Four Alabama Soccer Players Earn SEC Postseason Awards

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –– Four Alabama soccer players earned Southeastern Conference postseason awards, the league office announced Thursday.

Larkin Thomason highlighted the quartet of Crimson Tide athletes as the SEC's Newcomer of the Year. Gianna Paul secured her fifth All-SEC honor in addition to earning her third consecutive first-team nod. Nadia Ramadan and Melina Rebimbas both notched their first All-SEC accolade after being named to the second and third team, respectively.

Larkin Thomason, Newcomer of the Year

The Mercer transfer ranks second on the team in points, notching 18 for the Crimson Tide this season
Has scored seven goals, second most this year, and tallied four assists
Is a perfect 3-of-3 from the penalty kick spot, tying for third all-time in program history for made penalty kick shots
Notched the game-winning goal in three matches, netting the deciding shot against Mercer, Texas and Missouri
Ranks sixth among active Division I players for points per game (1.38) and seventh for goals per game (0.59)
Scored the game winner against Texas off a penalty kick

Gianna Paul, First Team All-SEC

Broke two 20-year-old Alabama school records, becoming the program's all-time leader in points (87) and goals (37)
Ranks fourth among active Division I athletes in career goals, while eighth in career points
Leads the Tide in goals (9), assists (6) and points (24) this season in addition to ranking second in the SEC for points, fourth in assists and fifth in goals
Has tallied nine game-winning goals over her career, including two this season, to rank ninth in program history for the career stat
Named to the Midseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist
Earned First Team All-SEC honors in 2023 and 2024, in addition to securing both second team and all-freshman team honors in 2022

Nadia Ramadan, Second Team All-SEC

Ranks second on the team in assists (5) and third in both goals (5) and points (15) this season
Scored the tying goal for Alabama against No. 3 Duke in the 90^th minute
Netted a brace against LSU, including an Olimpico goal, to lead UA in the 2-1 win
Scored UA's game-winning goal against Samford
Assisted Alabama's game-winning goal against both Michigan and Lipscomb
Missed Alabama's game against Tennessee to compete with Egypt in the African Cup of Nations qualifying matches

Melina Rebimbas, Third Team All-SEC

Earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after tallying a five-point game against Auburn, which included a brace and an assist on the game-winning goal from Paul
Holds a team-leading six assists, which includes aiding game-winning goals against Louisiana Tech, Mercer and Auburn
Her six assists rank fourth in the conference this season
Assisted a crucial third goal against Texas as Alabama took a 3-2 lead in the match before both teams convert late-game penalty kicks for a 4-3 overall result
Ranks fourth on the team in points, tallying 12 this season
Also scored a goal against Mercer to help pace UA to a 3-0 victory while also notching an assist on the game-winning goal earlier in the match

University of Alabama Athletics

Four Alabama Soccer Players Earn SEC Postseason Awards

Larkin Thomason, Newcomer of the Year

Gianna Paul, First Team All-SEC

Nadia Ramadan, Second Team All-SEC

Melina Rebimbas, Third Team All-SEC

Players Mentioned

Gianna Paul

Nadia Ramadan

Melina Rebimbas

Larkin Thomason

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