Date: 8/14
Position: Goalkeeper
Returning Letterwinners (Key stats): Justice Stanford, Sr. (19 GP, 19 GS, 1,754:19 min, 1.08 GAA, 86 saves); Laurie Graves, Jr. (1 GP, 0 GS, 17:26 min, 0.00 GAA, 2 saves)
Other returnees (Yr., Hometown): None
Letterwinners lost (Key stats): None
Newcomers (Yr., Hometown/Previous school): Anna Brunner (Fr., Birmingham, Ala.)
Miscellaneous Notes
- Stanford currently ranks first at USA in career shutouts (24), second in goals against average (0.93), third in save percentage (.796) and eighth in saves (214)
- Stanford is fifth in Sun Belt history in career shutouts, six away from a tie for fourth
- Stanford posted a 1.08 GAA overall but ranked second in the league with a 0.58 GAA in conference matches and had four clean sheets
- Stanford is on pace to become South Alabama's all-time leader in career starts and minutes played by a goalkeeper
- Stanford has three of USA's top 10 single-season goals against averages, including a school-record 0.78 in 2016
- Graves saw her first game action last season, making two saves in 17:26 of work
Richard Moodie
- On the expectations for Stanford: "To be the No. 1 goalkeeper in the conference. I think she deserves the recognition. Heather Martin from Texas State maybe has the numbers, but I think there's more to it than just that, in terms of leadership and what Justice can bring. Ninety percent of the game is played with the ball at your feet and I think she has some of the best distribution in the league. She's a top, top goalkeeper. I think her biggest goal is to prove that."
- On the competition for the backup spot: "Although we have big expectations for Anna because she has to grow and develop, we brought her in with the understanding that she had some time. It's difficult to tell a freshman that she's going to start over two seniors. Laurie competes to be the No. 1 week in and week out – she's ready. Justice has been the No. 1 since she got here and we don't see that changing. Laurie is phenomenal and Anna has yet to get in a game, so we'll see what she can do."
Justice Stanford
- On going into her senior season: "It's kind of crazy because it went by so fast, but I'm ready for it and want to try and get a ring."
- On her goals for the upcoming year: "I'm trying to get the (Sun Belt) Defensive Player of the Year award. That's one of my main goals. I've already broken the (shutouts) record so that's the one goal I have and I'm working my hardest to achieve that goal."
- On the competition between the three goalkeepers: "We try to motivate each other and encourage each other to do better. We're competing really hard for that one spot."
- On the area she's trying to improve: "My positioning. I conceded a lot of goals last year so I'll go back and see where my positioning was and what I could do better to make sure that I make that save."
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