TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 18 Alabama soccer (5-1-1) returns home Sunday to host North Alabama at 5 p.m. CT at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.
The Game
North Alabama: Sunday, Sept. 11 – 5 p.m. CT streaming on SECN+
How To Follow
- A link to video stream and live scoring will be available at RollTide.com
- Fans can also follow the action on the team’s official Twitter account, @AlabamaSoccer
Turning Heads
- The Crimson Tide enters the match ranked 18th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll
- The ranking is the best in program history outside of the 2020-21 season in which UA ranked No. 15
- The team is coming off a trip to Utah where UA played three games over a six-day span
- The trip was highlighted by one of the best games in program history with Alabama taking a 3-2 win over No. 6 BYU
- Alabama also defeated Utah Valley 4-1 in addition to earning a 1-1 tie against Utah
On a Roll
- The Crimson Tide captured back-to-back wins against top-25 opponents, defeating then-No. 18 Clemson and then-No. 6 BYU
- UA downed No. 6 BYU on the road on Sept. 1, defeating the Cougars 3-2, after taking a 3-0 victory at home against then-No. 18 Clemson on Aug. 28
- Alabama’s victory over BYU was the team’s first win against a top-10 team since it topped No. 5 Texas A&M at home in 2018
- Prior to Thursday’s game, BYU had lost just four home games in the last five years and two in the last three years
- Alabama also recorded its third shutout of the year against the Tigers, holding Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss and Clemson without a goal this season
- Riley Mattingly Parker notched a pair of goals to lift the Tide to victory against the Tigers, in addition to netting the first goal against BYU
- Gianna Paul scored her first collegiate goal against Clemson before recording her first game-winning goal against BYU
- Reyna Reyes scored the tying goal in the team’s draw against Utah and the game-winning goal against Utah Valley scoring both goals off a corner kick
The Team
- Riley Mattingly Parker earned her second consecutive Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honor following the team’s upset win over then-No. 6 BYU
- Parker scored the team’s first goal against BYU, tying the game at 1-1
- The UA captain also added an assist to the game, sending a ball behind the back line to Gianna Paul for the game-winning goal
- Paul was named the SEC Freshman of the Week…
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