JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State finished the regular season with a 1-0 victory over Southern University on Friday afternoon.
The Tigers finished with 13 total shots and 11 shots on goal, but the one goal that found the back of the net came from Ana Leticia Batista at the 42:23 mark of the first period.
Patricia Calderon was credited with the assist for the goal that ultimately gave the Tigers their sixth straight conference win in a row to end the regular season ahead of next week's SWAC tournament.
Not only did JSU win its sixth game in a row, but they did so by holding each team scoreless for six straight shutout wins.
That streak dates to Oct. 13 in a 1-0 win over Texas Southern. The Tigers now have not conceded a goal for an astounding 606 minutes in a row.
For today's match, Batista ended her solid performance with three shots, all of which were on goal.
Calderon had a game high four shots with three shots on goal in addition to the assist to Batista.
Pernille Kelm and Alandria Smith notched a shot a goal a piece.
The 1-0 win locked up the No. 3 spot in next weeks SWAC tournament as the Tigers await who they will play.
The Blue and White concluded the season with an overall record of 7-11 (7-3 SWAC).
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Dr. Ted Flogaites
"This is all about the players. We started at 0-10 and are finishing at 7-11, that tells you everything you need to know about the hearts of the players on this team. We've qualified for the SWAC tournament after missing the tournament completely last season and to boot, we finished in third. Out of the tournament to third, that's unbelievable! The cherry on top is that we are playing nice futbol, the game the way its supposed to be played. I love these kids, they've been amazing. Match day is the best because I get to watch people I care about play the game we care about. It's an honor to be along for the ride. This program is on the rise because of the players and people we have on this team. Now we get to play in an all or nothing match in the post season which is the kind of match we want to be involved in, when everything is on the line.
