No. 24 Alabama Rolls Past LSU in 4-1 Victory – University of Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Four different players scored in the No. 24 Alabama soccer team’s (9-3-4, 3-3-1 SEC) 4-1 victory over the LSU Tigers (8-6-1, 3-4-0 SEC) Friday night. 

After falling behind by a goal in the opening 10 minutes of the game, the Crimson Tide netted shots from Nadia Ramadan and Felicia Knox to take the lead before halftime. Marianna Annest and Brooke Steere added goals in the second half to give the Crimson Tide a three-goal margin over LSU. 

The win moved UA’s unbeaten home streak to 28 games as the Crimson Tide won its 25th contest in that span.

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“I loved the response of the group. Not the start we’d hoped for or planned for but to bounce back and get the goal from Nadia, the first one and a big goal for her, and then follow it up with Felicia’s goal. We had some good moments, some of our better attacking soccer this season. It looked a lot more free flowing, a lot more getting numbers forward and a lot more aggressive. Super pleased with the performance. It’s a huge three points and we needed that one. We needed to get three points at home and we did just that.”

The Game

• LSU took the lead in the 10^th minute of the game off a turnover deep in Alabama territory
• Gessica Skorka chipped a ball across the box to Ramadan to volley into the back of the net 11 minutes later
• Skorka earned her second assist of the night on the game-winning goal by Knox
• After receiving a ball from Sydney Japic in the corner, Skorka sent her cross towards the top of the box to Knox for a low, left-footed shot
• Just over a minute into the second half, Marianna Annest lunged at a ball on the back post after LSU failed to clear a cross from Gianna Paul
• Alabama would add one more goal before the final whistle as Brooke Steere got her head on the end of a corner kick from Annest in the 59^th minute of the game
• With the win, UA has extended its home undefeated streak to 28 games
• The Tide’s four goals tied as a season high by an opponent against the Tigers as Alabama put 11 of 18 shots on frame and forced LSU’s Mollee Swift to make seven saves
• Knox recorded her fourth game-winning goal, moving her to fourth all-time in both season (4) and career (8) game-winning goals at Alabama

Next

• Alabama heads to Ole Miss Thursday to face the Rebels in a 6 p.m. CT kick on SEC Network+

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