Sights and Sounds from Alabama Women's Soccer at College Cup

The Crimson Tide saw its program-changing season come to close in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

Author:
Christopher Walsh
Publish date:
Dec 2, 2022 11:14 PM EST

It didn't go the way the Alabama Crimson Tide wanted, but it was still an amazing postseason run to the College Cup and trip to Cary, N.C.

Along the way:

The Crimson Tide makes it debut in the College Cup.
This season marked the first time in program history that Alabama has had three student-athletes named First Team All-Southeast Region selections, with Knox, Reyes and Parker earning the honor
UA won its first-ever SEC Championship after going 10-0 in Southeastern Conference Play and advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game for the first time since 1995
The Tide went undefeated at home, extending its unbeaten streak to 20 wins at the Alabama Soccer Stadium
UA reached its best-ever nationally ranking at No. 2 in the country during the season
The Crimson Tide has set the season record for points (220), goals (76), assists (68), shots (528), shots on goal (224), wins (23) and shutouts (12)

Head Coach Wes Hart

“What a wonderful experience for our program,” Alabama coach Wes Hart said. “The NCAA put on a first-class event and we feel fortunate to have had this opportunity. Credit to UCLA for a great game. They were able to break our press a few times early, which gave them some confidence and took the wind out of our sails. We are a team that thrives on frustrating our opponents and we weren't able to do that tonight. This one stings a lot. To come this close and come up short of a national championship hurts, but when it finally wears off, I hope our players will look back at this season and be able to see how incredible it was. We accomplished way more than anyone thought was possible. We shattered almost every program record and achieved so many program firsts.

“I'm going to miss these seniors. What they've meant to and done for this program is remarkable. I truly can't put it into words, but no doubt they can leave here knowing they left Bama soccer in a good place.”

This story will be updated.