
Alabama Earns a Trio of SEC End of Year Honors
11/3/2024 10:03:00 AM | Soccer
Gianna Paul and Gessica Skorka were named First Team All-SEC selections, while Kiley Kukan was named to the All-Freshman team
Gianna Paul – First Team All-SEC
- Earned her fourth conference honor and second consecutive first-team selection
- Was named a first-team honoree in 2023, in addition to earning Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-SEC and All-Freshman team honors in 2022
- Netted a career-high 12 season goals to pace the Crimson Tide and rank second in the SEC
- Finished the regular season with a team-leading 25 points
- Ranks eighth nationally in game-winning goals, scoring the deciding shot in five games this season, and 17th in total goals with 12
- Scored five goals in SEC play this season
- Her 12 goals earned her the No. 3 spot on UA's all-time top-10 list for season goals
- Additionally, she ranks second all-time at Alabama in career shots (196), third all-time in career goals (28), third all-time in shots on goal (86), sixth all-time in career points (63) and seventh in career game-winning goals (7)
- Tallied a career-high nine shots in the Tide's 4-0 win over Louisiana Tech, which ranks third all-time in single-game shots at Alabama
Gessica Skorka – First Team All-SEC
- Earned second consecutive First Team All-SEC honor after claiming the award in 2023
- Set the Alabama record in career starts, entering the SEC Tournament with 95 appearances in the Tide's starting XI
- Has helped the Tide shut out five teams this season
- Despite playing on the backline, has registered four assists during the 2024 campaign
- Her four assists tie her for second on the team
- Has played and started in 18 games this season, missing only one for an injury
- Helped shut out 37 opponents over her career
- Has tallied 18 career assists, ranking sixth all-time in program history
Kiley Kukan - SEC All-Freshman Team
- Key player for the Tide in her rookie campaign, appearing in 18 games and starting 17 in her first season
- Ranks fourth on the team in goals (3) and points (9)
- Also ranks third on the team in assists with three this season
- Scored goals against North Texas, Florida Atlantic and Chattanooga
- Assisted the game-winning goal against Southern Miss
- Also tallied assists against Louisiana Tech and Vanderbilt
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