South Alabama Defeats Eagles, 3-1, On Wednesday - Georgia Southern University Athletics

Wednesday, October 28

Mobile, AL

3 PM

Georgia Southern University

8-5-4, 3-4-2

South Alabama

6-7-3, 4-3-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Ga. Southern	1	0	1
South Alabama	1	2	3

Georgia Southern team during the NCAA women’s soccer match between Georgia Southern and Troy at Bo Pitts Field on October 22, 2026 in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)

Photo by: AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern

10/28/2026 5:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Georgia Southern wraps up the regular season on Sunday, hosting JMU at Bo Pitts Field

MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama collected a 3-1 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer victory over visiting Georgia Southern on Wednesday afternoon in Mobile, Ala.

The match - originally scheduled for Oct. 11 but postponed to today due to Hurricane Isaias - moves the Jaguars to 6-7-3 overall and 4-3-2 in the Sun Belt, while Georgia Southern falls to 8-5-4 overall and 3-4-2 in the league. Georgia Southern will wrap up the regular season on Sunday, hosting James Madison for a 1 p.m. Sun Belt contest at Bo Pitts Field.

The Jaguars notched the match's first goal in the 14th minute on a shot from Ava Matherne.

The Eagles were able to tie things up in the 39th minute. Emma Chapman stepped in front of a pass at midfield and fed a ball to Addison Comer, who turned and drove down the right into the box. Comer's shot then beat South Alabama goalkeeper Sierra Giorgio left for her sixth goal of the season.

Georgia Southern held a 7-4 edge in shots at halftime.

In the second half, Quinn Wilson kept the match tied with a save in the 47th minute, but South Alabama surged ahead with goals on its next two shots in a four-minute span. Sofia Ferrante tallied a goal in the 64th minute, then Aliya Gomes followed with one in the 67th minute.

Georgia Southern finished the match with a 10-7 edge in shots. Wilson made two saves in net for the Eagles, while Giorgio made five saves in net for the Jaguars. Georgia Southern had a 5-2 edge in corner kicks and the Jaguars were whistled for eight fouls and six offsides, compared to four fouls and two offsides for the Eagles.