Alabama Soccer Tops Florida To Close Home Schedule

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama soccer team closed out its 2024 regular season home schedule with a 3-1 victory over Florida Thursday night to improve to 9-4-5 and 2-2-5 in Southeastern Conference play.

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Nedya Sawan scored first for the Tide in the 41st minute, finding the net with a shot from the top of the box.

Alabama then extended its lead shortly after halftime with goals from Gianna Paul in the 49th minute and Itala Gemelli in the 55th minute.

Florida’s Delaney Tauzel added a late goal in the 85th minute for the Gators' lone score of the match.

"Awesome outcome and awesome way to end the season at home with a win and a dominant performance on Senior Night," head coach Wes Hart said. "I think every player, every healthy body, got in the game and contributed. You look at Nedya getting goal on Senior Night. Even though it wasn't Gess' (Skorka) Senior Night or Itala's Senior Night, they're fifth-year seniors so we didn't honor them tonight, we did that last year, but for Gess to get an assist and Itala to get a goal."

Hart went on to say that he hopes the Tide will continue to build upon the momentum from the big win.

"In my 10 years, the only other, better, season we had in terms of not losing games would be 2022, and again, to only lose two games out of nine," he said. "Some of those ties, obviously, kind of add up and hurt you in the standing. Overall, really pleased with the season and we've got a chance to beat Vanderbilt and finish, probably, middle of the pack in the SEC. We've still got life."

The Crimson Tide will conclude the regular season on Sunday at Vanderbilt with kickoff set for 3 p.m. in Nashville.

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