MOBILE, Ala. – Casey Wertz's goal with 19:12 left in the game broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Alabama soccer team a 2-1 victory over the University of South Alabama Friday night at The Cage.
The Crimson Tide (4-1) came back from an early 1-0 deficit and outshot the Jaguars (0-4) 9-5 in the second half.
GAME FACTS
-Tiina Trutsi gave USA the lead just 3:34 into the contest, converting from the penalty spot into the lower left corner after Ana Helmert was taken down in the box
-The Tide equalized at 16:53 when Hailey Brohaugh received a short corner and crossed to Celia Jimenez Delgado, who volleyed it into the upper left corner
-USA put seven of their nine first-half shots on net, but was unable to add to their tally
-Ana Helmert and Chelsea Followwell both forced Alabama goalkeeper Kat Stratton to make big saves on shots from distance
-USA outshot UA 9-4 in the first half, but lost the shots battle 9-5 in the second
-On the tiebreaking goal, Abbie Boswell dribbled through the middle of the field to the top of the penalty area and fed Wertz at the corner of the six-yard box, who hit it first-time across the goal mouth, just inside the post
-South Alabama got off two shots in the final 19 minutes, but neither attempt made it on goal
-Boswell had a chance to add an insurance tally with just over three minutes left, but her one-on-one opportunity hit the post
NOTES
-Trutsi's goal was her team-leading second of the season; both goals have come from the penalty spot
-Trutsi's two goals are a new career high
-South Alabama is 0-4 to start a season for the first time since 2006
-Friday marked the first time the Jaguars have scored penalties in back-to-back games since at least 2008
-The Jaguars' nine shots on goal are a new season high; they had 10 total coming into the game
-The Tide have won six in a row in the series dating back to 1998
-South Alabama has allowed multiple goals in four straight games for the first time since 2010
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