BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —- Nine home matches, including a contest against defending NCAA champion Indiana on Sept. 6, highlight the 2013 UAB men’s soccer schedule, Blazers’ head coach Mike Getman announced on Wednesday. The Blazers will go against seven teams that participated in the 2012 NCAA Soccer Championship and will face five squads that finished ranked in the National […]
Soccer in Alabama
Lutzenkirchen’s Club Team Wins U-19 National Title
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama sophomore defender Abby Lutzenkirchen helped lead her NASA Elite 12 club team to a national title on Sunday at the 2013 United States Youth Soccer National Championships in Overland Park, Kan. As a result of her play, Lutzenkirchen was named to the event’s “Best 11 Team,” given to the top 11 players at the […]
AUBURN’S ALYSE SCOTT HELPS NASA ’12 ELITE TO NATIONAL TITLE
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn soccer redshirt freshman Alyse Scott helped lead the NASA `12 Elite II club team to the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National championship for the Under-19 Girls division over the weekend. “Winning nationals in our last year is an accumulation of all the hard work we have done in the 10-plus years my club team […]
Auburn Wins First SEC Championship
Auburn Wins First SEC Championship. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Auburn earned its first-ever SEC Tournament Championship with a 3-2 win over Florida on Sunday afternoon at the Orange Beach Athletic Complex. With the win, Auburn becomes the lowest seed to ever win the title (seventh) and the first program from the SEC’s West Division to […]
Huntsville Soccer Club and Samba FC to Merge
Huntsville Soccer Club and Samba FC to Merge. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 6, 2004 – Samba Futebol Clube, the fastest growing all girls soccer club in Alabama has announced an agreement to merge with Huntsville Soccer Club, Inc. (HSC). HSC has one of the premier boys programs in the state. Under the terms of the agreement, […]
Spain Park Leads Alabama State Title Runs
Spain Park Leads Alabama State Title Runs. Spain Park HS was 3-1-2 back on February 21 after dropping a 2-0 shutout to Oak Mountain in the Lakeshore Shootout, but the Jags would not lose again. They wrapped 20 more wins around a 1-1 draw against Grissom to win the 6A girls state championship. The title […]
Frierson Named Freshman Player of Week
Frierson Named Freshman Player of Week. Freshman midfielder Katy Frierson (Homewood, AL) was named the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Week following her two-goal performance against South Carolina this past weekend, the conference office announced on Monday. Frierson, who played high school soccer at Homewood HS outside of Birmingham, netted two goals on the weekend […]
Mathias’ Trip To Argentina Was Amazing
Mathias’ Trip To Argentina Was Amazing. In a word, Merritt Mathias’ trip to Argentina with the U.S. Under-17 National Team was “amazing.” After trips to Mexico and Sweden failed to materialize, the U17s’ first big trip out of the country proved to be a positive experience. The U.S. team had three games scheduled. They split […]
UAB Upsets #1 SMU, 2-1
UAB Upsets #1 SMU, 2-1. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The UAB men‚s soccer team stunned top-ranked and previously unbeaten SMU, 2-1, here Wednesday evening on senior night. Senior Lukasz Kwapisz and sophomore Trey Gregory each tallied goals in the UAB victory, which marked the fourth ranked team the Blazers have beaten this season. “Anytime you beat […]
Alabama Draws 1-1 With Auburn
Alabama Draws 1-1 With Auburn. The University of Alabama soccer (3-0-3) remained unbeaten this spring and played the defending SEC Western Division Champion Auburn Tigers to a 1-1 tie Saturday night at the “Kick a Goal for CCF Classic” in Huntsville, Ala. Libby Probst scored the Tide’s goal on an assist from Suzanne Baker. Alabama […]