Gameday Central - #19 Tennessee Soccer at Alabama
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Oct. 19, 2011
UT (12-4, 5-3) at ALABAMA (7-6-2, 2-4-1)
October 20, 2011 | 8 p.m. ET
UA Soccer Stadium | Tuscaloosa, Ala.
THE ALABAMA MATCH
- Tennessee leads the all-time series over Alabama by a 9-2-1 margin and is 9-0-1 over the last 10 meetings between the two programs. UT is 4-2 in six previous contests in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and has won its last four matches at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.
- The Crimson Tide enters this weekend with a 7-6-2 overall record and a 2-4-1 mark in Southeastern Conference action. UA is a stellar 5-2-1 this season, however, on its home pitch. Alabama's league victories both occurred in Tuscaloosa against Vanderbilt (2-0) and Arkansas (3-0), while it tied Mississippi State in Starkville (2-2, 2OT).
- Alabama redshirt freshman MF Theresa Diederich leads a crew of five Crimson Tide players that possess three or more goals each with 5 G and 1 A for 11 total points. Freshman F Pia Rijsdijk and sophomore F Kendall Khanna each own 3 G and 4 A. Between the pipes, Alabama has a senior GK in Justine Bernier. The Oakville, Ontario, Canada, native is 5-6-1 overall with five solo shutouts, a 1.36 GAA and 70 saves in 13 matches of work (1129 minutes).
- Alabama enters its contest against the Lady Vols rated ninth in the SEC in goals scored (23) for an average of 1.44 per match. Conversely, UT has tallied 36 times for a 2.25 goal-per-match average. UA is dead-locked for ninth in goals allowed having permitted 25 (1.56 per match), while Tennessee has given up just 14 (0.88 per match).
