Alabama Soccer Hosts Lamar, Southern Miss in Weekend Matches

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team (1-1-0) opens a three-game homestand on Friday at 7 p.m. CT against Lamar (1-1-0) at the Alabama Soccer Stadium. The Crimson Tide will then host Southern Miss (1-1-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

How to Follow

Both matches will be streamed on SEC Network Plus through the ESPN app and WatchESPN.com for subscribers of the SEC Network. Links to live scoring and both streams are available at RollTide.com.

Against Lamar

This is the second meeting between Alabama and Lamar
Lamar hosted the Crimson Tide in September of 2019 in Beaumont, Texas
Alabama won that meeting 5-0 to post a 1-0-0 advantage in the series
UA outshot the Cardinals 34-7 with 22 landing on frame as five different members of the Alabama soccer team found the back of the net that day

Against Southern Miss

Alabama leads the series 4-1-0 against Southern Miss
Sunday's game is the fifth meeting in Tuscaloosa between the two teams as Alabama holds a 4-0-0 home record against the Golden Eagles
The two teams last met in 2015 with Alabama winning the home match 1-0
In the 2015 game, Alabama took 22 shots with 10 on goal, while Southern Miss rattled off six with five on frame
UA had nine corners to the Golden Eagles one
That game capped a three-game winning streak in the series for the Tide, who also won home matches in 2000 and 2007

A Look at Alabama

Alabama opened the season Thursday (Aug. 19) with a 4-0 win against Jacksonville State, before suffering a 4-0 loss to No. 1 Florida State Sunday (Aug. 22)
Four Crimson Tide players have scored a goal so far this season with Ashlynn Serepca, Reyna Reyes, Macy Clem and Leah Kunde finding the back of the net
Reyes was awarded the game-winning goal against Jacksonville State, capitalizing on a rebounded shot from Serepca to put the Tide on the scoreboard
Serepca earned the assist to give her a team-leading three points on the season
McKinley Crone and Brooke Bollinger have split time in goal both games with Crone tallying four saves and Bollinger tallying two

Scouting Lamar Cardinals

The Cardinals opened the season with a 3-1 win over Grambling State with Isela Ramirez, Makenzie Harvey and Carina Leal scoring goals
Nicole Panis has tallied 15 saves over two games for Lamar
The team is coming off a 4-0 loss to Oklahoma
Lamar was picked to finish second in its first season in the Western Athletic Conference
The team posted an 8-4 record last season including a 7-3 record in Southland Conference play

Scouting Southern Miss

Southern Miss opened the season with a 2-1 loss to LSU before topping Grambling State 1-0
Blessing Kingsley and Ryan Smith scored goals for the Cardinals, with Kingsley finding the net against LSU and Smith against Grambling State
Kendell Mindnich has tallied four saves for the Golden Eagles and one shutout this season
Last year, Southern Miss went 7-3-1, capping the season with a penalty kick shootout loss in the C-USA semifinals

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