Alabama Soccer Tops Vanderbilt 3-1 in Exhibition Game

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama soccer crew captured a 3-1 win over Vanderbilt in an exhibition sport Saturday. Kate Henderson recorded the game-winning aim for the Crimson Tide as Riley Mattingly Parker added a brace to the crew’s efficiency.

How It Occurred

Henderson recorded a aim within the opening 12 minutes of the sport after a deflected cross from Gessica Skorka discovered its strategy to her ft contained in the field. Henderson was in a position to take a contact earlier than ending the ball inside the suitable nook of the online. On the 24-minute mark, Riley Mattingly Parker acquired a ball off the foot of Gianna Paul, who had labored to create area on the suitable aspect of the field. Paul made the cross to an unmarked Parker on the penalty kick spot to provide Alabama a 2-0 lead heading into the break.

Parker netted her second aim six minutes into the second half. Skorka despatched a ball throughout the sector to Paul who was in a position to middle it into the field to Parker to complete. Alabama held its 3-0 lead for the subsequent half-hour, however Vanderbilt’s Alex Kerr put the Commodores on the board after taking the ball from 30-yards out into the field.

Sport Notes

• Kate Henderson scored the primary aim of the sport off a cross from Gessica Skorka
• Riley Mattingly Parker netted a brace with Gianna Paul helping on each objectives along with Skorka including an help to Parker’s second aim
• Skorka and Paul each recorded two assists on the evening
• Alabama led 11-5 in photographs and 5-2 in nook kicks

Subsequent

• Alabama travels to Florida Atlantic for the season opener on Aug. 18
• The sport in Boca Raton, Fla., is about to kick off at 6 p.m. CT