FOLEY, Ala. – A goal in the 74th minute from Texas State's Kaylee Davis tied the game at 1-1, then the Bobcats made all four penalty attempts to advance to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship over the University of South Alabama soccer team Friday evening at the Foley Sports and Tourism Complex.

The top-seeded Bobcats move to 11-5-3 on the season and will play either Little Rock or Georgia State on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Jaguars go to 8-9-2.

GAME FACTS
- With the shots 5-1 to Texas State through the first 14 minutes, freshman Moa Öhman converted a pass from junior Briana Morris and freshman Helene Schjelderup for her third goal of the season at 17:37
- The Bobcats outshot the Jaguars 4-1 the rest of the period, with only an attempt from Genesis Turman forcing junior Justice Stanford into making a save
- Texas State opened the second half strong with five shots in a 44-second span starting at 46:16, but the first three were blocked and Stanford made saves on the final two
- Moments later, freshman Brenna McPartlan took the first of four Jaguar shots in a seven-minute stretch, but only one hit the target
- At the 73:23 mark, Davis knotted the match at 1-1 from the penalty spot
- Neither team seriously threatened in the final 16-plus minutes of regulation
- Morris put two shots on target in the first overtime
- The Jaguars missed two of their first three penalty attempts, while the Bobcats made all four, including one from Mackenzie Smith that clinched the match

NOTES
- TXST outshot USA 26-17 overall but the shots on goal were tied 8-8
- Davis was credited with a game-high seven shots, with three on net
- Morris attempted a team-best five shots, with four hitting the target
- Morris (1 goal, 3 assists) played a part in each USA goal in the tournament
- South Alabama had been 2-0 in penalty shootouts in the Sun Belt Tournament entering tonight (2015 vs. App State and 2013 vs. Arkansas State)
- All three USA shootouts have been in the semifinals
- South Alabama finishes below.500 for the first time since 2012; the five consecutive winning seasons tied the school record from 1997-2001
- Davis' second-half goal was the first allowed by South Alabama in tournament play since Nov. 6, 2015 vs. Appalachian State, a span of eight games
- McPartlan finished as the team leader in goals (5), assists (4), points (14) and game-winning goals (4); the last Jaguar to lead the team in three of those categories was Chardé Hannah in 2014

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
Overall thoughts: "That's the worst possible way you could lose a game. I don't think the girls could've given any more than they did; we're all proud of them. It's a game that maybe should have been won in regulation; there are a lot of decisions that we'll have to go back and watch and form our own opinion. The girls were fantastic. I really feel for Hannah (Godfrey); she had a great four years. I think we did everything right and could've played it a little bit more but we didn't deserve to lose like that."

On the season overall: "The way that we lost tonight pretty much sums up the way that it's looked. We'll bounce back and we'll get into training and have a good spring. We'll get done what we need to get done. What really sticks out is sometimes you have those seasons where everything goes right for you, the ball breaks and the girls are scoring goals, but unfortunately, you have seasons where it doesn't break your way. You miss chances that normally the players would take like they do every day in practice. It's one of those things that's hard to explain in sports but it is that way sometimes. We're going to look at what's happened this season and look at the good and the bad. For us to have as many freshmen on the field that we did, the fight that we had today, I'm just so proud of them. We have a lot of freshmen, some that haven't been on the field in two years, lost some players, and not once did we make any excuses."

On Morris' performance in the tournament: "It's the Briana we've been waiting for all year. That young lady has been hard done by in a lot of situations tonight. She worked so hard to get herself in good positions tonight. She never stops working, she had some quality moments on the ball, she scored goals and set up others; she's just a fantastic all-around student-athlete. She's stellar in the classroom and a great individual. I'm happy to see the success she's been having this week. She'll be back with a vengeance. She didn't score the number of goals that she wanted, but what she's done for this team this year has been phenomenal. If she's not the best player in this tournament this week, she's certainly our best player."

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