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.

Christopher Walsh | Dec 2, 2022

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.

Alabama team at College Cup / Alabama Athletics

Brooke Steere :: Alicia Devine/USA TODAY Network

Reyna Reyes :: Alicia Devine/USA TODAY Network

Gessica Skorka :: Alicia Devine/USA TODAY Network

Riley Mattingly Parker / Alabama Athletrics

Alabama College Cup jersey / Alabama Athletics

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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