HATTIESBURG, Miss. – South Alabama Soccer earned a 4-0 victory over Southern Miss on Sunday in Hattiesburg, Miss., moving the Jags to 3-0 in league play.

KEY MOMENTS:

• 11' | Ava Matherne found Mae Hunt, who then sent a strike into the high-right of the net.
• 42' | Juliana Lopes upped the score from a left-footed bicycle kick.
• 52' | Ava Matherne sent a right-footer into the net.
• 81' | Zamiyah Hill scored, the goal coming from her fifth shot of the day.

KEY STATS:

• The Jags are 3-0 in conference play, tying them for first in the Sun Belt rankings with Georgia State.
• South's back line held Southern Miss to two shots, only one of them on-goal. The Golden Eagles averaged 7.89 shots per game before the match.
• Freshman phenom Zamiyah Hill now has four goals for the season, second-most on the team.
• The Jags have five shutouts this season, making their shutout percentage .556 – the best in the Sun Belt. Ava Matherne recorded a goal and an assist today, the second Jaguar to do so this week (Aliya Gomes, Coastal Carolina, 9/18).

QUOTED:

• "[The players] executed the game plan really, really well, and it was a whole-team effort today. I think everybody was involved in the performance, and we needed that. I'm really proud of them. Getting two wins on a weekend is extremely difficult at any level, and they've done it. They're continuing to push and keep pushing the standards every week." – Chris Hennessey, Head Coach

UP NEXT:
The Jags will travel to Boone, N.C., to face Appalachian State at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Appalachian Soccer Stadium.

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