JACKSON, Miss.| The Jackson State soccer team fell 2-1 at home to Texas Southern Sunday afternoon at JSU Soccer Field. After getting on the board first, the Tigers weren't able to find their way back to the goal again in the match.
"No words are going to describe my disdain for our performance today, despite the fact that we were off to a blistering start leading to the first goal," said JSU's head coach Ted Flogaites." "We conceded two poor goals, both off of set pieces and aside from that they caused us no trouble in the run of play, so to lose like this stings.
In any event, we didn't get it done today and there are no excuses for it, we went away from what we do well and there was no reason to go away from the things we do well, so that's completely on us. We have to turn the page because there's no way at all that giving this match away is acceptable. We've made it more difficult for ourselves and now we march into Grambling looking for a result, and we will be at a high level of commitment come Friday. This week our focus will be to tap back into the kind of mentality required to win these kinds of matches."
How it Happened
Jackson State (6-8-0, 5-1-0) opened the match on a high note with a goal from Kendyl Terrell scored her seventh goal of the season at 7:44 into the match as Sage Magruder was credited with the assist.
Texas Southern (4-11-1, 3-2-1 SWAC) leveled the game on a goal from Liliane Clase Baez at the 30:50 mark in the first half, assisted by Isabella Dillow.
Texas Southern broke the 1-1 draw on Hajar Benjoud's 55th-minute goal in the second half to secure the win for her team.
Iniside the Numbers
- Jordan Hamilton collected four saves forJSU out of 12 total Texas Southern shots.
- Jackson State registered five shots on goal.
Up Next
The Tigers will travel to north Louisiana to face Grambling State Friday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m.
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