THE COACHES
South Alabama
Richard Moodie (Carson-Newman, 2006)
Record at USA: 51-26-6 (4th Year)
Overall Record: 99-65-13 (9th Year)

Colorado
Danny Sanchez (UConn, 1992)
Record at Colorado: 104-61-22 (9th year)
Overall Record: 268-106-40 (19th)

SERIES INFORMATION
Colorado: First meeting

Match Date/Time/Location: April 27, 2021, 6 p.m., at Greensboro, N.C.  (MacPherson Stadium at Bryan Park (3,000)
Broadcast: NCAA.com and Live Stats, links to be provided on the schedule page and on social media prior to the start of the contest

Current result streak: n/a
USA's last win in series: n/a
Colorado's last win in series: n/a
Last meeting: n/a
USA's record at neutral sites against Colorado: n/a
USA's longest winning / losing streak in series: n/a

The Jaguars opening round opponent is one that USA has never met on the pitch, Colorado.

The team out of Boulder, Co., went 9-5-2 over the fall-postponed spring schedule. Out of the 16 games, 13 were against the PAC-12 with a pair of conference opponents, Washington and Utah, playing matches against the Buffs that did not count against the conference record.

Colorado started the spring campaign against former Sun Belt power Denver with a 1-0 win over this year's Summit league champion.  In other out of conference matches, UC defeated Northern Colorado and Weber State in the following two weeks.

The Buffaloes are undefeated in their last four matches, including a two-nil win over #17 Arizona State on April 11.

While Colorado boasted a 6-2-1 home record this year, the Buffs were 3-3-1 in away matches. This match will be the first neutral site game for UC.

NOTES
- South Alabama will be making its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance, all occurring within the last eight years.
- All seven appearances were preceded by winning the Sun Belt Tournament Championship.
- This is the first time the Jags have travelled outside of either Florida or Alabama to play a tournament game.
- In seven tournament games, USA has faced Florida State four times while playing a single match against Auburn, Florida and LSU.
- As mentioned earlier, the Jags and the Buffs have never played, but USA has played a single match with a members of the Pac-12.
- South defeated Arizona, a member of the Pac-10 at the time, 3-2 on Sept. 11, 1998 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- With the regular season officially in the books, USA led the nation with 53 assists.
- The Jags also claimed the top spot with 145 total points (46 goals x2 and 53 assists)
- Jaguar Head Coach Richard Moodie picked up his 99th win as a head coach in women's soccer following the 3-1 result from Columbus State's match in Hancock Whitney Stadium.
- In the all-time South Alabama coaches' standings, Moodie is the third coach to reach 50 wins. Moodie's predecessor Graham Winkworth notched 66 wins at the helm during his four years, and Mike Varga registered 121 wins, the most in program history.
- As a head coach, that is win number 159, with 60 wins coming from Carson-Newman men's soccer.
- The 2020 Jaguars have surpassed last season's assists (43) in four fewer games. The total stands at 53 after 21 matches.
- To this point in the season, this team has scored the second most amount of goals (46) during Coach Moodie's tenure (50; 2019) and that stands as the 11th most in a single season in program history.
- Following the two shut outs earlier this season, the Jaguars have scored 11 goals combined in the next two matches.
- Brenna McPartlan added a goal and an assist against Columbus State pushing her point total to 31 for the season.
- Moving up the rankings, the junior is in sole possession of 11th for all-time points at South Alabama and fourth for game-winning goals
- The Lancashire, England, native added another game-winning goal against Columbus State pushing her total to 10. That mark is fourth all-time career at South Alabama. Charde Hannah sits one spot above in sole possession of third with 11.
- Morgan Cross and McPartlan also both earned a new position on the single-season assists category at South Alabama. Cross is at 16th with seven assists after picking up a pair on Sunday, and McPartlan is one position higher with eight. Both are tied with multiple players
- The pair are ranked in the top 50 in division one with McPartlan ranking tied for 7th for goals scored while Cross was tied in 47th.
- Both equalled the mark for total points with McPartlan in 4th with Cross sharing the 33 spot.
- Cross ecliped the 20-point mark with a pair of assists against Alabama (3/21).
- Gracie Wilson's six goals has her ranked in the top 100 (82) in division I.
- The sophomore was just outside the top 100 by a single point with 14 on the season.
- Last season, Wilson and Tilly Wilkes both earned placements on the single-season assists list.
- Seven newcomers (Freshman and transfers) have recorded a point for South Alabama this season.
- Following assists in back-to-back matches against Alabama and Columbus State, Littleford has notched 12 points which leads freshmen this year.
- Danielle Fuentes has started every match since arriving in Mobile. In her second cap, Fuentes picked up the first hat trick in six years for USA, coupled with a pair of assists earned the fifth most points in a single game.
- The UMBC transfer scored in the closing seconds to kill off the match against Columbus State, notching her 10th point, all scored in the spring. She joins McPartlan, Cross, Wilson, Littleford and Helmert achieving double-digit points on the year.
- Allison Luckhardt recorded a season high in shots faced (14) and saves (6) against LSU. Both marks are highs for the Jaguar squad in 2020.
- Deanna Green extended her consecutive start streak to 23 with her 79th appearance, which is the highest on the active roster just outside the top 20 all-time. Should Green appear in every contest through the end of spring, the senior will reach 80 games, which will be 16th on the list.
- Green, McPartlan and Tilly Wilkes have ascended to the top 20 of minutes played in program history. Green is the top ranked of the trio at the 11th all-time position with 6,162 minutes on the pitch.
- No longer with the program, but playing in the Fall, Ana Helmert made 20th in two career categories: 4,497 minutes played and 15 goals scored.
- Morgan White has appeared in every game for the Jaguars this season after missing the first for COVID contact tracing. Used as a utility player, White has played as a center back and CDM.

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Richard Moodie
- State of the team: "First and foremost, we are so happy to be here. There are only 48 teams still playing. I'd be lying I didn't say the goal is to be in the national tournament every year, but I would also be lying if I said the goal isn't to win in the first round. We know at this level we are going to have a great team to play, and it's a great team in Colorado. The focus is where have we learned in the spring, we had a tough schedule in the spring against tough competition and we had some good moments, but now it's can we put together those moments against Colorado. We looked great in practice and we are happy to be a part of the tournament."

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