MONROE, La. – South Alabama Soccer drew with ULM on Thursday night in Monroe, La., 2-2.
Ava Matherne recorded both of the Jags' goals, marking her first career brace.
KEY MOMENTS:
- 16' | Ava Matherne recorded a right-footed penalty goal, marking the Jags' first made penalty kick of the season.
- 37' & 50' | ULM's Skylar Blaise put two in the net.
- 69' | Zamiyah Hill and Juliana Lopes found Ava Matherne just outside the box, who then sent a strike into the top left of the goal.
KEY STATS:
- The Jags are now 3-1-1 in conference play, keeping them at fourth in the Sun Belt.
- Ava Matherne now has four goals for the season.
- Sierra Giorgio recorded four saves tonight.
QUOTED:
- "It was very important that we came away with some type of result against a very good ULM team. It took us a while to get going, but the team played a good second half and showed a lot of desire and guts to find a valuable point on the road." – Chris Hennessey, Head Coach
- "I'm very happy that I was able to score two goals tonight and come up big for the team – I'm really proud of the team. Our second half showed that we fight and we're never going to be out of a game." – Ava Matherne, Forward
UP NEXT:
The Jags will return to the 251 to face Arkansas State at 1 p.m. on Sunday at The Cage.
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