BIRMINGHAM – A pair of Alex Chapman goals was enough to send Gordon State to a 2-0 win over Jones on Saturday in a neutral site contest at Sports Force Parks.
Jones had a four-match win streak snapped in falling to 9-6 while the Highlanders improved to 11-2-2.
Chapman's goals came in the 15th and 49th minutes.
Natasha Keen and
Esmeralda Figueroa fired off three shots apiece, but all were saved by Brooke Shavers as she finished with seven saves and a clean sheet.
Gordon owned a slight edge in shots, 10-8, and the teams were whistled for eight fouls each.
Alexis Wilson finished with two goals against and four saves.
Sarah Sumrall played the final 11:05 between the posts and had a couple of stops.
Jones will close out the regular season next week, traveling to Pearl River on Tuesday and hosting Southwest Mississippi in a makeup match on Thursday. Both matches will be live streamed.