MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's soccer shut out Troy 5-0 at The Cage. Five goals from five different players lifted South over Troy for the fourth game in a row.
 
South's win was their first Sun Belt win of the season.
 
The scoring got started when Monique Gray got fouled in the box and Gabrielle Gayle took the penalty kick to put the Jags up 1-0.
 
Gracie Wilson scored her second goal of the season in the 20^th minute when she popped in a cross from Monique Gray. Gray joined the scoring just five minutes later when she cut off a Troy pass and found the back of the net to make it a 3-0 game.
 
Junior forward Sydney Ham scored her first of the season in the 69^th minute when she put the ball through the Troy keeper's legs to go up 4-0.
 
Jasmine Green scored 45 seconds later to give the Jags a 5-0 win.
 
Jag keeper Jaidy Gutierrez Campos recorded her seventh shutout on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Gray was fouled in the box, Gayle made the penalty kick to put the Jags up 1-0 in the 7^th minute of the match.
• Wilson made a sliding kick in the 20^th minute to score off an assist from Gray.
• Gray stole the ball from a Troy defender and found the back of the net to up the Jags up 3-0.
• Ham scored her first goal of the season in the 69^th minute to give South a 4-0 lead.
• Greene wrapped up the scoring in the 70^th minute to secure the Jags a 5-0 shutout.

 
GAME NOTES

• Thursday's win was the fourth straight win over Troy.
• South totaled 12 shots while holding Troy to just two.  
• Greene, Ham and Gray led the Jag offense with two shots each.
• Rebecca Calderoni Martinez got her second start of the season.
• Twenty-one Jags played Thursday night.
• Gray was a part of two goals Thursday night – scoring one and assisting one

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Richard Moodie
On the match: "We've been chopping at the door all year. There's been games where we struggled to create. Tonight, the shot count is not something that will blow you out of the water but something we talked about as a team was being selective in the final third and really trying to execute. Troy worked hard, they looked a little tired in the second and I thought we did a good job rotating players. Everyone that came into the game had a massive impact. We had five different scorers tonight and that's a good thing to see." 

On another clean sheet for the team: "Defensively we looked great. Gabby Gayle had an outstanding game, Jaidy Gutierrez, I think the third in the country in clean sheets. It's important and positive to see. Rob [Ward] does a great job with them defensively. Even with the clock going down to five minutes, they are screaming at each other to not concede the goal. Amazing performance from the team front to back, couldn't be prouder." 

Junior forward Sydney Ham
On her first goal of the season: "Nour Imane Addi played me a through ball and I just saw the keeper's legs open so I megged her and it was awesome. I needed that and the team needed that, it was an awesome night for us." 

On how big the result is moving forward: "It's gonna be great for the team. We've been struggling with scoring so this game is a good step forward for us." 


UP NEXT
The Jaguars travel to Lafayette Sunday to take on Louisiana at 1 p.m.
 
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