MOBILE, Ala. – Texas State scored in the 10th minute and held on for a 1-0 victory against the University of South Alabama soccer team Sunday afternoon at The Cage.
The Bobcats even their overall record at 5-5 and stay unbeaten in the Sun Belt Conference at 3-0. The Jaguars drop to 3-7 and 1-2.
GAME FACTS
- South Alabama outshot Texas State 18-8, including 11-2 in the second half alone
- Texas State's
Kaylee Davis, who came into the contest second in the league in goals, scored her seventh of the game at 9:18, blasting her shot into the upper left corner
- Davis almost doubled the lead 16 minutes later when she got USA goalkeeper
Justice Stanford going the wrong way, but Stanford made a diving stop to her left
- Freshman
Moa Öhman fed sophomore
Ana Helmert into space in the 29th minute, but Helmert's close-range shot was stopped by
Heather Martin
- Senior
Hannah Godfrey got her head on a corner kick and directed it into the upper left corner at 34:25, but Martin made another save to maintain the shutout
- Martin tipped a direct kick from freshman
Brenna McPartlan over the bar in the 57th minute
- A ruling of offsides negated a South Alabama goal at 57:17
- Martin came up big again for the Bobcats with just over a minute remaining in the contest, diving back to save a shot from Helmert on the goal line that initially squeezed under Martin
- Martin finished the contest with 10 saves for her third clean sheet of the season
- Stanford made one save while facing eight shots
- McPartlan led all players with six shots and three on goal; Helmert and Godfrey recorded three shots and two shots on goal apiece
NOTES
- Sunday's loss was South Alabama's second consecutive 1-0 defeat
- The Jags have outshot their last two opponents 44-22 overall and 21-6 on goal
- After starting the season 3-0 when outshooting its opponent, USA has lost its last two
- The Bobcats ended a four-game losing streak to the Jaguars and trail in the series 1-5-1
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
Overall thoughts: "I thought, just like Friday night, we were the better team. I think the stats show we were the better team. We had a lot of good chances to win the game. Things are not breaking for us right now. We created a lot of good chances and played really well. It's not like we're playing bad and losing games – we're playing great and losing games. I don't know which one is harder. I thought (Texas State was) alright; they had a couple of good shots. There's the difference – just clinical. We had two one-on-ones and we've missed. That's the difference today."
On playing well but losing: "You're more frustrated if you're underperforming. We're playing well, it's just a case of needing a goal scorer. This time last year we had one, and right now it shows how much we miss a Kory Dixon. That's a big piece to it. There are opportunities for other girls to step up and it's like we're scared in front of goal. Ana had two chances – the first she didn't take well, she tried to push it back on her right and she should have hit it with her left foot. But the second one, she hit it, it's under the goalkeeper and it's on the goal line. Where are we? For me, that's a bit of desire and belief. We're struggling in that end, but everything else in front is good and we're playing really good soccer. We'll be OK."
UP NEXT
The Jaguars host rival Troy Friday at 7 p.m.
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).
Join the Upper 90 Club, the soccer specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All gifts to the Upper 90 Club go directly to support the South Alabama soccer program. For more information on how you can join visit: http://jaguarathleticfund.com/upper90
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