MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama recorded its highest goal total in a home game since 2014, scoring six in a 6-1 victory over Chattanooga Friday night at The Cage.

Senior Hannah Godfrey hit the back of the net twice for the Jaguars, who improved to 2-0. The Mocs fell to 2-1.

GAME FACTS
- Junior Briana Morris broke through at 12:52 on a pass from sophomore Ana Helmert
- It took less than a minute for Chattanooga to answer, getting a goal from Chloe Arnold at 13:46
- Chattanooga went down to 10 players 20 minutes into the contest when South Alabama was denied a goal-scoring opportunity at the top of the 18-yard box; freshman Brenna McPartlan blasted home the resulting free kick for a 2-1 lead
- Both of Godfrey's goals came on corner kicks from sophomore Anita Ágústsdóttir; the first came in the 39th minute to close out the first-half scoring
- The Jaguars scored twice in a four-minute span midway through the second half; freshman Moa Öhman recorded the first at 58:40, then Godfrey headed home her second at 62:27
- Helmert walked in the final goal of the evening at 78:48
- The Jags outshot the Mocs 16-10, including 10-5 in the final 45 minutes, and put 10 of those shots on net
- USA's Justice Stanford allowed the one goal and had one save; UTC's Melia Correa made three saves and allowed all six goals

NOTES
- The six goals scored by South Alabama, and the seven total, are the most in a home game since October 2014
- Godfrey entered the game with four goals in her career (64 games), and none since 2016
- Chattanooga's goal was the first South Alabama has allowed in four games this season, including exhibitions
- Sophomore Camryn Lyster saw the first game action of her career; she missed the 2016 and 2017 seasons due to injury
- The Jaguars are 16-2-1 in their last 19 games
- Chattanooga had a plus-six goal differential in its first two games this season after wins over Alabama A&M and Georgia Southern
- Ágústsdóttir had just one assist all of last year
- The Jaguars have outshot their opponent 18 times in the last 21 games
- Arnold's goal was her fourth of the season; she entered Friday ranked sixth in the nation in goals

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
On getting the win: "It was exciting for the fans. First thing, great job getting the crowd here. It was exciting to see so many people fill the stands. The atmosphere was great. The first half was back and forth, but the sending off changed things a little bit. I'm thankful to get some fresh bodies on and get some opportunities. I thought we did really well even with the substitutions. We're going to be in good shape going into Sunday."

On breaking out on offense: "The fact that we work on set pieces in practice every week has started to show. That was something I thought we struggled with last year. We got goals on set pieces and getting goals in the run of play is great. To see so many people on the scoresheet is fantastic. It's still hard to say who's going to be our top goal scorer."

On what the team can learn: "To win at home is important. Every win is going to help you, but I think there's a lot to learn from this game. The goal we gave up – the first all year – was sloppy. There's a lot of positive to take out of this game more than negative, but we have to understand that good players, when they get loose, can punish us. That's where the goal came from. We're going to be positive going into Sunday so we should be looking good."

UP NEXT
The Jaguars host Mississippi State Sunday at 1 p.m.

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