Alabama
10-5-5, 2-3-5
Vanderbilt
9-3-6, 4-2-4
Alabama Rolls Vanderbilt, 2-1, in Opening Round of SEC Tournament
11/3/2024 10:50:00 PM | Soccer
The Crimson Tide saw goals from Nadia Ramadan and Zivana Labovic in the victory
PENSACOLA, Fla. –– The Alabama soccer team (10-5-5) downed Vanderbilt (9-3-6) in a 2-1 victory in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament Sunday.
An early goal by Nadia Ramadan in the ninth minute of action gave Alabama an early lead. Zivana Labovic would add to the Tide's score off a header in the 18th minute to give UA a 2-0 advantage heading into halftime. Vanderbilt found its lone goal from Ella Eggleston in the 77th minute.
From Head Coach Wes Hart
"Really proud of our team tonight. We knew it was going to be a very difficult game, but I thought our girls came out and established ourselves as the aggressors from the opening whistle. We've shown all year that we can compete with the best teams in the league, just hadn't closed games out. Tonight we did. We will enjoy this win tonight and then get ready for another tough game on Tuesday versus South Carolina."
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— Alabama Soccer (@AlabamaSoccer) November 4, 2024
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Game Notes
- Ramadan scored her sixth goal of the season in the opening 10 minutes of the game, collecting a bouncing ball on the right side of the box
- Ramadan fired a shot across the face of the goal, into the lower left corner to give Alabama the early lead
- Gessica Skorka would set up the Tide's second goal less than 10 minutes later, crossing a ball from the right side of the field to the back post for a header by Labovic
- The Tide held a 2-0 lead for 60 minutes before a corner kick from Courtney Jones set Ella Eggleston up for the Commodores lone goal of the match
- Skorka tallied her 19th career assist, moving to third all-time at Alabama, after aiding the Tide's winning goal
- The assist was her fifth of the season, tying Ramadan as the team leader in the category
- Labovic notched her first goal of the season, scoring the game-winner over Vanderbilt
- Alabama paced Vanderbilt in shots on goal, 6-3, forcing Sara Wojdelko to come up with four saves in the game
- Coralie Lallier tallied two saves between the posts for UA
- The Tide was just the third team this season to net a pair of shots against the Commodores
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— Alabama Soccer (@AlabamaSoccer) November 4, 2024
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Next
- Alabama, seeded 12th, advances to the quarterfinals to face fourth-seeded South Carolina
- The two teams will kick off on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. CT
Team Stats
Nadia Ramadan (6)
GOAL by ALA Ramadan, Nadia.
08:34
Zivana Labovic (1)
Assisted By: Gessica Skorka
GOAL by ALA Labovic, Zivana Assist by Skorka, Gessica.
17:11
Ella Eggleston (3)
Assisted By: Courtney Jones
GOAL by VAN Eggleston, Ella Assist by Jones, Courtney.
76:48
