Trojans Head to Alabama For Crucial Road Swing

Game 14: Little Rock at Troy
Date	Friday, October 6
Time	7 p.m.
Location	Troy, Ala.
Stadium	Troy Soccer Complex
Stats	Statbroadcast
Video	Facebook Live

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock hits the road to Alabama for a pair of crucial conference games this weekend starting off the with a Trojan showdown against Troy Friday at 7 p.m. From there they head over to Mobile for a tough matchup against the conference leading South Alabama Jaguars Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
The Trojans ended a long home stretch playing five of their last six games in Little Rock and continued to remain unbeaten at Coleman. A fun Family Weekend began with 2-1 victory over ULM that was lead behind the play of Quin Wilkes who netted the first goal of the game in the 22nd minute while also assisting the second goal to Jaclyn Purvine in the 65th. Sunday was a different story though as the Trojan defense was a stronghold holding off a tough Coastal Carolina team to a 0-0 draw.

Game 15: Little Rock at South Alabama
Date	Sunday, October 8
Time	1 p.m.
Location	Mobile, Ala.
Stadium	"The Cage"
Stats	Statbroadcast
Video	USAJaguars.com

 
Trojan Report
Little Rock enters the weekend sitting at 6-5-2 overall on the year with a 1-1-2 conference record in the Sun Belt. This keeps them in the post-season hunt as the 8th seed in the conference standings with 5 points. They look to claim their first road victory on the season heading into the Alabama road trip.
 
Trojan Leaders
With an impressive performance Friday night by Quin Wilkes, she puts her point total at 9 on the season with her goals and assists at 3 apiece. That slides her into the top-10 in season points along with her teammate, Doro Greulich (11), in season points total. Jaclyn Purvine improves her point total to 8 after her goal against ULM putting her at 3 goals and 2 assists on the season. The Trojan attack remains to be dominant staying atop of the conference leaderboard in shots, points, goals, and goals per game. The dynamic goalkeeping duo continues to impress as well. Megan Swanson sits in the top 3 in of the conference in saves (50) and save per game (5.00). Kate Hamilton's impressive goalless streak continues to 266 minutes as the UC Davis transfer added 10 more saves to her Sunday shutout.
 
Scouting Troy
Troy goes into the Friday matchup with a 4-8-2 overall record and 2-3-0 in the Sun Belt putting them just ahead of Little Rock on the board. The Troy Trojans were able to notch 1-0 victory last Friday against Appalachian State but are coming off a heartbreaking 1-2 double overtime loss to conference leaders, South Alabama, on Sunday. Troy's attack sits with 57 points, enough to put them 2nd in the conference only behind Little Rock. They move the ball around well earning them a share of the top spot in the conference in assists with 17.
 
Scouting South Alabama
South Alabama is looking down at the rest of the conference with a perfect conference record at 5-0-0 while going 7-4-1 overall on the season. Their impressive attack was led behind the heroics of Rio Hardy this past weekend as she netted two goals in a (monstrous) 4-0 victory against Georgia Southern Friday and did not stop there. Hardy continued her hot foot slotting two more goals against Troy on Sunday including the double overtime game winner. Her goal total increased to 8 on the season earing a co-spot as the leader in the conference.
 
Series History
Friday's Trojan showdown marks the 13th meeting all-time with Troy edging Little Rock 4-7 with a lone draw in 2015. Little Rock looks to take their series momentum into this week's game after the draw in 2015 and winning last year's matchup at home 2-0. Little Rock has struggled against South Alabama in the past holding a 5-17-1 record. Their last victory against Jaguars dates back to 2010, but the Trojans will be taking the energy of a three game unbeaten streak into the weekend and hungry for some crucial in-conference points.

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