Alabama
8-3-5, 1-1-5
Texas A&M
8-7-0, 3-4-0
Alabama Dominates Texas A&M in Exciting 1-0 Victory
10/13/2024 10:22:00 PM | Soccer
Gianna Paul paced a 21-shot performance by the Crimson Tide, tallying the game-winning goal over the Aggies
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– A ball played over the top to Alabama soccer's Gianna Paul was the difference maker in a 1-0 victory against Texas A&M on Sunday as the Crimson Tide dominated the offensive side of the ball.
Alabama tallied an impressive 21 shots in the game, firing off 17 attempts in the second half. Paul's goal would come in the 21st minute off a pass from Nadia Ramadan to move the Tide to 8-3-5 on the year and 1-1-5 in Southeastern Conference play. Texas A&M fell to 8-7 overall and 3-4 in league action.
Ellie Lanyi tallied UA's first shut out in league play, making five saves for the clean sheet.
From Head Coach Wes Hart
"Super proud of the team for their fight, grit and persistence. It's been a tough start to the SEC season, five ties out of six games. It would be easy to sit around and feel sorry for ourselves, but I thought the girls put that behind us and focused on today's game. It looked like a team that was hungry for three points.
"We talked at halftime about not trying to just bleed the clock out, not trying to just bunker in and defend. Forty-five minutes against a quality opponent like that is too much time. So our message to the group was go out and keep pressing for that next goal. Even though we didn't get the goal, we created some of our best chances and played some of our best soccer of the season. I'm really, really proud of how they executed the game plan."
Game Notes
- Ramadan played a ball over the top to Paul, setting the UA junior up for a one-on-one run on goal with the Aggies' goalkeeper
- Paul took one touch before going low, near post to put the Tide on the scoreboard
- The goal moved Paul to 10th all-time in program history with her 10th goal this season, while also moving her to third all-time at UA in career goals with 26 over her three years with the Tide
- Additionally, she has now tallied four game-winning goals this season to move to fourth all-time in program history
- Ramadan tallied her third assist with her pass to Paul for 13 points on the year
- Lanyi posted a season-high five saves in the match for her third shut out
- The win was the first in league play for Alabama who moved to 1-1-5 in SEC action
- UA paced the game in shots, 21-12, including a 17-4 advantage in the second half
- The Tide's 21 shots were a season high for the Aggies who had previously held all of its opponents to under 16 shots this season
- Texas A&M's Sydney Fuller notched a season-high six saves in the game
Next
- Alabama will travel to Columbia, S.C., to face the South Carolina Gamecocks
- The match will kick off at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, Oct. 18 on SEC Network+
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Team Stats
Gianna Paul (10)
Assisted By: Nadia Ramadan
GOAL by UA Paul, Gianna Assist by Ramadan, Nadia.
20:12
