Top-Seeded Alabama Soccer Faces Eighth-Seeded Mississippi State in SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Top-seeded Alabama soccer (17-1-1, 10-0-0 SEC) will kick off the SEC Tournament in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday against eighth-seeded Mississippi State.

The Game

Mississippi State (11-4-4, 4-4-2 SEC): Tuesday, Nov. 1 – 5 p.m. CT on the SEC Network

The two teams will compete in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in Pensacola, Fla.

How To Follow

Links to the video stream and live scoring will be available at RollTide.com

Fans can also follow the action via the team’s official Twitter account, @AlabamaSoccer

The Tide at the SEC Tournament

• Alabama will make its 15th appearance at the SEC Tournament
• It is also the program’s fourth consecutive appearance at the conference tournament
• The Tide opens play in the quarterfinals after earning a first round bye
• This is the first time Alabama and Mississippi State have met at the SEC Tournament
• Alabama enters as the top seed, its highest ranking since winning the West Division title in 1998

History Made

• Alabama clinched its first SEC Championship, finishing the season undefeated in conference with a 10-0 SEC record
• The Crimson Tide is the first team to go undefeated in conference play since South Carolina put together an 11-0 run in 2016
• Alabama’s win over Mississippi State (10/20) secured UA the top seed in the SEC Tournament and clinched the West Division title for the first time in 24 years and fourth time in program history
• Alabama won six of seven SEC major postseason awards with head coach Wes Hart being tabbed Coach of the Year, while Riley Mattingly Parker was named Forward of the Year, Felicia Knox was named Midfielder of the Year, Reyna Reyes was named Defender of the Year and Gianna Paul was named Freshman of the Year. Additionally, Parker was selected as the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
• It marked the first time in program history that UA has had the league’s forward, midfielder or defensive player of the year, while marking the second time a UA athlete has picked up freshman of the year and third time a UA coach has earned coach of the year
• The Tide set program records for most wins in a single season with 17 this season and most consecutive wins with 13 victories on the year
• Additionally, UA has set records this year for single-season points (160) and assists (50)
• Alabama has topped five ranked opponents this season in then-No. 5 South Carolina,…