LORMAN, Miss. – The University of South Alabama women's soccer team scored 11 goals in the first half before adding on four more in the second half in its 15-0 shutout win over Alcorn State on Sunday at Spinks-Casem Stadium in Lorman, Miss.

South Alabama (4-2-0) generated an incredible amount of offense throughout the match to secure the shutout in the team's final non-conference match of the season. The Jaguars took 17 shots and found the back of the net 11 times in the first half while holding Alcorn State (1-6-0) to just one shot. A similar performance in the second half with 11 shots while hitting the target four times and allowing one more shot from the Braves gave the Jaguars their most dominant win so far this season.

Date: 9/12
Place: Spinks-Casem Stadium (Lorman, Miss.)
Final Score: South Alabama 15, Alcorn State 0 
Records: South Alabama (4-2-0), Alcorn State (1-6-0)

GAME FACTS
- Morgan Cross connected with junior Gracie Wilson for the first goal of the match at 10:59 to put USA up 1-0.
- Sydney Ham found the back of the net from the top of the penalty box at 18:36, freshman Madison Morgan assisted her in giving USA a 2-0 lead.
- Wilson scored a solo goal from the far-left wing at 23:33 and increased the Jaguar lead to 3-0.
- Senior Danielle Fuentes dribbled the ball about 10 yards then took a shot that went high and scored her first goal of the season and extended the South Alabama advantage to 4-0 at 25:38
- Wilson scored from the far-left wing two minutes later and increased South's lead to 5-0.
- Sophomore Kailey Littleford got the ball past Alcorn State goalkeeper Vivian Lugo with help from Gabrielle Gayle at 29:13 to put the Jags up 6-0. 
- Graduate Kory Dixon scored her first goal since returning from her injury this season exactly 20 seconds later to give the Jaguars a 7-0 lead.  
- Littleford and defender Gayle combined to assist Fuentes at 34:10 to make it an 8-0 South Alabama lead.
- Defender Morgan White scored early on in the 41st minute to extend the USA lead to 9-0 in the first half of play. 
- Madison Paster notched her first career goal in the closing minutes of the half to give South a 10-0 lead in the match.
- Hailey Bastian added a goal in the final minute of the opening period to give the Jaguars an 11-0 lead going into halftime.
- Lexi Lloyd-Smith kicked off scoring in the second half with her first goal of the match that was assisted by Claudia Gutierrez at 47:06 to give USA a 12-0 lead.
- Gutierrez assisted in another goal when she passed the ball to Imane Addi who tacked on another goal for South Alabama in the 68th minute to make it a 13-0 game in favor of the Jags.
- Lloyd-Smith scored a brace in the 75th minute and extending the Jag lead to 14-0 lead in the second half. 
- Deanna Green scored her first goal of her collegiate career in the closing moments of the match after receiving an assist from Cross and gave USA the 15-0 victory.

NOTES
- The Jags spread out their offensive success during the match as 11 different players scored for South.
- Two Jags – Fuentes and Dixon – scored their first goals of the season, and two more – Green and Paster – scored their first career goals during the match.
- Wilson now leads the team with five goals and 12 points.
- Littleford leads the team in assists with four so far this season.
- Goalkeepers Jaidy Campos and Carly Williams both made their first appearances in goal for South during the match.
- USA took 28 shots and seven corners while holding Alcorn State to two shots and no corners during the match.
- Green moved up to eighth all time in career games started (78) and fifth in career games played (87) in the Jaguar record books.
- Wilson scored the first hat trick in a match since Fuentes scored one against Nicholls during the spring 2021 campaign.
- The meeting was the second between the two schools and South Alabama remains undefeated in the series.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
- On the result: "This was a good one for our team; Deanna Green scored her first collegiate goal and Kory Dixon scored her first one after being removed because of injury. We were excited to play and happy to take the little things away from the match."

- On Deanna Green's goal: "I think my favorite part about it was we had just brought Morgan Cross back in and she was one-on-one with the goalkeeper and she passed it to Deanna so she could score. I think that speaks a thousand words to the character on our team."

- On Kory Dixon's goal: "When that shot went in the whole team went to the corner to celebrate with her. It was quite an emotional moment but I think she needed it for a confidence boost."

- On the start of conference play coming up: "I'm proud of our girls, they have worked hard every day in practice. It was good to score a lot of goals today and we're ready to keep things up for the next match."

UP NEXT
- The Jaguars begin conference play with a road match on Friday at Arkansas State at 3 p.m.

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