
Alabama Soccer Battles South Carolina in Sunday Matchup
10/23/2021 12:06:00 PM | Soccer
The Crimson Tide concludes its regular season road slate with the Gamecocks at noon
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama soccer (9-7-1, 4-3-1 SEC) concludes its regular season road slate Sunday as the Crimson Tide travels to Columbia, S.C., to face South Carolina (9-5-1, 4-3-1 SEC) in a noon CT match at Stone Stadium.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Sunday's match will air on the ESPNU and will be available through the ESPN app and WatchESPN.com for SEC Network subscribers. Links to live scoring and the stream are available at RollTide.com.
THE TIDE
- Alabama is coming off its ninth home win, tying the program record for most wins at home during a single season
- Riley Tanner leads the team in game-winning goals (3) after netting the winning shot in Thursday's match against Kentucky
- Tanner's goal against Kentucky was also her third goal of the season
- Ashlynn Serepca and Kate Henderson continue to lead the team in goals with five apiece
- Serepca also paces the squad in points with 13
- McKinley Crone has posted 48 saves this season and recorded four shutouts
- Crone ranks ninth in program history for career saves with 125 and seventh in career shutouts with nine
- Alabama ranks 18th nationally in corner kicks per game, averaging 7.12 opportunities a game
LAST TIME OUT
- Goals from Riley Tanner and Reyna Reyes lifted the Crimson Tide to victory Thursday as the team defeated Kentucky in an overtime thriller
- After Kentucky netted the first goal of the game, Reyes found the back of the net off a free kick from Felicia Knox and a pass across the goal from Tanna Sanchez-Carreto
- In overtime, a give-and-go between Tanner and Kat Rogers gave Tanner a path through the box to put the game away
- It was Alabama's ninth home win of the season and sixth consecutive win at home
A LOOK AT SOUTH CAROLINA
- The Gamecocks are 9-5-1 on the season and 4-3-1 in Southeastern Conference play
- USC leads the series between the two teams 15-4-1
- South Carolina is coming off a recent loss to LSU, falling 4-0 on the road to the Tigers
- Catherine Barry, Corinna Zullo, Jyllissa Harris and Eveleen Hahn sit tied for team lead in goals with four apiece
- Ryan Gareis and Lauren Chang lead the team in assists, each with seven, while Barry, Zullo, Harris and Gareis each have totaled a team-leading nine points this season
- Heather Hinz leads the team in goal with 36 saves
- Hinz holds a 1.07 goals against average
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