Alabama Soccer’s Historic Season Comes to Close with 4-1 Loss to No. 4 Seed BYU

Thursday, November 18

Charlottesville, Va.

3 p.m. CT

Alabama

11-10-1, 5-4-1

BYU

15-4-1, 8-1-0

Alabama

BYU

Alabama Soccer’s Historic Season Comes to Close with 4-1 Loss to No. 4 Seed BYU

11/18/2021 6:44:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

The Crimson Tide closed one of its most successful seasons in the last 20 years, making its first-ever appearance in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Alabama soccer team (11-10-1, 5-4-1 SEC) fell in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday to No. 4 seed BYU (15-4-1, 8-1 WCC), 4-1, at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

BYU jumped out to an early lead as Cameron Tucker received a through pass from Mikayla Colohan in the fourth minute of play. Colohan netted a goal of her own in the 20^th minute after a foul in the box led to a penalty kick. Despite the early goals, Alabama provided pressure in the attacking third firing off six shots and tallying five corners, but was unable to find the back of the net. As the two teams prepared for halftime, BYU found a third goal from Colohan who put a pass from Addie Gardner into the bottom left corner.

Alabama found its opening in the 65^th minute after the Cougars' goalkeeper was unable to secure a shot from the left side of the box from Riley Tanner. Felicia Knox capitalized on the loose ball to send it into the lower left corner of the goal. BYU responded as Colohan scored her third goal of the game from the top of the box off a pass from Tucker in the 74^th minute.

The Crimson Tide concluded one its best seasons in 20 years, which included making its first-ever appearance in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament and recording its first NCAA win with a 1-0 victory in the first round against Clemson. During the postseason, Alabama earned a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament and earned a berth for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in program history. Alabama set a program record for most home wins in a single season with 10 and topped two top-25 opponents in No. 19 Auburn and No. 24 LSU. The Tide held seven teams scoreless throughout the season including No. 19 Auburn, No. 24 LSU and Clemson.

HEAD COACH WES HART SAID

"That's a good team. Easily one of the best attacking teams we've seen this season. Despite the three-goal deficit at half, we felt like we were still in the game. We knew we would be able to create chances. We had a couple big ones in the first half that we just missed. Loved our response in the second half. At 3-1 down, we had a great opportunity that we just put over the bar. We score that, who knows what happens.

"Overall, I'm proud of the fight and effort we showed tonight and all season long. This program took a huge step forward this season. We've got a great foundation to build on. Every player on the team is eligible to return next season. Plus, we get Riley Mattingly back from injury and are adding some very good freshmen next fall. Should be an exciting team. I can't wait to get started. We really appreciate the overwhelming support we've received from our fans this year. They've been awesome. Can't thank them enough."

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE

The Crimson Tide concludes its season with a 11-10-1 overall record
The team made history competing in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Alabama history
Felicia Knox netted the team's lone goal, her seventh career and third season goal
Riley Tanner recorded the assist, her third of the year and second in back-to-back games after assisting Allie Berk in her game winner against Clemson
McKinley Crone posted seven saves in the game, bringing her career total at UA to 148 to rank ninth all-time in program history
BYU entered the game as top scoring offense in the country, averaging 3.58 goals a game, and concluded the West Coast Championships as the No. 13 team in the nation
Mikayla Colohan recorded a hat trick in the game, which included a penalty kick in the 20^th minute of play

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