From tested to terrifying

Jackson State did not hide from competition early. The Tigers took their lumps against a demanding non-conference slate, then flipped the season with wins over Delta State, Austin Peay and a 7-1-2 Middle Tennessee team. Now that conference play has arrived, the Tigers have been ruthless.

4-0 in the SWAC - and getting stronger

SWAC Opener

Southern

W, 3-0

Jackson State opened conference play with a shutout. Kianah Farmer scored first, Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper added a goal, and Akeelah Mirza completed the scoring while Taylor Osborn made six saves.

Road Comeback

at Grambling State

W, 2-1

Down 1-0 at halftime, JSU answered. Kyla Gomez equalized early in the second half before Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper delivered the winner in the 82nd minute.

Road Domination

at Arkansas-Pine Bluff

W, 6-0

Five first-half goals. Six different scorers. JSU outshot UAPB 27-3 as Elon Sheffield, Malayah Nuestro, Sarah Portis, Mia Ortega, Kianah Farmer and Makayla Sturkey all scored.

Home Statement

Alabama A&M

W, 5-0

Five different Tigers scored again. Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper opened the scoring with her eighth goal of the season, while Taylor Osborn made six saves in another clean sheet.

The scoring gap is ridiculous

Jackson State has scored 16 goals in its first four SWAC matches while allowing just 1. Use the buttons below to switch between the total conference scoring gap and the game-by-game view.

Undefeated. First place. Still the team to catch.

Jackson State currently sits alone atop the SWAC at 4-0. The Tigers are the only team in the league with a perfect conference record and carry a six-match overall winning streak into the final stretch.

SWAC weekly awards keep coming to Jackson

Jackson State's run - straight from the timeline

These posts from Jackson State Soccer and the SWAC add the sights, reactions and weekly recognition behind the Tigers' conference surge.

Tigers driving the run

Team roster widget

Swipe through the official 2026 Jackson State roster. This section brings back the roster widget style from the original article.

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#0 | GK | 5-2

Kamyia Fultz

Freshman
Ridgeland, MS

#1 | GK | 5-8

Taylor Osborn

Sophomore
Port St. Lucie, FL

#2 | DEF/MID | 5-6

Sarah Portis

Senior
Anaheim, CA

#3 | DEF | 5-8

Kianah Farmer

Junior
Orange County, CA

#4 | DEF | 5-4

Asia Wilson

Junior
Las Vegas, NV

#5 | DEF | 5-2

Samiah Thompson

Freshman
Norton, OH

#6 | FOR/MID | 5-1

Josetiarainnah Olaco

Senior
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

#7 | MID | 6-1

Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper

Graduate Student
Mississauga, Ontario

#8 | MID | 5-3

Myla Hunter

Freshman
St. Louis, MO

#9 | MID | 5-3

Nahomy Portillo

Freshman
Houston, TX

#10 | MID | 5-3

Karime Antonio-Lopez

Senior
Murray, UT

#11 | FOR/MID | 5-5

Mia Ortega

Sophomore
Chicago, IL

#12 | FOR | 5-9

Akeelah Mirza

Sophomore
Brampton, Ontario

#13 | FOR/MID | 5-6

Malayah Nuestro

Junior
Lakewood, CA

#14 | FOR | 5-4

Elon Sheffield

Senior
Atlanta, GA

#15 | FOR/MID | 5-6

Kyla Gomez

Senior
Long Beach, CA

#16 | MID | 5-2

Nataline Reyes Fazio

Freshman
Oshawa, Ontario

#17 | FOR | 5-5

Nina Kammertons

Junior
Bielefeld, Germany

#18 | DEF | 5-6

Laila Anderson

Senior
Jackson, MS

#19 | MID | 5-6

Alana DiPaola

Freshman
Markham, Ontario

#20 | FOR | 5-3

Che'-Chulae Dowling

Senior
Sandys, Bermuda

#21 | DEF | 5-4

Amayah Singleton

Senior
Wake Forest, NC

#22 | FOR/DEF | 5-6

Maeve Morris

Senior
Salem, OR

#23 | FOR/MID | 5-3

Dezire Kaila Tablado

Senior
Phoenix, AZ

#24 | DEF | 5-2

Naima Calvo

Freshman
El Paso, TX

#25 | DEF | 5-6

Cora Kmiec

Sophomore
Eagan, MN

#26 | DEF | 5-6

Mariah Burnett

Junior
Renton, WA

#27 | FOR | 5-4

India Wilson

Junior
Las Vegas, NV

#28 | DEF | 6-0

Makayla Sturkey

Junior
Jamul, CA

#29 | MID | 5-8

Heena Rai

Sophomore
Langley, British Columbia

The staff leading Thee Tigers

Head Coach

Dr. Ted Flogaites

Program architect and the winningest coach in Jackson State soccer history.

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Dr. Ted Flogaites is the head coach of Jackson State Women's Soccer. He entered his seventh season leading the Tigers in 2026 and his 26th season overall at the collegiate level. Flogaites came to Jackson State in 2019 after serving as head coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Under his leadership, Jackson State has been a consistent SWAC contender. His 2022 team won both the SWAC regular-season championship and SWAC Tournament championship, earned an NCAA Tournament berth, finished 9-1-1 in conference play, and Flogaites was named SWAC Coach of the Year.

He is Jackson State Soccer's all-time wins leader and has also coached at Western Illinois and Hastings College. At Hastings, he earned national coaching honors and guided the program to conference championships and an NAIA national runner-up finish.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Master of Science from New Jersey City University, and Doctor of Education in Sports Management with an emphasis in Sports Marketing.

Contact: theodore.j.flogaites@jsums.edu • 601-979-2291

Assistant Coach

Taylor Leddy

Current assistant coach for Jackson State Women's Soccer.

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The official 2026 Jackson State roster and staff directory list Taylor Leddy as the program's assistant coach. He is part of the staff guiding the Tigers through another unbeaten start in conference play.

Staff contact: taylor.t.leddy@jsums.edu

The rest of the regular season

Jackson State controls its own path to another SWAC regular-season championship, but the closing stretch still features direct tests against teams fighting for position.

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