FLORENCE, Ala. – Three University of South Alabama soccer players – Imane Addi, Sydney Ham and Kailey Littleford – scored in Sunday's win over North Alabama at the Bill Jones Athletic Complex as the Jaguars snapped a two-match losing streak. 

Nora Sanchez aided in all three goals scored by the Jags, first when she took a free kick for South and centered the ball in the middle for Addi to head it in and open up scoring in the match. In the second half, she cleared the ball from South Alabama's side of the field to Ham in UNA territory where she found the back of the net to make it 2-0  while her final assist came on another set piece where she passed the ball to Littleford, who snuck the ball in past goalkeeper Payton Yates to clinch the win for USA. 

South Alabama (3-2-0) took the victory in the first ever match between the two schools. The Jags are now 14-10-2 when playing ASUN Conference opponents. 

North Alabama (0-4-2) remains winless in its final transition year to Division I and are now 1-1-1 against Sun Belt Conference opponents. 

Date: 9/5
Place: UNA Soccer Field (Florence, Ala.)
Final Score: South Alabama 3, North Alabama 0 
Records: South Alabama (3-2-0), North Alabama (0-4-2)

GAME FACTS
- Addi scored a header at 17:01 off a free kick that was taken by Sanchez in the corner to the left of the goal, giving USA a 1-0 lead.
- Sanchez cleared the ball down to Ham in the attacking third where she scored in the 64th minute and increased the Jaguar lead to 2-0 after Yates unsuccessfully challenged the South Alabama forward in front of the goal. 
- Sanchez recorded her third assist when she found Littleford near the right side of the penalty box, where she chipped the ball over Yates at 76:47 to secure the 3-0 win for the Jags.

NOTES
- USA is generating more offense than its opponents so far this season; leading them in shots (91-43), assists (14-7) and corners (32-19)
- The Jags held the Lions to two shots and no corners during the match while taking 18 shots and 12 corners of their own.
- South Alabama goalkeeper Allison Luckhardt recorded her fifth career shutout win in the match.
- Sanchez' three assists now have her tied with Littleford for the team lead in the category this season.
- With her score, Ham and freshman Kate Nicolson both pace the Jags with three goals apiece on the year.
- The win breaks the Jags' two-match losing streak after entering the contest coming off losses to No. 1 Florida State and Ole Miss.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richard Moodie
On the result: "North Alabama was very aggressive in the first half and that limited us. After we moved our squad around and changed a few things I think we were much better going into the second half. Keeping a clean sheet was important too, and a lot of our student-athletes saw time today."

On the success of set pieces: "Kavi Luchowa gets all the credit for our set pieces, he's the one who has studied them and spent a lot of time. There is way more focus on set pieces since we've dedicated a staff member to that."


UP NEXT
- South Alabama will travel to Itta Bena, Miss. on Friday to take on Mississippi Valley State at 7 p.m.

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