Southeastern Louisiana Lions vs. South Alabama Jaguars
Aug. 11, 2018 • 6 p.m. • The Cage (690) • Mobile, Ala.
THE COACHES
South Alabama
Richard Moodie (Carson-Newman, 2006)
Record at USA: 14-6-1 (2nd year)
Overall Record: 62-45-8 (7th year)
Southeastern Louisiana
Christopher McBride (Martin Methodist, 2001)
Record at SELU: 5-10-3 (2nd year)
Overall Record: Same
SERIES INFORMATION
South Alabama leads 6-1-1.
Current winning streak: South Alabama, 1 win
SELU's last win in series: 1-0 (9/1/06) in Mobile
Last meeting: South Alabama 3, Southeastern La. 0 (9/7/17)
USA's record at home: 3-1
USA's longest winning / losing streak in series: 5 / 1
Notes: South Alabama won the first five matches in the series before going winless in the next two… Last year's meeting was the first in 10 years… The first game between the two schools was a 10-0 USA victory in 1995… The Jags won the first three games by a combined score of 18-0.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Video
https://usajaguars.com/showcase?Live=1086
Live stats
http://statb.us/b/223081
SATURDAY'S GAME
South Alabama has the longest active streak of conference tournament titles in Division I with five.
The Jaguars have won a league-record five straight tournament titles and four consecutive regular-season crowns.
The Jaguars have outshot their opponent 16 times in the last 19 games.
USA was 3-0-1 in overtime games last season (3-0 in Sun Belt play). The year prior, the Jags went 0-3-1 in extra time.
South Alabama is 14-2-1 in its last 17 games.
The Jaguars are 51-6-4 in games against conference schools (regular season and tournament) in the last five seasons.
Justice Stanford has 18 career shutouts, tied for fourth in school history.
Brianna Mascia scored a goal — the match winner — in her first appearance in a Jaguar uniform Wednesday.
The Jaguars defeated the Lions 3-0 in Mobile last season behind a brace from Ana Helmert. USA held a 25-5 shots advantage, but didn't score until the 64th minute.
SELU went 5-10-3 last season and lost top goal scorer Maggie Ramsey.
Lions head coach Christopher McBride spent the 2016 season at South Alabama as an assistant coach.
MOODIE'S QUOTES ON SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
On Southeastern Louisiana: "We played them in the spring. (Head coach) Chris (McBride) has done a great job. They're disciplined, under the ball, work hard off the ball and keep their shape. They're a different team than they were in the spring and we are too. We know they'll be good and Chris will have them doing good things.
On using this game to prepare for the season opener: "The most important game for us is Aug. 17 against UAB. When I was setting the schedule, I was looking for a gradual progression. No disrespect to anyone, but based off RPI and records, Southeastern Louisiana will fit between Alabama A&M and UAB. That progression is what we're looking for and we know they'll give us a competitive game. They hung with us every bit of 60 minutes last year before we broke them down."
On what improvements need to be made from Wednesday: "First and foremost, we played really well. First day out, we got a clean sheet, nobody got hurt and it was a good day. For us to improve, we've got to be more clinical in the final third; somebody has to step up and score the goals. Defensively we have to be OK with our shape and be OK with not having the ball. We did really well, we just need to continue to do those things better."
On how he'll approach the game: "The girls will get playing time. We believe that the majority of the girls need to get minutes, but now we have to start figuring out who's going to start next week. At some point, we need to be playing every bit of 30 to 45 minutes with who we think will start against UAB. If we don't do that, then we're not doing our jobs as coaches. Unfortunately, that's part of college soccer; not everybody gets a chance to play. They have to know their role and appreciate, understand and respect their place in the team. We've talked to them about that. When the opportunity comes, be ready. We pick a team for the weekend and when Monday comes around, we start again; it's a clean slate. We've got a bit more depth and more options available to us in some areas, so we have to let them have a shot, but at some point we have to buckle down and focus on who we think is going to play. All of the chopping and changing on Wednesday hurt us."
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