TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A goal and two assists from Felicia Knox highlighted the No. 6 Alabama soccer team’s (10-1-1, 3-0-0 SEC) 3-0 win over Texas A&M (5-4-2, 0-3-0) on Sunday. Knox holds an NCAA-leading 11 assists this season, breaking the school record of 10 set by Merel van Dongen in 2014.
“We are playing like a team that is confident and expects to win games. You look at how we played ourselves into the game and just how we closed that game out. I mean, it looks like a team with a mindset of we want to win the SEC Championship.”
How It Happened
- Knox captured the game-winning goal in the 22nd minute of play
- Gianna Paul crossed a ball to the back post to Riley Tanner, who centered it for Knox to head past the goalkeeper
- Less than 10 minutes later, Knox would dribble through the Aggie defense to play a ball into the box for Riley Mattingly Parker to run onto
- Knox would mirror the pass in the second half, turning to find Gianna Paul and playing a through ball into the box for the freshman to hit with her left foot in the 79th minute
Game Notes
- Felicia Knox’s 11 assists set the school record for most assists in a single season
- The victory was the sixth consecutive for the Crimson Tide as the team moved to 10-1-1 on the season and 3-0-0 in Southeastern Conference play
- UA extended its home winning streak to 13 games, dating back to a 2-0 win against UAB on Sept. 12, 2021
- The Tide shutout its seventh-consecutive team at home, with the last opposing team goal in the Alabama Soccer Stadium coming from a 2-1 overtime win against Kentucky last season (Oct. 21)
- Riley Parker netted her ninth goal as Gianna Paul scored her fourth in the game
- Knox tabbed her second game-winning goal this year
- McKinley Crone registered five saves in the game for her fifth shutout this season
Next
- Alabama travels to Athens, Ga., to take on Georgia in a 5 p.m. CT match
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