Alabama Soccer to Host Auburn Tigers in Final Stretch of Conference Play

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team will enter its final week of conference play by hosting the Auburn Tigers Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. CT at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.

About Alabama

The Tide has a current record of 9-4-3, 4-2-2 against SEC opponents. The team sits at fifth place in the conference standings entering Sunday's match.
The win over Missouri extends Alabama's unbeaten streak to six games. This is the sixth time in program history our streak has reached six games with the last time being in 2002.
Junior forward Casey Wertz leads the team with 14 points (4g-6a).
- Wertz concluded the 2018 season as the team's top scorer with 16 points (8g).
Freshman Carlee Giammona leads the squad with 46 shots taken, followed by Mattingly with 40.
Through 16 matches this season, Alabama has seen 12 different players score a goal.
All of Alabama's losses this year have come to ranked opponents.
- No. 23 – Virginia Tech, No. 16 – Arkansas, No. 8 – South Carolina

Scouting Auburn

Sunday's match-up marks the 27th meeting in series history between the Tide and the Auburn Tigers.
- Alabama trails the all-time series 7-17-2.
- The last meeting on Oct. 25, 2018 ending in a 1-2 loss in Auburn.
The Crimson Tide has not gotten a win over Auburn since 2011.
Auburn has a current record of 6-8-2 with a 3-5-0 SEC conference mark.
- They are coming off a 0-5 loss to No. 6 Arkansas.
The Tigers ended its 2018 campaign with a 12-6-2 overall record, 4-5-1 in the SEC. Their season concluded in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament with an 0-2 loss to Minnesota.
The team lost in the first round of the 2018 SEC Tournament to Florida, 1-1, 2-1 in PKs. They entered the tournament as the No. 9 seed.
Head coach Karen Hoppa leads the team for her 21st season. She was the eighth female head coach to amass 300 wins at the Division 1 level with a 1-0 win at Missouri last season in 2018.
The team was picked to finish seventh in the SEC according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Last Time Out: The Tide Defeats Missouri, 2-1

Freshman Carlee Giammona – 1^st minute with second goal of the season
Mizzou's Julissa Cisneros found the equalizer in the 7^th minute with a successful penalty goal
Sophomore Riley Mattingly - 63^rd minute with the game-winning penalty goal
- This marked her fifth goal of the season. She now leads the Tide in goals, surpassing Wertz who sits at four.
Freshman goalkeeper AJ Crooks collected five saves throughout the match, including two key deflections in a 30-second span in the second half to keep the 1-1 score.

Force of the Freshmen

The Tide freshmen have made huge impacts on the team, scoring 10 of Alabama's 30 goals, and nine freshmen have earned at least one start. They also have contributed 30 points to the squad.
Reyna Reyes and Macy Clem tie for second on the team in goals (3). Reyes and Serena Pham tie for fourth in total points (7).
Freshman goalkeeper A.J. Crooks has the most wins, as well as conference wins, for a freshman goalkeeper in program history: five total with four SEC victories.

Alabama in the SEC

The Crimson Tide ranks first in the league in corner kicks earned, 130 in 16 games played.
Alabama sits at third in shots, 270, at fourth in goals (31) and fifth at points (88).
Freshman Carlee Giammona ranks ninth in shots, 46, and eighth in shots per game, averaging 2.88 per match.
Junior Casey Wertz ties for seventh in assists with six, followed by freshman Serena Pham who ties for tenth with five.
Freshman goalkeeper AJ Crooks ranks seventh with a goals against average of 0.88, a save percentage of .788, and averaging 3.25 saves per game.

Up Next

The Crimson Tide will host Vanderbilt for the last match-up of the regular season, Thursday Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.

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