MOBILE, Ala. – The Jacksonville State soccer team suffered its first loss since the season opener with a 3-1 setback to in-state foe South Alabama on Sunday at The Cage on the USA campus.

The Gamecocks, who played to a scoreless draw on Friday against Troy in the opening contest of the Jaguar Invitational, dropped to 2-2-2 overall and will return to action next weekend with the second leg of a five-match road trip in the state of Louisiana facing Louisiana-Monroe on Friday and Louisiana Tech on Sunday.  The Jaguars picked up their first win of the season and moved to 1-4 overall.

Until USA added a late insurance goal in the 86^th minute, it looked like a pair of penalty kicks by the Jaguars would be the difference in the contest.  USA registered the first goal of the game in the sixth minute with the first penalty kick that ricocheted off the left post and in to the corner of the net.  JSU weathered USA's eight other shots in the opening half, while being limited to just two shots in the opening 45 minutes.

Jax State equalized in the 53rd minute with sophomore Danielle Monroe's fourth goal of the season.  Monroe took a long ball over the top from redshirt sophomore Danelle Lindo and finished in the left corner.  Monroe, along with freshman Kelly Snook, led the JSU attack with two shot attempts.

Shortly after the equalizer, USA was awarded its second penalty kick of the game and converted by Rio Hardy in the 55^th minute.  Hardy also added the insurance goal late in the contest.  USA finished with a 15-6 shot advantage over the Gamecocks.

Senior goalkeeper Caroline Robinson turned in four saves in the loss, while USA's Justice Stanford tallied a pair of stops in the win.

JSU's match with the Warhawks on Friday will get underway at 4 p.m. on the ULM campus.  Sunday's contest with Tech is slated for a 1 p.m. start time.