THE COACHES
South Alabama
Richard Moodie (Carson-Newman. 2006)
Record at USA: 43-21-5 (4th Year)
Overall Record: 91-60-12 (9th Year)

Coastal Carolina
Paul Hogan (Charleston (WV), 2005)
Record at CCU: 87-80-14 (10th Year)
Overall Record: Same

Appalachian State
Sarah Strickland (George Mason, 1998)
Record at App State: 77-96-27 (11th Year)
Overall Record: Same

SERIES INFORMATION
CCU: South Alabama leads 6-1

Current winning streak: 2 W
USA's last win in series: 4-3 (9/25/20) in Conway, S.C.
CCU's last win in series: 1-0 OT (9/21/18) in Mobile.
Last meeting: South Alabama 4, CCU 3 (9/25/20)
USA's record at Mobile: 1-1
USA's longest winning / losing streak in series: 4 / 1
Notes: South took the last meeting with the Chanticleers 4-3 with five of the seven goals coming in the second half, and the teams never becoming separated by more than one goal. The last three meetings have seen the teams only separated by a single goal, with two of those meetings going into double-overtime. CCU won the last meeting in Mobile 1-0 in double-overtime with the winning goal coming in the 105th minute on a deflection off a long free kick.

App State: South Alabama leads 9-1-1

Current winning streak: 7 W
USA's last win in series: 3-0 (9/27/20) in Boone, N.C.
App State's last win in series: 4-3 2OT (10/23/16) in Boone, N.C.
Last meeting: South Alabama 3, App State 0 (9/27/20)
USA's record at Mobile: 3-0
USA's longest winning / losing streak in series: 6 / 1
Notes: In their last meeting, it took 57 minutes for the Jaguars to break the Mountaineers defense but after the first goal, a second and third followed in 10 minutes and 32 seconds. USA has controlled recent history with winning the last seven and three of the last five have been by multiple goals. The lone win for the Mountaineers came on a breakaway goal with 15 seconds left in the final overtime segment. The teams' tie was during the Sun Belt Tournament which the Jaguars claimed victory 10-9 in penalty kicks.

The University of South Alabama soccer team will wrap up the home portion of the Fall 2020 schedule against Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State this weekend. Coastal will play the Jaguars on Friday with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m., with Appalachian State coming to The Cage Sunday at noon.

The Jaguars and Chanticleers played a torrid seven-goal match which featured three game-tying goals from CCU and a game-winning goal from the penalty spot in the 85th minute, scored by junior Brenna McPartlan. The last three meetings have been decided by only a single goal.

Two days later, the Jags will face Appalachian State on senior day. While COVID brings uncertainty with eligibility and the possibility with players potentially returning, we will honor four players prior to Sunday's match. South took the first match played with the Mountaineers, 3-0, but almost half the meetings in the series have been decided by one goal with one meeting going to penalty kicks in the Sun Belt Tournament.

NOTES
- 130 Fans will be allowed to attend the match The Cage, but COVID guidelines are in accordance with Alabama state mandate and South Alabama policy requiring all in attendance not participating in the match to wear masks and adhere to social distancing policies.
- Concessions will be closed, but fans will be allowed to bring bottled water into the venue.
- Freshman Anita Gudmundsdottir set a career high in saves against Troy Sunday with five saves, all occurring in the first half.
- Junior Morgan Cross scored a brace Sunday and now is second on the team in goals with three and nine points.
- The leader on points, junior Brenna McPartlan, picked up an assist Sunday connecting with freshman Izzy Ford on the game-winning goal. The Lancashire, England, native has 10 points on the year.
- Senior Ana Helmert and sophomore Gracie Wilson each have a couple of goals, Helmert scored her pair in back-to-back games, while Wilson scored hers two in consecutive Friday night matches.
- South has outshot opponents by over two-to-one this season with 98 to 41 shots and 55 to 26 shots on goal.
- The Jaguar offense has been lethal in setting up with 15 assists on 15 goals. Four goals earned a secondary assist with 11 goals earning at least one assist.
- McPartlan and Cross have the fourth unassisted goals; A pair from penalty kicks, a free kick and a loose ball in the box that was put in after taking the ball from a defender.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Richard Moodie
- On the preparation: "Ultimately we want to concede as little as possible and it is definitely something we can tighten up. It will be a talking point this week and as we prepare for tournament play we need to look at it. This past week at Troy we scored three very good goals and that easily could have been more. We are more than happy where we are at and we have the utmost respect for Coastal and Appalachian State."

- On senior day: "We try not to focus too heavily on one day. It is a great opportunity to recognize them, but I think we try to honor all year long. We respect and play for them. They mentor the youth. I will say that I am thankful that we have seniors that are very involved in the game. [Ana] Helmert and [Deanna] Green have been invested through everything in this program from the good to the bad. They have done everything right and that has helped us to shape and mold this group. Then you have two transfers in [Tabea] Griss and [Athanasia] Moraitou; but to me they equally share that credibility with the amount of effort they have put into this team."

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