Alabama Soccer Hosts Missouri in SEC Home Opener

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team (5-5-0) faces off against Missouri (4-4-0) Thursday in a Southeastern Conference matchup slated for 7 p.m. at the Alabama Soccer Stadium. The two teams will meet in their second conference game of the season and the first SEC game in Tuscaloosa.

How to Follow

The match will be streamed on SEC Network+ 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.

Against the Tigers

The Tide faces the Tigers on Thursday in the eighth meeting between the two programs
Alabama trails the series 3-4, winning the last contest between the two schools, 2-1, in Columbia, Mo.
Alabama won two of the last three meetings, including a 3-2 overtime win in the last game played in Tuscaloosa
UA faced the Tigers twice that season, falling in the rematch during the 2017 SEC Tournament

Last Time Out

Ashlynn Serepca recorded a brace in the team's last outing, scoring her fourth and fifth goal at Alabama
She also tallied an assist during the game for five points against Utah Valley
Macy Clem netted Alabama's third goal against UVU, her second of the season and fifth of her career
The game marked the end of non-conference play as the Tide reached the halfway point of the regular season
Alabama's defense held UVU off the scoreboard for 90 minutes, marking the first time this season the Wolverines were shutout

A Look at the Year

UA has faced four teams in the last five games that qualified for the 2020 NCAA Tournament - TCU, Memphis, Ole Miss and Utah Valley
The Tide also competed against last year's NCAA runner-up, Florida State, earlier in the season
Serepca leads the team in goals (5), points (12), shots (24) and shots on goal (12), in addition to tying Kate Henderson as the team leader in assists (2)
McKinely Crone recorded her second shutout of the season against UVU, making six saves to keep the Wolverines off the scoreboard
Crone has recorded 24 saves on the season

The Missouri Tigers

Missouri dropped a 2-1 decision to South Carolina in its last outing to open SEC play
The Tigers have scored 13 goals this season with Milena Fischer (4), Skye Kingsley (3) and Julissa Cisneros (2) scoring multiple goals
Fischer leads the team in points with 13, adding a team-leading five assists to her résumé
The Tigers are looking to stop a two-game slide after losing to then No. 22 BYU, 7-4, on the road
Fischer scored a brace against the Cougars, while Kingsley netted her third goal of the year in the game
The Tigers have used three players in net with Sophia Worth pacing the unit with five starts, 28 saves and yielding 11 goals

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