MOBILE, Ala. – Troy scored off a corner kick in the 57th minute and held on to blank the University of South Alabama soccer team 1-0 Friday afternoon at The Cage.

The regular season has concluded for both teams, who now advance to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Trojans improve to 5-13-1 and 4-6, and the Jaguars fall to 7-9-1 overall and 5-4-1.

GAME FACTS
- South Alabama doubled up Troy in shots 18-9 but Troy held the edge in shots on goal 5-3
- In a quiet first half, the Jags outshot the Trojans 7-4 with the two teams combining for three shots on target
- There was just one shot total in the first 11 minutes of the second half prior to Troy's goal
- Natalie Melillo's corner kick was deflected by Lauren Aldrich right to Kate Lorenz, who put it home
- South Alabama recorded six of the next eight shots over a 10-minute span but failed to hit the target
- Kendra Cashion placed a shot in the upper left corner with 12:26 left in the contest but USA goalkeeper Justice Stanford made a leaping save to maintain the 1-0 scoreline
- Jaguar freshman Brenna McPartlan and senior Hannah Godfrey put shots on goal at 80:26 and 83:37, respectively, but right at Acela Aydogmus

NOTES
- Troy is 4-2-1 against South Alabama in Mobile since 2008
- The Jaguars' four Sun Belt losses are the program's most since 2012
- South Alabama was shutout for the first time since Sept. 23
- The Trojans have recorded back-to-back shutouts after allowing 23 goals in their previous eight outings
- Today's game had been postponed twice: on Sept. 28 and Oct. 27

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
Overall thoughts: "An ugly set piece wins it. It is what it is. Troy came in and they worked hard; that's about the gist of it. We as a team need to figure out where we go from here going into the tournament. It just goes to show, at this stage in the season, it's about the effort, heart, determination and grittiness. They had ugly soccer and we didn't have an answer for it. Did we deserve to win? No. Did we deserve to lose? No, but, again, it is what it is."

On Troy's luck: "You have to earn luck and today we didn't work hard enough, I don't think. All over the field we were outworked today. That's the difference between the two teams. That's why they got a little bit of a lucky break."

On missing key players: "We've had to move some bodies around and if you look at the last run of games and ask what the difference is, I think we miss an Ana Helmert right now. If we get them back, we're going to have a go at the tournament next week"

UP NEXT
The Jaguars open Sun Belt Tournament play Wednesday. Game time and opponent will be announced at a later date.

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