Alabama Soccer to Face Two Road Tests against No. 23 Virginia Tech and Chattanooga

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team will continue its non-conference play with two road tests. The Crimson Tide will face No. 23 Virginia Tech Thursday night at 6 p.m. CT in Blacksburg, Va. and will play against Chattanooga on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT in Chattanooga, Tenn.

About Alabama

2019 record: 3-1-0
The Tide has outshot their opponents 65-40 and has earned 27 corner kicks with their opponents only earning nine
Sophomore forward Riley Mattingly currently ranks fifth in the SEC in shots and shots per game, 13 in four games played (3.25)
Junior goalkeeper Alex Plavin currently ranks third among the league in saves, 16 in four games played
Junior forward Casey Wertz leads the team with six points (2g-2a) followed by Mattingly with five (2g-1a)
The team returns seven starters and 16 letterwinners from last season's team that finished with an 8-8-3 overall record

Scouting Thursday's Opponent – No. 23 Virginia Tech

Thursday game will be the second meeting in program history between Alabama and the Virginia Tech Hokies
- Alabama leads the series 1-0
- The last meeting on Aug. 20, 2018 ended with a shutout 1-0 win from the Tide in Tuscaloosa
The team has a current record of 4-0-0
The Hokies are coming off a 11-8-3 2018 season, with an ACC conference record of 5-5-0. Their season concluded at the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the third round to UNC, 0-3
The team was ranked No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll this week and predicted to finish 11th in the ACC Preaseason Coaches' Poll
Virginia Tech returns nine players who started at least ten matches from last season and welcomes nine newcomers to the squad, consisting of seven true freshman and two redshirts
Head coach Charles "Chugger" Adair enters his ninth season with the Hokies

Scouting Sunday's Opponent – Chattanooga

Sunday's match-up marks the eighth meeting in series history between the Tide and the Mocs. Alabama leads the series 6-1 and has not lost to Chattanooga since 2004
Chattanooga has a current record of 3-0-1, currently ranking first in the Southern Conference with a win percentage of .875
The Mocs ended its 2018 campaign with an 8-8-3 overall record and a 4-3-2 SoCon mark. Their season concluded when they lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to then No. 10 VMI, 0-1
The Mocs return 15 letterwinners from last season and welcome 11 newcomers to the squad
Head coach Gavin McKinney enters his fourth season with Chattanooga
Chattanooga is picked to finish sixth in the SoCon according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll

Alabama Defeats Rice, 2-1

Freshman Macy Clem – 16^th minute with a header off a corner kick (1-0)
The Owls tied the game in the 55^th minute with a penalty kick by Haley Kostyshyn (1-1)
Mattingly – 68^th minute to secure the victory (2-1)
Clem led the team with three shots with two on frame
Goalkeeper Plavin collected three saves

5-0 Shutout Win Against Lamar

Redshirt sophomore Gabby Duca – 5^th minute (1-0)
Junior Casey Wertz – 6^th minute (2-0)
Sophomore Kat Rogers – 16^th minute from a free kick (3-0)
- Three goals in less than 11 minutes
Freshman Carlee Giammona – 71^st minute, first career goal from a successful penalty kick (4-0)
Mattingly – 83^rd minute (5-0)
The Tide dominated offensively, outshooting the Cardinals 34-7 with 22 being on frame
Mattingly led the team with seven shots, followed by junior Taylor Morgan with five

Up Next

Alabama will complete its five consecutive road matches at Jacksonville State on Thursday Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. CT in Jacksonville, Ala. The Tide will return home Sunday Sept. 15 to face North Texas at 1 p.m. CT.

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