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No. 5 Alabama Soccer Faces Georgia in Thursday Road Match

No. 5 Alabama Soccer Faces Georgia in Thursday Road Match


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The fifth-ranked Alabama soccer team (10-1-1, 3-0-0 SEC) travels to Athens, Ga., Thursday to face Georgia (8-3-0, 2-1-0 SEC). The two teams kick off at 5 p.m. CT at Turner Soccer Complex.

The game was originally scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m. CT but was moved due to projected inclement weather from Hurricane Ian.

The Game

  • Georgia: Thursday, Sept. 29 – 5 p.m. CT streaming on SECN+

How To Follow

  • Links to video streams and live scoring will be available at RollTide.com
  • Fans can also follow the action on the team’s official Twitter account, @AlabamaSoccer

Highlighting the Season

  • Alabama moved up to No. 5 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll and are ranked sixth in both the TopDrawerSoccer and College News polls
  • UA is riding a six-match winning streak following a 3-0 win against Texas A&M in the Tide’s last outing
  • Alabama extended its home winning streak to 13 consecutive games following the win over Texas A&M on Sunday (dating back to a 2-1 win over UAB on Sept. 12, 2021)
  • The Tide shut out its seventh consecutive team at home, with the last goal from an opposing team in the Alabama Soccer Stadium coming from a 2-1 overtime win against Kentucky last season (Oct. 21)
  • The season is highlighted by two top-10 victories this season, defeating then-No. 6 BYU (3-2) and then-No. 5 South Carolina (2-0)
  • Additionally, the Tide secured a win over then-No. 18 Clemson (3-0) for its third victory against a top-25 program this season­­­
  • Alabama has outscored its opponents 35-7 this season

Coming In Hot

  • Felicia Knox tallied her 10th and 11th assist this season in the team’s win over Texas A&M to lead the NCAA and break the Alabama single-season record of 10 total assists set by Merel van Dongen in 2014
  • Riley Mattingly Parker owns a team-leading 19 points and nine goals, three of which were the game-winning shot
  • Parker’s three game-winning goals ties her at sixth all-time in program history for total game-winning goals in a single season
  • Alabama has held seven opponents scoreless this season, with goalkeeper McKinley Crone earning credit for five solo shutouts and two combined shutouts with Dylan Pixton
  • Crone has tallied 179 saves while with the Tide, ranking eighth all-time in that category

Making Headlines

  • Felicia Knox set the school record for total assists in a season, tallying her 11th this year in the…

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