Bama Soccer Falls In Opening Game Of SEC Tournament
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
ORANGE BEACH, Alabama – Unfortunately a second half rally fell far short of the desired results as the Alabama Crimson Tide fell to the Missouri Tigers 3-1 on Sunday putting an end to their hopes of a run in the 2017 SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Alabama. The Tide will have to play a wait-and-see game hoping the wins and losses plus the resume is enough to put Bama into the NCAA Tournament.
University of Alabama soccer head coach Wes Hart said, "Certainty disappointed with the result today, but you have to give Missouri a lot of credit. They jumped on us early and we weren't able to answer. I applaud our group's effort for finishing the game strong and creating some chances at the end, but at the end of the day, it was too little, too late."
Hart continued, "I don't want this to take away from our season and what we have been able to accomplish. The run we had at the end of SEC play to get us into the tournament and finish the regular season in seventh was great for us. We have won 12 games and put ourselves in a position to get an NCAA berth for the third time in program history. I don't want today to define us. We will bounce back and will be better."
With the loss, Alabama falls to 12-7-1 overall, 3-7 SEC while the Missouri Tigers improved to an 8-11-1 overall, 3-7 SEC slate.
Missouri led Alabama in shots taken 16-11 as well as shots on goal 8-5. However, the Tide picked up three more corner kicks than the Tigers (9-6). It was Bama's Jimenez Delgado leading the UA offense picking up one goal on two shots on target, while senior goalkeeper Kat Stratton made five saves on the day.
| Game Stats | MIZ | UA |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 |
| Shots | 16 | 11 |
| Shots on Goal | 8 | 5 |
| Saves | 4 | 5 |
| Corners | 6 | 9 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 8 |
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Crimson Tide Football Remains No. 1 In Both Major Polls
The University of Alabama is once again the No. 1 team in the nation according to the Amway Coaches Poll. The Crimson Tide again received all the first place votes to take the top spot. Two teams from the Southeastern Conference made the Top 10, with a total of five in the Top 25.
Those teams from the SEC making the poll are THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (1), Georgia (2), Auburn (15), LSU (20) and Mississippi State (22).
Amway Coaches Poll:
1 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
2 Georgia
3 Ohio State
4 Wisconsin
5 Clemson
6 Miami
7 Penn State
8 Notre Dame
9 Oklahoma
10 Oklahoma State
11 Washington
12 TCU
13 Virginia Tech
14 UCF
15 Auburn
16 Iowa State
17 Southern Cal
18 Stanford
19 North Carolina State
20 LSU
21 Memphis
22 Mississippi State
23 South Florida
24 Michigan
25 Arizona
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide is the No. 1 ranked team in the nation according to the Associated Press. Alabama received 59 of the first place votes, with the SEC's Georgia Bulldogs picking up the other two to place second in this week's poll. Alabama and Georgia are the only two teams from the Southeastern Conference in the Top 10. However, three other SEC teams made the Top 25. Here are the five teams representing the SEC: ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (1), Georgia (2), Auburn (16), LSU (19) and Mississippi State (21).
Associated Press Poll:
1 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
2 Georgia
3 Ohio State
4 Wisconsin
5 Notre Dame
6 Clemson
7 Penn State
8 Oklahoma
9 Miami
10 TCU
11 Oklahoma State
12 Washington
13 Virginia Tech
14 Iowa State
15 UCF
16 Auburn
17 USC
18 Stanford
19 LSU
20 North Carolina State
21 Mississippi State
22 Memphis
23 Arizona
24 Michigan State
25 Washington State
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Alabama Crimson Tide Soccer Has 3 Named All-SEC
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – It was an outstanding regular season for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide soccer team, winning the last four games in a row to enter SEC Tournament action today. Three members of the team have been honored as All-SEC, as announced by the Southeastern Conference office today. They are senior Celia Jimenez Delgado as well as juniors Emma Welch and Abbie Boswell. Jimenez Delgado was named to the first team while Welch and Boswell were selected to the second team.
