Knox Leads No. 6 Alabama To 3-0 Win Over Texas A&M

Sunday, September 25

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

10-1-1, 3-0-0

Texas A&M

5-4-2, 0-3-0

Texas A&M

Alabama

Knox Leads No. 6 Alabama To 3-0 Win Over Texas A&M

9/25/2022 9:19:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

Felicia Knox set the school record for assists in a single season, recording her 10th and 11th assist during the Tide’s victory on Sunday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A goal and two assists from Felicia Knox highlighted the No. 6 Alabama soccer team's (10-1-1, 3-0-0 SEC) 3-0 win over Texas A&M (5-4-2, 0-3-0) on Sunday. Knox now holds an NCAA-leading 11 assists this season, breaking the school record of 10 set by Merel van Dongen in 2014.

Gallery: (9-25-2022) 09-25-22 WSO vs Texas A&M

From Head Coach Wes Hart

"We are playing like a team that is confident and expects to win games. You look at how we played ourselves into the game and just how we closed that game out. I mean, it looks like a team with a mindset of we want to win the SEC Championship."

That's six straight wins #RollTide pic.twitter.com/EJ0O834SZ2
— Alabama Soccer (@AlabamaSoccer) September 26, 2022

How It Happened

Knox captured the game-winning goal in the 22^nd minute of play
Gianna Paul crossed a ball to the back post to Riley Tanner, who centered it for Knox to head past the goalkeeper
Less than 10 minutes later, Knox would dribble through the Aggie defense to play a ball into the box for Riley Mattingly Parker to run onto
Knox would mirror the pass in the second half, turning to find Gianna Paul and playing a through ball into the box for the freshman to hit with her left foot in the 79^th minute

Game Notes

Felicia Knox's 11 assists set the school record for most assists in a season
The victory was the sixth consecutive for the Crimson Tide as the team moved to 10-1-1 on the season and 3-0-0 in Southeastern Conference play
UA extended its home winning streak to 13 games, dating back to a 2-0 win against UAB on Sept. 12, 2021
The Tide shut out its seventh-consecutive team at home, with the last opposing team goal in the Alabama Soccer Stadium coming from a 2-1 overtime win against Kentucky last season (Oct. 21)
Riley Mattingly Parker netted her ninth goal as Gianna Paul scored her fourth in the game
Knox tabbed her second game-winning goal this year
McKinley Crone registered five saves in the game for her fifth shutout this season

Alabama travels to Athens, Ga., to take on Georgia in a 5 p.m. CT match

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