Alabama Soccer Hosts Samford in Thursday Night Matchup

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team (3-1-0) closes a three-game home stretch at the Alabama Soccer Stadium Thursday with the Samford Bulldogs (1-2-1) at 7 p.m. CT.

How to Follow

The match 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 the stream are available at RollTide.com.

The Crimson Tide against the Bulldogs

Alabama leads the series against Samford 5-2
The two teams have competed four times at the Alabama Soccer Stadium with the Tide posting an undefeated record at home
Alabama won the last meeting between the two schools in 2017, topping the Bulldogs 2-1 in the home match
Alabama and Samford first met in 2008 and played every year until 2012, alternating locations between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham
The Tide posted a 4-1 record against the Bulldogs during that span

Who's Make Waves For The Tide

Alabama is led by forward Ashlynn Serepca and midfielder Kate Henderson, with both tabbing two goals and an assist for five points this season
Serepca scored in the Tide's season opener against Jacksonville State and converted a penalty kick in the team's 3-2 double overtime win against Southern Miss
Henderson tallied her first collegiate goal on her way to a brace in the team's 3-1 victory against Lamar
She followed that game by assisting Felicia Knox's game-winning goal against Southern Miss
Including Serepca and Henderson, eight different Tide players have scored this season while six have earned an assist

Last Time Out

Alabama enters Thursday's game coming off two back-to-back wins at home against Lamar and Southern Miss
The Tide topped Lamar 3-1 Friday before capturing a 3-2 double overtime win against Southern Miss on Saturday
UA notched six goals from five players last week, including a pair of goals from Henderson
Midfielder Allie Berk and defender Bella Scaturro each netted their first collegiate goal, while Knox posted her fifth career goal
Serepca scored her second goal in a Crimson Tide uniform

A Look At The Bulldogs

Samford is 1-2-1 on the season and is coming off a 2-1 loss to Kennesaw State
Against Kennesaw State, the Bulldogs scored first, but the Owls found the equalizer just over a minute later
Despite outshooting Kennesaw State 9-4 in the second half, the Owls netted the game-winning goal in the 59^th minute of play
Samford opened the season with a 2-1 loss to Auburn and a 1-1- tie against Middle Tennessee before recording its first win of the year with a 2-1 victory against UAB
Mary Raymond leads the team in points with four, tallying one goal and two assists
Including Raymond, five Bulldogs have scored a goal this season
Goalkeeper Morgan McAsian has earned the start in all four of the team's games, tabbing 15 saves
Samford finished as the SoCon runner-up last season and posted an 8-2-3 record

Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. General athletic news can be found at @UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and @AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

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