RICHMOND, Ky. – Senior Alicia Pallister and sophomore Gabriel Clarke each scored a pair of goals to the lead the Jacksonville State soccer team to a 4-0 win over Eastern Kentucky in Ohio Valley Conference soccer action in Richmond, Kentucky.

JSU notched its first win of the season and after three consecutive matches on the road, it will host Murray State on Friday at the JSU Soccer Field. Kick off is set for 3 p.m. Admission is free to all JSU home soccer matches.

The Gamecocks recorded the only goal of the first half as Pallister connected on the first of her two goals in the 22nd minute.

"I really thought (Alicia) Pallister was outstanding on the right side and created a lot of chances as well as scoring twice on two really well-taken chances," said head coach Neil Macdonald.

Clarke scored her two goals and extended the JSU lead to 3-0 by the 57th minute. The Leytonstone, England native turned in her first career goal in the 51st minute and within the next six minutes, added her second goal after an assist by junior Ali Thomas.
"I though Gabby really picked up a ton of balls in the midfield and also took her two chances very well." Mentioned Macdonald.

Pallister, from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, capped off Jax State's offensive production with a goal in the 64th minute. The last time JSU had two players score multiple goals in a single contest was against Jackson State during the 2018 season.

JSU continues to put together scoring chances with 15 total shots on the afternoon, including nine in the first 45 minutes. EKU posted 12 of its 20 shots in the second half. Freshman Kylie Wells and sophomore Cynthia Baggozi combined for six of the 15 Gamecocks' shots.
Redshirt junior Morgan Lerch collected a shutout with eight saves in the win.

"We know we've been playing well all season and today we got the result our players deserve," added Macdonald.

Friday's match with the Racers will be available on ESPN+ and live stats on JSUGamecockSports.com.

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