BATON ROUGE, LA – In a battle between two of the more physical teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Southern University (8-8-2, 5-3-1) defeated the SWAC regular season champions Jackson State University 1-0. The loss was the first for JSU in conference play this season. The win gave Southern their most wins in a single season and conference wins since 2013.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The physicality started early in the game with the defenses taking control for most of the first half. Jackson State would commit seven fouls, while Southern would commit six.
- The teams would start the second half attacking, as each team would get two shots within the first 15 minutes.
- The Lady Jaguars thought they took the lead when Giftee Tor got a shot off inside the box, but the shot would just miss, bouncing off the crossbar.
- Victoria Thomas would get her first game winner, in just her fourth career goal, when she secured a deflection and sent it across the box to the bottom left corner in the 71st minute.
- Tor would find the back of the net in the 88th minute, but an offsides on the Lady Jaguars would negate the score.
- Jackson State would have two shots at tying the game in the final minute, but a save by Sydney Bellamy and a block on the rebound shot would secure the victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Southern would have a 15-10 advantage on shots.
- The Lady Jaguars would double JSU in shots on goal, 8-4.
- Jackson State would finish with seven saves, compared to four by Southern.
- Both teams would finish with double digit fouls. Southern had 15 and Jackson State had 15.
- Southern would get four corners in the second half, while JSU would get one in each half.
UP NEXT
Southwestern Athletic Conference championship tournament starts on November 3 in Prairie View, Texas. The Lady Jaguars have secured the third seed and will play Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first round.
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