JACKSON, Miss.| A hard-fought opening Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) matchup ended in a scoreless tie for Jackson State and Grambling State as JSU hosted its conference opener at the JSU Soccer Field Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-Jackson State (1-6-1) opened the match with a save from goalkeeper Tionna Taylor as GSU's Samantha Diaz shot 4:43 into the game

-Grambling State (3-6-1) took another chance at the goal as Tanzanea Villacis shot out top at the 6:26 mark

-Kendyl Terrell shot for JSU at the 19:17 minute mark, but Grambling State's Madison Covey-Taylor registered her first save of the game

-Terrell shot again at the 26:48 mark but was unlucky as Covey-Taylor protected GSU's territory

-Maya-Joy Thompson took the first shot of the second half at the 49:46 mark

-Yayira Ahortor took her chance for JSU as Covey-Taylor came up with another save at the 64:40 mark

-Tionna Taylor recorded a save at 69:36 as Grambling State's Nia Harley shot

-Kendyl Terrell raced downfield one-one with the goalie as she shot for a chance to put Jackson State on top in the final minutes at 82:50, but was unsuccessful in the attempt

-Three back-to-back corner kicks for Grambling State ended the match in a 0-0 tie

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

-Jackson State shot seven times and Grambling State shot eight

-Tionna Taylor registered four saves, whole Madison Covey-Taylor finished with three saves

-Grambling State had four corner kicks to JSU's one

-GSU finished with 12 fouls; Jackson State had seven fouls

UP NEXT

Jackson State will return to the JSU Soccer Field Sunday to continue conference play as it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 1 p.m. The theme for the game is a white out and fans are encouraged to wear white.

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