Top-Seeded Alabama Soccer Advances to SEC Semifinals with 2-0 Win Over No. 8 Seed Mississippi State

Tuesday, November 1

Pensacola, Fla.

5 p.m. CT

Alabama

18-1-1, 10-0-0

8th-seeded Mississippi State

11-5-4, 4-4-2

Mississippi St.

Alabama

Top-Seeded Alabama Soccer Advances to SEC Semifinals with 2-0 Win Over No. 8 Seed Mississippi State

11/1/2022 8:46:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

The Crimson Tide will play the winner of fourth-seed Arkansas and fifth-seed Vanderbilt on Thursday at 5 p.m. CT

PENSACOLA, Fla. – No. 1 seeded Alabama (18-1-1) recorded a 2-0 victory over No. 8 seed Mississippi State (11-5-4) in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament Tuesday. The win advanced the Crimson Tide to the SEC semifinals for the fifth time in program history and first time since 2011.

Gallery: (11-1-2022) 11-01-22 WSO vs MSU (SEC Tourney)

From Head Coach Wes Hart

"I'm very pleased with our performance tonight. We did what we needed to do to win the game and we were able to play a lot of players and rest some of those that have logged a lot of minutes this season. Our first goal was quality. The combination play and movement that led to Ash (Ashlynn Serepca) getting open in the box was first class. And like we've done all year long, we were able to capitalize on a set piece for the second goal. I would have liked that third goal to kill the game off, but it was certainly not for a lack of chances. Their keeper made some great saves to keep us at two. Looking forward to staying a few more days at the beach and playing in Thursday's semifinal."

How It Happened

Ashlynn Serepca was the first player to find the back of the net
Riley Mattingly Parker played a ball out to the corner to Riley Tanner, who found Serepca in front of the goal in the 13th minute
Macy Clem slid to force a ball over the goal line in the 32nd minute
Reyna Reyes played a ball towards net as Clem lunged to force the second goal of the game
Alabama outshot the Bulldogs 23-11
McKinley Crone made three saves to keep MSU off the scoreboard

Game Notes

Alabama won its first SEC Tournament game since it recorded an overtime win against Auburn in the first round of the 2019 conference tournament
The Crimson Tide advanced to the semifinals for the fifth time in program history and first time since 2011
UA moved to 18 wins on the year while notching its 14^th-consecutive victory
Ashlynn Serepca scored her seventh goal this season, while Macy Clem tallied her fourth
Alabama set the school record for most shutouts in a season, holding its 11th opponent scoreless this year
Riley Mattingly Parker now holds 30 points this season after tallying an assist against Mississippi State
McKinley recorded her 10th shutout this season and 20th in an Alabama uniform, making three saves in the game

Alabama will play the winner between fourth-seeded Arkansas and fifth-seeded Vanderbilt
The semifinal match will kick off Thursday at 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network

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