Box Score JACKSON, Miss. – The Jacksonville State soccer team broke out of its scoring slump with a 1-0 win over Jackson State on Sunday afternoon at the JSU Soccer Complex in the Magnolia State.
The win snapped a two-match losing skid for the Gamecocks as they improved to 2-4 on the season and posted the club's first win away from Jacksonville this season. The Tigers of JSU fell to 2-3-1 on the season. Jax State continued its dominance over teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference as the win pushed the Gamecocks' all-time record against the SWAC to 19-1-1.
It didn't take Jax State very long to put the eventual game-winning goal on the scoreboard as senior
Courtney Hurt tallied her first goal of the season in the fifth minute of the contest. After struggling to put together scoring chances in the past two outings on the pitch, the Gamecocks turned in a season-high 21 shots in the match and finished with a season-best 15 on goal chances. Jax State had 14 of the 21 shot attempts in the first 45 minutes and limited the Tigers to just three in the first half.
Hurt's goal, which was her 19
th of her career, moved her into a tie for seventh all-time in goals scored at JSU. The Huntsville, Alabama native took a cross from junior
Nicola Dominikovich to set up the lone goal in the contest.
Jax State controlled the contest the rest of the way, but could not push another result on the board for insurance in the match. The Gamecocks and Tigers were equal in shots in the second half with seven on each side. Senior
Kelsey Bright registered a match-high five shots, followed by
Katt Dowd with four.
After making eight stops on Friday night against Georgia State, sophomore goalkeeper
Caroline Robinson recorded five saves on Sunday.
The Gamecocks will have a rare Friday night off and will return to action on Sunday, Sept. 13 against Alabama State. Match time is set for 1 p.m. at the JSU Soccer Field.
