MOBILE, Ala. – Senior Briana Morris scored in the 29th minute to give the University of South Alabama soccer team a 1-0 victory over Appalachian State and the program's fifth Sun Belt Conference title in the last six seasons Friday night at Sage Park.

The Jaguars increase their win streak to five in a row to go to 13-3-2 overall and 8-1-1 in the conference. The Mountaineers fall to 4-9-3 and 2-3-2.

GAME FACTS
- The shots were 2-2 after 14 minutes but the Jaguars recorded the next five with one from freshman Gracie Wilson hitting the crossbar
- Graduate Tabea Griss also hit the crossbar at 28:59 but Morris was there for the rebound to give USA a 1-0 lead
- Freshman Leandra Flury hit the woodwork as well just over two minutes later
- The Jaguars had the last seven shots of the first half
- USA put seven shots on goal in the second half but was unable to beat Kerry Eagleston
- Sophomore Brenna McPartlan had her penalty attempt saved by Eagleston at 82:36
- The Jaguars had a 56-44 advantage in possession
- USA seniors Laurie Graves and Justice Stanford had one save in 45 minutes played each; Eagleston had 12 stops

NOTES
- The game was played off campus at Sage Park due to heavy rain in the area today
- South Alabama is 7-0 at home for the first time since the 1997 team went 9-0; it is just the fourth 100% home season in school history
- USA has won six Sun Belt regular season titles in its history
- Graves earned the first start in her career; all three of her career appearances have been in shutouts
- Morris has a four-game goal streak, matching her season long set in the first four games of the season
- Morris moves up into a tie for seventh at USA 14 goals this season and is currently fourth in goals per game (0.78)
- The team's 10 clean sheets are tied for fourth in school history and currently lead the league
- USA has tied the school record for most shutouts in the regular season
- South Alabama has won six straight against Appalachian State

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
On winning a Sun Belt title: "I'm delighted for the girls and this is a great opportunity for everyone involved in the program day to day, everyone in the backroom – thank you so much for the support, it's been a great season for us, but we're not done. We're going to keep going, but we're excited to be on top again."

On the game: "We're lucky to get it in, first and foremost. It was going to be ugly. We're at Sage Park, but the message was, we have to win any time, any place. At the end of the day, it was an ugly game, the weather didn't help any, but we were still able to get the victory. I'm excited with how we played; we looked like champions."

UP NEXT
The Jaguars move on to the Sun Belt Tournament, held Nov. 6-10 at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Ala.

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