Alabama Soccer Hosts Southern Miss, No. 18 Clemson

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team (1-1-0) hosts Southern Miss (0-1-0) Thursday in the Crimson Tide’s home opener, before facing No. 18 Clemson (1-0-1) Sunday. Both games will kick off at 6 p.m. CT at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.

Admission to all regular season soccer home games is free.

The Games

• Southern Miss: Thursday, Aug. 25 – 6 p.m. CT streaming on SECN+
• Clemson: Sunday, Aug. 28 – 6 p.m. CT streaming on SECN+

How To Follow 

• A link 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

About The Tide

• Reyna Reyes has garnered a lot of preseason attention, being named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, the nation’s highest individual honor for college soccer,
• She was also named to the United Soccer Coaches Players To Watch Defenders list and the SEC Preseason Watch List
• Alabama had four additional athletes named to the SEC Preseason Watch List with goalkeeper McKinley Crone, forwards Riley Mattingly Parker and Riley Tanner and midfielder Felicia Knox joining Reyes
• Alabama returned 80 percent of its roster from last season and all of its starters
• The team is coming off one of its best seasons in program history, which included advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, earning a first round bye at the SEC Tournament and setting a program record for most home wins in a single season with 10

The Start of 2022

• Alabama started the year on the road against Florida Atlantic and Miami
• In its season opener, UA took a dominate win over Florida Atlantic scoring four goals in the shutout win
• Riley Mattingly Parker netted the Tide’s first goal of the year, scoring 48 seconds into the game off a corner kick from Felicia Knox
• Marianna Annest tallied her first goal in crimson and white off a failed clear attempt against FAU in the 44^th minute, while Kate Henderson scored her sixth career goal and first goal of the season in the 46^th minute with a one-touch shot inside the box.
• Macy Clem and Gessica Skorka earned an assist on Henderson’s goal with Skorka passing a ball back to Clem to send into the box
• Riley Tanner closed the game against the Owls, scoring off a cross from Gianna Paul
• The Tide fell 1-0 to Miami in its second game of the season
• Despite the lost, UA led in shots 22-3 and corners 7-1 against the…