Alabama Shuts Out Southern Miss in 4-0 Victory

Sunday, September 1

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

5-1-0, 0-0-0

Southern Miss

1-2-0, 0-0-0

Southern Miss.

Alabama

Alabama Shuts Out Southern Miss in 4-0 Victory

9/1/2024 9:51:00 PM | Soccer

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The win was the fifth consecutive victory for the Crimson Tide as four players scored in the win over the Golden Eagles

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer team (5-1-0) cruised to victory Sunday night, taking a 4-0 win over Southern Miss (1-2) at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.

Gianna Paul opened the scoring in the 15^th minute, netting a goal in her third consecutive game and fourth game this season. UA's second goal came off a corner kick in the 26^th minute as Brooke Steere leapt above the crowd on the back post and headed the ball into the back of the net. Just four minutes later Nedya Sawan converted a penalty kick to give the Tide a 3-0 advantage in the half. UA's final goal would also come off a corner kick as an uncleared ball rolled past the nearside corner for Leah Kunde to cross back towards goal for Maison Smith.

Steere and Sawan recorded their first goal of the season as Smith notched her first collegiate goal.

Gallery: (9-1-2024) 09-01-24 WSO vs USM

From Head Coach Wes Hart

"I thought it was a good performance. We scored a couple nice goals, and Sunday games are always a little bit harder after we just played Thursday night. But I think our depth allows us to rotate players and keeps us fresh. I thought we had a good performance overall."

Game Notes

Paul tallied her third game-winning goal and sixth overall goal this season
Madeline Padelski won the ball at the top of the box and sent a pass to Kiley Kukan, who with the outside of her foot, found Paul running into the box
Lexi Meyer sailed the ball into the box after UA won a corner kick in the 26^th minute, finding Steere on the backpost for a header and the Tide's second goal
Leah Kunde drew a foul in the box, setting Sawan up for a penalty kick in the 30^th
Sawan hit the ball low and into the right corner for her first goal in a Crimson Tide uniform
Kunde chased down a ball that was rolling away from goal after Southern Miss failed to clear an Alabama corner kick
She sent the ball back towards goal for Smith to slide and get her foot on the end of
Ellie Lanyi tallied a clean sheet in her first collegiate appearance, recording three saves in the game
Alabama paced the game in shots (21-8), shots on goal (10-3) and corner kicks (8-0)
Paul's three game-winning goals this season ties her for ninth all-time in program history as she also tallied her 22^nd career goal, moving her to 10^th all-time at Alabama

Alabama will head north to face Purdue and Michigan in road matches
The Tide will kick off on Sept. 5 against the Boilermakers at 6 p.m. CT, before facing the Wolverines at noon on Sept. 8

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