Crimson Tide Returns to the Road Friday Night at LSU

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Heading on just its third road trip of 2020, the Alabama women's soccer team looks to improve on its record with a win over the LSU Tigers at the LSU Soccer Stadium.

Last Time Out

Alabama (1-3-1, 1-3-1) struggled to generate offense in a 2-0 decision against the Ole Miss Rebels Sunday afternoon at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.
The Rebels opened the scoring in the 10th minute when they were awarded a corner kick. Taylor Radecki sent the ball in a scramble in front of the net, where Channing Foster slotted it inside the far post for a 1-0 Ole Miss lead.
Shortly after, the Crimson Tide had its best opportunity to score nearly finding the equalizer from Gigi Schorr's shot, which landed just beyond the net. At the end of the first half, each squad put up four shots a piece.
The insurance goal came from on an own goal in the second half. After strong pressure from the Tide, Mo O'Connor fired off a shot and Tanna Snachez-Carreto was positioned perfectly to deflect the ball drop. Unfortunately for Alabama, Snachez-Carreto's foot drove the ball towards the frame to make it 2-0, which would be the final score.

Scouting LSU

In the first year under head coach Sian Hudson, LSU has opened the season 0-3-1.
The Tigers enter Friday's contest hungry for a win after coming off a 1-1 draw at Missouri on Oct. 16.
LSU has been shutout twice, and only have two goals to show for through four contests.
Their roster is made up of 16 returners from the 2019 season and 10 newcomers.

Series with the Tigers

Friday's match-up marks the 26th meeting in series history between the Tide and the LSU Tigers.
Alabama leads the all-time series 12-8-5 with a 5-4-3 record in Baton Rouge.
The Crimson Tide returns all three goal contributors from last season's 3-0 shutout over the Tigers on Oct. 13, 2019, in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama closed out the first half by scoring two goals within the last five minutes. Taylor Morgan tallied the first goal from Serena Pham in the 41st minute, then only three minutes later, Kat Rogers extended the lead in the 43rd minute.
Macy Clem brought the score to 3-0 in the 87th minute from a cross by Allie Berk to cap off the home victory.

Crushing it From the Corner

The Tide has registered 31 corner kicks this season, putting them at the third most in the league.
Last season, the Crimson Tide led the nation, earning more corner kicks than all 333 D1 women's soccer teams in the NCAA.
The 2019 team tallied 159 across the 20 matches played, averaging about eight per game.

By the Numbers

Statistically speaking, Alabama ranks second in the conference in saves (30) and sixth in goals scored (6).

Up Next

Alabama will host its last match of the 2020 regular season Oct. 30 when the Texas A&M Aggies come to Tuscaloosa. The contest will kick off at 7 p.m. CT and will be aired live on SECN+.

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