THE RUNDOWN
Score: South Alabama 1, ULM 0
Teams: ULM (6-5-1, 3-1 Sun Belt)
South Alabama (9-2-1, 4-0 Sun Belt)
Location: ULM Soccer Complex, Monroe, La.
Monroe, La. – The ULM Soccer team fought hard throughout Friday afternoon's game against South Alabama but was unable to find the back of the net, ultimately falling 1-0 to the visiting Jaguars.
THE TURNING POINT
In the 42nd minute, South Alabama's Jemma Purfield played in and buried the game's only goal, her fourth of the season, right before the half.
NOTABLES
-Brooke-Lynn Scroggins came up with 11 saves on the afternoon, one of her season's best 12 set last week against Little Rock. She made seven of those 11 saves in the second half as the Warhawks continued to look for the equalizer.
-Senior Mary Ashton Lembo led the Warhawks with three shots while putting two of them on frame.
-After today's game, seven of the all-time meetings between South Alabama and ULM have been decided by one goal.
-The matchup on Friday between the Warhawks and Jaguars featured the top two RPI teams in the Sun Belt according to NCAA.com rankings. South Alabama entered Friday with an RPI of 36 while the Warhawks entered with a 117 RPI.
QUOTEABLES
Head Coach Keyton Wheelock
Thoughts on the game: Our team stuck to the plan and we really didn't give up a ton of close chances. We wanted to keep it close and then the last 10 minutes we really tried to press hard in looking for the tying goal. My team showed a lot of character and we didn't get the result we were looking for, but you can take a lot from our performance today.
Playing a competitive match with one of top teams in SBC: They are a top team in the country and if we can hang with them and continue to put those type of chances that we had today on frame I believe that our future is extremely bright.
UP NEXT
-ULM finishes the weekend on Sunday afternoon with Senior Day against Appalachian State. The match with the Mountaineers is slated to kickoff at 1:00 p.m. Senior Day activities will begin at approximately 12:40 p.m. as the Warhawks honor their five seniors.