This is the first such honor for Jimenez Delgado after serving as the team captain. She was moved to defender in the latter half of the season and played in 18 matches, 16 of which as a starter. Jimenez Delgado knocked in two goals and assisted on six scores, while accumulating a total of 10 points.
Welch was named to the second team All-SEC, the first conference honor of her career as well playing in the midfield. She picked up two goals, delivered seven assists and totaled 11 points after 1465 minutes of action on the pitch. Welch ended the regular season ranked fourth in the SEC in assists and 38th in the country.
This was also the first All-SEC honor for Boswell playing at striker. After transferring from Ball State, the Illinois native has emerged as the team's top goal scorer for two consecutive years. Boswell had a season-high eight goals for the Crimson Tide and scored two goals in each of three matches this season against Troy (September 3rd), Auburn (October 10th) and Missouri (October 22nd). In conference play, Boswell ranks amongst the top players in seven offensive categories including tying for fourth in goals and game-winning goals.
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Alabama Men Top List Of
Highest Paid College Football Coaches
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| UA Football Head Coach Nick Saban Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
Once again college football coaches' salaries are in the news, and a pair of Bama boys top the list. According to USA Today, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is the highest paid collegiate football coach in the land at $11.1 annually. Dabo Swinney, head coach of the Clemson Tigers and former player at The Capstone, is second hauling in $8.5 million.
Leaving the Crimson connection, it's Jim Harbaugh of Michigan coming in third at slightly more than $7 million annually, followed closely by Urban Meyer of Ohio State at $6.4 million. Arizona's Rich Rodriguez is fifth at $6 million.
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Alabama Football Flips 4-Star Michigan Commit
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| Emil Ekiyor Jr commits to Alabama football Twitter Photo |
The University of Alabama football program has received a huge boost in the 2018 college recruiting wars. On Sunday 4-star offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor flipped his commitment to the Michigan Wolverines to the Alabama Crimson Tide. He joins 4-star tackle Tommy Brown and 3-star guard/center Jarrett Bell to bring to three the total of offensive line commits for the 2018 recruiting season. Ekiyor plays for Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He flipped his commitment from the Wolverines to Alabama only one week after a surprise visit to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the game against the Tennessee Volunteers. Ekiyor confirmed his choice to the coaching staff on Wednesday night but wanted to wait until Sunday to make the announcement public.
SEC Country reports that Ekiyor told them, "It just came down to my connection with the coaching staff at Alabama." He further stated he was comfortable with them, as well as "the reputation of greatness that they have and playing for arguably one of the greatest coaches of all time."
Ekiyor plans to sign his letter of intent in the early signing period in December, but won't be able to enroll until the summer.
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2018 University Of Alabama Football Commits
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 12 student-athletes who have committed to furthering their football careers at the Capstone. As new commits and signees are announced the list will be updated and released.
Here is the complete list of 2018 commitments and signees to UA as of 10/29/17:
- Jordan Davis, DE (6-6, 240), Memphis, Tennessee
- Xavier Williams, WR/ATH (6-1, 185), Hollywood, Florida
- Quay Walker, OLF ( 6-4, 220), Cordele, Georgia
- Jalyn Armour-Davis, CB (6-0, 160), Mobile, ALABAMA*
- Skyler DeLong, P (6-4, 180), Ft. Mill, South Carolina
- Stephon Wynn, Jr., DE (6-4, 285), Anderson, South Carolina
- Tommy Brown, OT (6-5, 313), Santa Ana ,California
- Slade Bolden, ATH (5-11, 192), West Monroe, Louisiana
- Cameron Latu, DE (6-5, 236), Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jarrett Bell, OG, (6-5, 295), Norco, California
- Vernon Jackson, LB, (6-3, 240), Boling, Texas
- Emil Ekiyor, OL (6-2, 322), Indianapolis, Indiana
