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Sofia Mastracci
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Winner South Alabama SAL (9-3-2, 5-1-2)
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James Madison JMU (7-4-5, 3-2-3)
Winner
South Alabama SAL
(9-3-2, 5-1-2)
2
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James Madison JMU
(7-4-5, 3-2-3)
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South Alabama SAL 1 1 2
James Madison JMU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Jags Earn Massive Road Victory Over JMU, Defeat Reigning Sun Belt Champions

HARRISONBURG, Va. – South Alabama Soccer earned a 2-0 victory over James Madison on Friday night in a defensive battle. Sierra Giorgio recorded five saves, and Sofia Mastracci scored her first collegiate goal.

KEY MOMENTS:
  • 19' | Andrea Iljkic sent in a corner kick that was deflected into the net by the Dukes' keeper.
  • 73' | Ava Matherne found a wide-open Sofia Mastracci in the box, who sent the left-footer between the pipes. The goal marked the true freshman from Ontario's first collegiate goal.

KEY STATS:
  • With tonight's victory over the Dukes and Old Dominion's loss to Louisiana, the Jags now lead the conference with 17 points.
  • Sierra Giorgio recorded five saves, marking the Jags' eighth shutout of the season and Giorgio's sixth.
  • Tonight's victory marked South Alabama's first-ever victory over the Dukes in program history after two draws and a loss over the past three seasons.
  • The Jags now have 12 goal-scorers for the season.
  • South Alabama limited the Dukes' Ginny Lackey to just two shots. Lackey came into the match leading the Sun Belt in game-winning goals, total points and total goals.
  • Freshmen led the Jags on both sides of the pitch today, Sofia Mastracci scoring a goal and MacKenzie Meyerer recording her first full 90 on the back line.

QUOTED:
  • Head Coach, Chris Hennessey: "JMU is an incredible team — they're just so organized. We knew there were going to be periods today that we were going to have to dig deep and defend. We changed quite a few things coming into the game. The team picked up the game plan quickly."
  • Coach Hennessey on Sierra Giorgio's performance: "It's been the same all season. When you have very talented players in talented positions that can step up in those big moments. She was brilliant on both sides of the ball with the ball and the saves. She's been a great addition here."
  • Goalkeeper, Sierra Giorgio: "We started off a bit frantic, but I think as soon as we got on the ball and we worked through the back, collectively we moved the ball, and we worked hard to shift and sprinted. It's our hard work."

UP NEXT:
The Jags will return to The Cage to host Texas State in their final home match of the season at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24. The Bobcats have not lost a conference match this season.

FOLLOW THE JAGS:
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