STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of South Alabama soccer team scored four second-half goals in a 4-0 victory over Georgia Southern Friday night at a sloppy Eagle Field.
The Jaguars improve to 4-0 in the Sun Belt Conference and 6-4-1 overall, and are unbeaten in their last seven matches. The Eagles drop to 3-6-2 and 1-3.
GAME FACTS
-Much of the game was played in a massive downpour, and resulted in a flooded pitch
-The shots at halftime were tied at 5-5, but the Jags recorded the last three shots of the half
-It took 28 seconds after intermission for South Alabama to break the tie – freshman Deanna Green fed senior Tiina Trutsi into space in the penalty area, and Trutsi beat GS goalkeeper Lauren Karinshak into the right side of the net
-Sophomore Briana Morris doubled the advantage at 63:21 off a long pass from junior Hannah Godfrey for a 2-0 lead
-Freshman Ashleigh Pyle nearly made it a 3-0 contest, but her attempt from 12 yards out went straight to Karinshak
-Hardy recorded her brace in the final 11:04 of the contest
-Hardy's first came at 78:56 off a pass from junior Audrey Duren, and her second came after her shot deflected off an Eagle defender and looped over Karinshak
-All three of Georgia Southern's shots in the second half came in a 2 ½ minute stretch early in the second half – South Alabama outshot GS 10-3 after halftime
-The shots were 15-8 South Alabama overall and 9-2 in shots on goal
-USA sophomore Justice Stanford made two saves while Karinshak had five stops
NOTES
-Trutsi's goal, her fourth of the season, was her first since the Jacksonville State game on Sept.