Thursday, October 10
College Station, Texas
6:30 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
#17 Texas A&M
Alabama Soccer Travels to No. 17 Texas A&M Before Hosting LSU
10/9/2019 9:49:00 AM | Soccer
The Crimson Tide will play the Aggies on Thursday and the Tigers on Sunday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team will continue its conference slate in College Station, Texas to take on the No. 17 Aggies Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m. The Tide will return to Tuscaloosa on Sunday, Oct. 13 to face the reigning SEC champions, LSU, at 1 p.m. CT. Sunday's match will be the Power of Pink match. Both games will air on SEC Network+.
About Alabama
- The Tide has a current record of 7-4-1, 2-2-0 against SEC opponents.
- Alabama has received votes for the second consecutive week in the United Coaches Soccer Poll.
- Junior forward Casey Wertz leads the team with 13 points (4g-5a).
- Wertz concluded the 2018 season as the team's top scorer with 16 points (8g).
- Wertz also heads the squad in shots taken, 34, followed by freshman Carlee Giammona and sophomore Riley Mattingly with 31.
- Through 12 matches this season, Alabama has seen 11 different players score a goal.
- All of Alabama's losses this year have come to ranked opponents.
Scouting Thursday's Opponent – No. 17 Texas A&M
- Thursday's match-up marks the 11th meeting in series history between the Tide and the Texas A&M Aggies.
- Alabama trails the all-time series 3-7-0.
- The last meeting on Oct. 18, 2018 ended in a 1-0 win in Tuscaloosa. This marked the first time in program history the Tide defeated a Top-5 ranked opponent (then-No. 5 Aggies).
- Texas A&M has a current record of 9-2-2, with a 3-1-0 SEC conference mark. They are coming off their first conference loss against Florida, 1-3.
- They are ranked No. 17 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll entering Week 7, dropping five spots from No. 12 in Week 6.
- The Aggies ended its 2018 campaign with a 17-5-1 overall record, 6-3-1 in the SEC. Their season concluded in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament with a 0-3 loss to then-No. 10 Tennessee.
- This marked the Aggies' 15th NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
- The team lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to then-No. 17 South Carolina, 1-2.
- Head coach G Guerrieri leads the Aggies for his 27th season. He is the only head coach in the history of Texas A&M Aggie soccer and has become one of the most winningest coaches in NCAA Division 1 Soccer.
- The team was picked to finish first in the SEC according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Scouting Sunday's Opponent - LSU
- Sunday's match-up marks the 25th meeting in series history between the Tide and the LSU Tigers.
- Alabama leads the all-time series 11-8-5.
- The last meeting on Sept. 27, 2018 ended in a 0-2 loss in Baton Rouge.
- LSU has a current record of 2-8-2, with a 0-3-1 SEC conference mark. They are coming off a 0-2 loss against Auburn.
- The Tigers ended its 2018 campaign with a 13-7-4 overall record, 7-4-3 in the SEC. Their season concluded in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament with a 0-2 loss to then-No. 16 USC.
- The Tigers are the reigning champions of the 2018 SEC Tournament, defeating Arkansas in the final game 1-1 (2OT), 4-1 PK.
- Head coach Debbie Hensley leads the Tigers for her first season, being named Interim Head Coach on June 24, 2019. She spent the last nine years as an associate head coach to the LSU team.
- The team was picked to finish 12th in the SEC according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Reyes Earns TopDrawer Soccer Weekly Honors
- Freshman midfielder Reyna Reyes was named as one of the midfielders in TopDrawer Soccer's Week 7 Team of the Week.
- Reyes got Alabama on the board early to later result in a big 3-2 OT win against Mississippi State. Her goal assisted in the Tide earning their second consecutive SEC win.
- She joins freshman goalkeeper and Week 6 TOTW member, AJ Crooks as honorees.
Alabama Wins Against SEC Ranked Opponents
- Alabama has won five games against ranked SEC opponents in program history, last doing so on Oct. 18, 2018 against Texas A&M.
- Three of these victories came at home, with one earned on the road, and the last at a neutral site.
Alabama Wins vs. SEC Ranked Opponents
Oct. 20, 2011 vs. No. 24 Tennessee – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 1-0
Nov. 2, 2011 vs. No. 19 South Carolina – Orange Beach, Ala. – 1-0
- First round of the SEC Tournament
Oct. 4, 2013 vs. No. 20 Georgia – Athens, Ga. – 3-2 (OT)
Oct. 24, 2014 vs. No. 22 Georgia – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 2-0
Oct. 18, 2018 vs. No. 5 Texas A&M – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 1-0
Coming Up
The Crimson Tide will travel to Oxford, Miss. to take on the Ole Miss Rebels Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. CT.
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