in series: 3 / 2
Notes: South Alabama has won five of the last six meetings — the lone loss came in Mobile in 2016… The teams traded 1-0 wins in 2016, with the Jaguars prevailing in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament… The last 11 games have been decided by one goal.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Video
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Live stats
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THURSDAY'S GAME
Thursday's game was originally scheduled for Sept. 28 but postponed due to poor field conditions.

South Alabama is 4-1-1 in its last six games.

The Jaguars have scored in each of their last six outings since suffering back-to-back shutouts.

Justice Stanford now has five shutouts on the season and 23 in her career. She is tied for fifth in Sun Belt history in career shutouts with Lara Campbell (Denver, 2009-11).

Stanford's goals against average in Sun Belt games is 0.54, third-best in the league. Four of her five clean sheets this season have come against league foes.

Brenna McPartlan is tied for fourth in the Sun Belt in goals per game (0.31), tied for seventh in assists per game (0.25), fifth in points per game (0.88) and third in game-winning goals (4).

Four of McPartlan's five goals have come on set pieces.

Morgan Cross, who scored last Friday to give her three goals on the season, is now tied for second on the team. All three goals have come in the last six games.

USA is 56-9-5 in all games against Sun Belt teams since the start of the 2013 season.

Troy has allowed multiple goals in seven of its last nine games, including 12 in a three-game stretch before Sunday's 2-0 win over ULM.

The Trojans are 3-2-1 against the Jaguars in Mobile since 2008.

Natalie Melillo ranks in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in goals, assists and points.

MOODIE'S QUOTES ON THURSDAY'S GAME
On wrapping up the regular season: "Looking at all of the possibilities, there's still a chance that we could finish third in the league, so I think that would be a fair reflection of where we're at. Regardless of what happens on Thursday, we have to pick up on the performance from Louisiana. I didn't think it was our best performance against Louisiana, even coming off the back of the Appalachian State game, which I didn't think was a good performance. We have to control the game a little bit better. In the first half, we dominated; in the second half, even though we had more of the ball, they put the pressure on us. When it got to extra time, we dominated again. We have to control the tempo and learn how to build off the emotions of the game. We have to put in a 90-minute performance."

On the rivalry with Troy: "We're both in the tournament and it's just a matter of seeding now. For us, what's important is to come in, play well, get the result and we get ready to go into the tournament. The last of our worries is Troy because it's always been about us playing well and trying to find that rhythm. The one thing that does excite me is we should have some players back for this game that have been missing from the last two or three, which will help us. We're hoping to be fully healthy going into the tournament. "

On preparing for Troy: "They're coming off the back of a good result and I'm sure they'll be saying the same thing, that they're just trying to get ready for the tournament. They've had a tough year in front of goal and with injuries. They've managed to make the tournament, which for awhile was looking doubtful. How we prepared the first time will be a little different than this time. The first time they were probably going to play for a point because they were trying to get into the tournament and now they might say they have nothing to lose, so we'll see. By the looks of it, it'll be a wet and muddy day due to the weather, so we'll have to adapt to our environment. "

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