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JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State soccer team will embark on its final regular season road trip with a weekend trip through the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The first stop will be in Richmond, Kentucky on Friday afternoon against the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky. Kick off is set for 3 p.m. CST at the EKU Soccer Field. The Gamecocks will continue on to Morehead, Kentucky for Sunday's match with Morehead State. Match time is set for 1 p.m. CST. Live stats will be available for both matches at JSUGamecockSports.com, while Sunday's action from MSU's Jayne Stadium will be streamed on the OVC Digital Network.
Jax State (3-9-2, 1-5-0 OVC) will be looking to get back in the win column this weekend after falling to Belmont and OVC leader UT Martin last weekend on the home pitch. Following the road trip this weekend, the Gamecocks will close out the regular season with a home weekend against Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville. JSU will honor its two departing seniors –
Claire Petersen and
Madison Carruthers prior to the EIU match on Friday, Oct. 19.
The Colonels of EKU begin the weekend level across the board with a 6-6-2 overall mark and 2-2-2 in the first six OVC matches. EKU split last weekend's road trip, losing at Austin Peay, 3-0, on Friday night, before bouncing back with a 3-1 win at Belmont on Sunday in Nashville. EKU has won three straight over JSU, including a 1-0 victory last year in Jacksonville. The Colonels lead the all-time series with the Gamecocks, 9-3-1.
MSU will take a mark of 3-11 on the season in to Friday's action against Tennessee Tech. The Eagles lead the all-time series with JSU 9-5-1, but the Gamecocks topped MSU 2-1 at the JSU Soccer Field in 2017.
Sophomore
Chloe Doherty and Petersen lead JSU in goals-scored with three each. Doherty tacked on her third of the season last Sunday against UTM. Petersen ranks second on the club in total shots with 18. She trails Carruthers, who has a team-best 31 shots on the season. Redshirt freshman
Abigail Martinez is the team leader in assists with three. She was credited with her third assist on Doherty's netted ball versus UTM.
Redshirt freshman
Morgan Lerch has been a mainstay for the Gamecocks in goal, having played in all 14 matches. Lerch ranks among the league leaders in shutouts with four this season. She has 58 stops on the season and averages 4.14 saves per match.
