Women's Soccer Sun Belt Conference

South Alabama Rallies, Advances to Finals

Louisiana 1, South Alabama 4
 
FOLEY, Ala. – After allowing the Ragin' Cajuns an early goal scored on a deflection of an errant clearance, the University of South Alabama soccer team rallied by scoring the following four over Louisiana notching a 4-1 victory, Friday evening at Foley Sports Tourism Complex. The victory earned the Jags a spot in the Sun Belt Tournament Finals.
 
Junior Morgan Cross was an offensive presence early following the UL goal. The left winger from Dunfirmline, Scotland earned the penalty to jumpstart the Jaguar offense. Junior Brenna McPartlan popped in the penalty to level the game at 1. Seconds before halftime, junior Tilly Wilkes smashed a cross into the box, and after evading a defender senior Ana Helmert guided the ball in to give South a 2-1 halftime lead, with the ball rippling the mesh as the goal was registered with nine seconds in the half. Sophomore Gracie Wilson registered her fifth goal of the year, and junior transfer Matilda Ovenberger recorded her first goal as a Jaguar.
 
Louisiana notched the opening goal six minutes into the match after an errant clearance deflected off the foot of Ashley Newland and found the attacking the left side of the goal, but that was all the Jaguar defense would allow.