MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama freshman Gracie Wilson scored a brace and the Jaguars put up a season-high 37 shots in a 3-0 victory over ULM Friday night at The Cage.
The Jags improve to 7-2-2 overall and 2-0-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Warhawks fall to 3-5-2 and 0-2.
GAME FACTS
- South Alabama recorded the first 13 shots of the contest, including three on goal, in the opening 23 ½ minutes
- The shot differential was 18-2 before the Jaguars finally broke through, scoring two goals within a span of 83 seconds
- Wilson recorded the first at 38:50, as she took advantage of a failed clearance by a Warhawk defender inside the six-yard box
- At the 40:23 mark, a deep cross from sophomore Morgan Cross connected with the head of sophomore Tilly Wilkes at the back post for a 2-0 lead
- The Jaguars peppered the Warhawk goal in the early stages of the second half, recording the first four before Wilson converted again at the top of the box in the 55th minute on a pass from graduate Athanasia Moraitou
- Senior Briana Morris nearly made it 4-0 in the late stages of the game but hit the crossbar
- Senior Justice Stanford made three saves for the Jags; her counterpart, Rian Kasner, made 10 stops
NOTES
- South Alabama improves to 17-0 all-time against ULM
- The Jaguars held a 61%-39% advantage in possession, and 72% of their possession came in ULM's half
- Wilson's brace is the sixth by a Jaguar this season, and she is fourth different player to do so
- USA's shot total is the fifth-highest in the last 11 seasons, and the plus-32 shot differential is tied for third
- The Jags have three consecutive clean sheets for the first time since the 2017 Sun Belt Tournament
- Stanford has lowered her career goals against average to a school-record 0.