No. 1 seed Alabama Soccer Battles Portland in NCAA Tournament Second Round Friday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – For the second consecutive year, Alabama (20-2-1) will compete in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the Crimson Tide hosts Portland on Friday at the Alabama Soccer Stadium. The game between No. 1 seed Alabama and No. 8 seed Portland will kick off at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

The Game

Eighth-seeded Portland (12-4-4): Friday, Nov. 18 – 6 p.m. CT, on ESPN+
Fans can follow the action via the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaSoccer
Friday's game marks the first time Alabama and Portland have met on the pitch
Brown and UC Irvine will compete prior to UA's match on Friday with the Bears and Anteaters kicking off at 3 p.m. CT at the Alabama Soccer Stadium

The Tide at the NCAA Tournament

The 2022 season marked the first time Alabama competed as an NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed in addition to the first time the program has hosted an NCAA Tournament game
Alabama captured its second NCAA Tournament win, advancing to the second round with a 9-0 victory over Jackson State last Friday (11/11)
With the win, Alabama advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round for the second consecutive year
UA earned its second straight berth to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history and its fifth overall appearance in the tournament

Setting the New Standard

Alabama has set seven team records this season, setting the new standard for points (200), goals (68), assists (64), shots (470), shots on goal (199), wins (20) and shutouts (12).
Riley Mattingly Parker holds the UA record for points (39), goals (16) and game-winning goals (7) in a single season, while tying as the program leader in career game-winning goals (10)
Felicia Knox broke the Tide record for assists with 19 and career assists with 24
In net, McKinley Crone holds a program-record 20 single-season wins and 38 career wins, in addition to holding a UA-record 10 shutouts this year to tie for most career shutouts in an Alabama uniform with 21
Additionally, Alabama set the facility record for attendance, welcoming 1,882 people to the Alabama Soccer Stadium for the Tide's match against Florida (10/23)

In the Rankings

Alabama enters the tournament as the top-ranked team according to TopDrawerSoccer and No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches poll
In addition to its team ranking, Alabama's players continue to highlight the national rankings
Felicia Knox holds an NCAA-leading 19 assists this season and holds the nation's third-best average for the stat at 0.83 assists per game
Riley Mattingly Parker has an NCAA-leading and UA record-setting seven game-winning goals this season, while Ashlynn Serepca ranks 10th for game-winning goals with five
Parker ranks sixth for total goals with 16 and seventh for points with 39
McKinley Crone ranks 13th in shutouts (10). The UA goalkeeper ranks third for career saves (423) and second for goalkeeping minutes with 9,139.77 minutes
The No. 1 scoring offense in the country, averaging 2.96 goals a game in addition to averaging 8.70 points per game, Alabama ranks first in total goals (68), total points (200) and total assists (64) this season
The Crimson Tide also ranks 11th nationally defensively with a 0.565 goals against average
Ashlynn Serepca leads the nation in games played, seeing time in 108 career matches, while McKinley Crone tallied her 103^rd career game

The Journey

Alabama has won a program-record 20 games this year thanks to the help of a 15-game run that featured a 10-0 performance in SEC play and an SEC Tournament Championship appearance
UA is currently riding a 17-game undefeated streak at the Alabama Soccer Stadium when the team kicks off on Friday, with the last loss coming on Sept. 9, 2021 (lost 2-1 vs. TCU)
Alabama advanced to the finals of the SEC Tournament for the second time in program history and first time since 1995
This season marked the first time UA has defeated five ranked opponents and three top-10 teams in program history, topping then-No. 5 South Carolina, then-No. 6 BYU, then-No. 7 Arkansas, then-No. 18 Clemson and then-No. 20 Ole Miss

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