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Alabama Soccer Defeats Samford 3-1: Roll Call

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The Alabama soccer team traveled to Birmingham to take on Samford and stayed undefeated with a 3-1 victory over the Bulldogs.

Gianna Paul opened the scoring for the Tide, but in the 30th minute Samford tied it at 1-1 on a penalty kick from Avery Stevens.

Alabama regained the lead before halftime with a goal from Nadia Ramadan, and Breezie Brewer added an insurance goal, her first collegiate score, in the second half.

"This was the game on our schedule I was least looking forward to," Alabama soccer head coach Wes Hart said in a press release. "I knew it was going to be a tough one. A hot Sunday afternoon on the road against a team that always plays us tough. 

"I was very pleased with the first 20-25 minutes. I thought we played some of our best soccer. Nearly had two goals in the first 10 minutes. We did well to score and go up a goal, but the pk we conceded gave them life and rattled us a bit. It was a dog fight for the last 60 minutes, but we showed a lot grit, grinding that one out. We will take the win and move on. Can't wait for Friday night when we host Mercer."

Justin Thomas Ties For Seventh At Tour Championship

The 2025 PGA season wrapped up Sunday, with Tommy Fleetwood winning the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta. Justin Thomas placed seventh in the event at 13-under.Thomas wrapped up an up-and-down season with an excellent day of golf on Sunday, shooting five under, the third-best score out of the thirty golfers in the field. Thomas got off to a fast start at six under on Thursday, but fell out of contention by shooting just one under on Friday and Saturday. Fleetwood finished at 18-under with Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley tying for second at 15-under.

Thomas had a hot start to the season with three second-place finishes and a win at the RBC Heritage through the first half of May, but he has struggled since missing the cut at the PGA Championship, with this weekend's result being just his second top-10 finish since. Thomas also missed the cut at the US Open. Attention now turns to whether or not captain Keegan Bradley will select him to represent Team USA at the Ryder Cup in September.

Here's the Roll Call for Monday August 25, 2025:

Monday's Crimson Tide Schedule:

No events scheduled

Sunday's Crimson Tide Results:

Soccer: Alabama 3, Samford 1

Did You Notice?

  • Former Alabama safety Malachi Moore was Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded safety from Week 3 of preseason play. The fourth-round pick was a five-year starter at Alabama and started on the 2020 national championship team.
  • Former Alabama running back Brian Robinson Jr. is officially a San Francisco 49er after being traded from the Commanders on Friday. Robinson rushed for more than 1,000 yards on Alabama’s 2021 SEC championship team.
  • Former Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs got good news regarding his knee injury sustained last season. Diggs was named first-team All-Pro in 2021 after leading the league in interceptions with 11.
  • The Cleveland Browns released former Alabama cornerback Tony Brown.
  • Alabama soccer defeated Samford 3-1 to rise to 4-0 on the season. Sophomore defender Breezie Brewer scored her first career goal in the win.
  • Crimson Tide alum Oba Femi retained his NXT Championship belt with a win against Je'Von Evans at Heatwave.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2025 Football Season Opener:

Five days

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

August 25, 1938: The university expected 350 coaches to attend the annual Alabama Coaching Clinic which was set to begin. It was the largest clinic of its kind in the South, and some experts felt it may be the largest in the nation. Alabama charged no admission and the scheduled speakers included head coach Frank Thomas and his able staff of Red Drew, Hank Crisp, Paul Burnum, Paul Bryant and Happy Campbell.

August 25, 1965: Cornelius Bennett was born in Birmingham, Ala., as Cornelius O'landa Bennett.

August 25, 1970: Robert Horry was born in Andalusia, Ala.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“Don’t ever give up on ability. Don’t ever give up on a player that has it.”
Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

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Greg Terry
GREG TERRY

Greg Terry is studying news media and sports management at the University of Alabama. He has a passion for sports and when he figured out that he could cover them as a full-time job, was all in. Terry grew up on the water and is the president of the Alabama Waterski Team, and he took home a national championship in 2023.

Theodore Fernandez
THEODORE FERNANDEZ

Theodore Fernandez is an intern with Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral and combined with his time with The Crimson White and WVUA 23 News has covered every Alabama sport across He also works as the play-by-play broadcaster for Alabama’s ACHA hockey team and has interned for Fox Sports.