MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State dropped its home opener to UAB 4-1 on a hot, humid night at the ASU Soccer Complex on Thursday night.
Alabama State (0-2-1) fell behind early after a pair of goals by UAB (1-2) in the 12th minute opener the game up, before the Blazers added another just minutes into the second half. Alabama State was able to trim the lead with 17 minutes left in the match for its only goal of the match.
Lauryn Starwood, the reigning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) goalkeeper of the week, recorded 11 saves in the loss.
How It Happened
- 11:26 – Anais Oularbi scored unassisted, UAB 1-0.
- 11:57 – Jolie St. Louis scored on an assist from Oularbi, UAB 2-0.
- 49:32 – Ava Martin scored on a header from Lauren Lucero, UAB 3-0.
- 60:30 – Morgan Haliwill scored on an assist from Hannah Clark, UAB 4-1.
- 73:09 – Camila Jimenez scored on a penalty kick, UAB 4-1.
Gallery: (8-25-2023) WSC vs. UAB
Up Next
Alabama State returns to action on the road on Sunday against Mercer. Kick is set for 1 pm (ET)/noon (CT) and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Quotable from head coach Jodie Smith
Overall thoughts…
"It was a definitely a learning curve for us, UAB is a really nice team and that's why we schedule quality competition. They made us work, I think at times we did some really good things. We got a lot of people on the field including a lot of freshmen and grew. Through pressure we created a goal for ourselves, and that's a positive take. We haven't been shutout in three games, we have found ways to find the back of the net. We will take this and grow for Sunday."
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