The No. 3/1 Alabama soccer team (17-1-1) concluded the regular season with a perfect 10-0 run in Southeastern Conference action as the Crimson Tide knocked off Auburn (6-6-6, 2-6-2 SEC) on the road Thursday. Riley Tanner netted the game-winning goal in the 86th minute of play to give UA a 1-0 win over the Tigers.
Alabama also won its third-consecutive Iron Bowl of soccer, marking the first time the Tide has won the Iron Bowl trophy three years in a row since its four-year run from 1996-99.
From Head Coach Wes Hart
“Another incredible performance by our team tonight. Every week, we are challenged, and every week, we find ways to win these games. We do it in different ways and with different players. To finish 10-0 in one the best conferences in the country is a remarkable accomplishment. Not many programs can say they’ve done this.”
How It Happened
- The game went into halftime knotted at 0-0
- UA found its game-winning goal in the 86th minute
- Kat Rogers sent a ball to Riley Tanner on the back post from the right side of the field
- Tanner would head the ball back across goal and into the back of the net for the win
- McKinley Crone recorded three saves in the game for her eighth clean sheet this season
Game Notes
- Alabama is the first team to go undefeated in conference play since South Carolina went 11-0-0 in 2016
- The team has won 10-straight conference games, finishing the season undefeated in league play
- Alabama has accumulated a single-season record 17 wins and has not lost a match since Aug. 21 at Miami
- Thursday’s win is also the Tide’s 13th-consecutive victory, the second-longest winning streak in the country behind Saint Louis’ 15-game run
- Alabama set the school record for points, finishing the game with 160 points on the season
- McKinley Crone set the school record for shutouts in a single season with eight this year
- Crone now has 19 career shutouts, second-best in program history
Next
- Alabama enters the SEC Tournament in Pensacola, Fla., as the top seed
- The Tide will receive a first-round bye, opening competition Tuesday at 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network against the winner of the eighth-seeded Mississippi State and ninth-seeded Texas A&M game
*** This information was acquired from a recent press release from Alabama Athletics.
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