Savannah Muldrew pulled off the rare hat trick as TSU claimed a 3-0 win over Alabama State Sunday afternoon inside Durley Stadium.

Prior to the match, TSU honored five seniors in Alicia Audu, Allesandra Bastidas, Servane Blouin, Rayal Henderson and Naiya Singleton. The underclassmen rewarded them for their efforts early on Muldrew found the back of the net at 14:20 to give the Tigers a 1-0 advantage. Alabama State attempted to respond when Kiana Lopez Wilson fired a shot on goal at 17:29, but Texas Southern goalkeeper Alessandra Bastidas made the save to preserve the lead.

The Tigers continued applying pressure as Coverdale generated multiple scoring opportunities. Servane Blouin nearly extended the advantage in the 29th minute when her shot struck the crossbar at 28:05. Just 33 seconds later, Muldrew struck again, scoring her second goal at 28:38 to extend Texas Southern's lead to 2-0.

Alabama State threatened late in the half with shots from Queenster Mensah and Adriana Gallucci, but Bastidas turned away both attempts.

Texas Southern entered halftime holding a 2-0 advantage after outshooting Alabama State 11-5 during the opening 45 minutes.

Just 23 seconds into the second half, Muldrew completed her hat trick with her third goal at 45:23, pushing Texas Southern's advantage to 3-0.

Alabama State responded in the 53rd minute when Lucca Porter scored her first collegiate goal at 52:50 off an assist from Gallucci, trimming the deficit to 3-1.

Despite surrendering the goal, Texas Southern maintained its composure defensively and continued generating offensive opportunities. Naiya Singleton attempted a shot in the 63rd minute, while Coverdale added another scoring opportunity in the 68th minute. Alabama State continued searching for a second goal, but Texas Southern goalkeeper Alicia Audu made a key save against Tielua Baptista at 66:43 to maintain the two-goal advantage.

TSU heads to Grambling State for a key match on Thursday at 3 p.m.