Alabama Soccer closes regular season against No.19 Auburn

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Alabama Football (9-8-1, 4-4-1 SEC) wraps up the regular season Thursday, hosting No.19 Auburn (11-4-1, 5-3-1 SEC) in a game at 7 p.m. CT at Alabama Football Stadium.

HOW TO FOLLOW

The game will be broadcast on SEC Network + via the ESPN app and WatchESPN.com for SEC network subscribers. Links to the live scores and stream are available on RollTide.com.

A LOOK AT THE SEASON

• The Tide recorded nine home wins, tying the program’s record for most home wins in a single season
• The last time Alabama recorded nine home wins in a season was in 1996
• UA has thrived playing at home this season, passing opponents 22-8 inside the Alabama football stadium.
• Alabama face their fifth-ranked opponent at the 19th Auburn on Thursday – the team have faced No.1 Florida State, No.6 TCU, No.7 Arkansas and No.24 LSU this season.
• Thursday’s game marks the end of the regular season as the Tide await the standings for their 14^e Appearance of the SEC tournament

THE CRIMSON TIDE

• Ashlynn Serepca and Kate henderson leads the team in goals with five apiece and ranks first and second in points with 13 and 12, respectively
• Riley tanner has scored three game-winning goals this season, placing sixth in program history and fifth in conference
• Mckinley crone ranks seventh in program history for career shutouts (9) and ninth for career saves (129)
• This season, Crone has totaled 52 saves, while posting four shutouts
• The team ranks 25^e nationwide in corner kicks, averaging 6.83 chances per game

FACE-TO-FACE

• The Crimson Tide and the Tigers will meet on the 31st^st time Thursday
• UA will look to defend Rivalry Trophy after upsetting No.15 Auburn 1-0 on the road in 2020
• Alabama are behind in the series 9-19-2 and are 6-9-1 at home
• The Tide have won two of the last three encounters, including a SEC 2019 tournament victory
• Alabama have concluded their regular season against Auburn 12 times

THE AUBURN TIGERS

• Tigers enter Thursday’s game ranked 19^e nationally
• The team has an overall record of 11-4-1 and a record of 5-3-1 in conference
• Auburn tied the 13th Ole Miss in her last outing, facing the Rebels on the road in a 2-2 draw
• Anna Haddock leads the offensive, pace the program in goals (9), assists (7) and points (25)
• Haddock has also registered four game-winning goals this season against Samford, No.12 BYU, Chattanooga and Georgia.
• Goalkeeper Maddie Prohaska has appeared in all 16 games, allowing 15 goals and 41 saves

Get all the latest team information by following @AlabamaSoccer on Twitter and Facebook and AlabamaSoccer on Instagram. General sports news can also be found on UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

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