Kennedy Garcia scores her first SEC goal and first career game-winner, while Madi Munguia makes five saves as the Crimson Tide opens conference play with a road shutout.
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AUBURN, Ala. | Alabama soccer opened Southeastern Conference play by extending its hold on one of the program’s most important rivalry trophies.
Kennedy Garcia scored in the 33rd minute and goalkeeper Madi Munguia made five saves as Alabama shut out previously unbeaten Auburn 1-0 Friday night, sending the Iron Bowl of Soccer trophy back to Tuscaloosa for a seventh consecutive season.
Alabama improved to 8-1 overall and opened SEC competition with a victory, while Auburn fell to 4-1-3 with its first loss of the season.
The Crimson Tide is now 6-0-1 over its past seven Iron Bowl contests against Auburn, a stretch that includes three road victories and four shutouts.
For Alabama coach Wes Hart, the victory offered another example of a team capable of finding a path to a result even when it does not control every phase of the match.
“What I’ve said about our team all along is that we find ways to win,” Hart said. “I don’t think it was a great start to the game. Auburn probably had a little more control than us in the first half although we got the goal.”
By the final whistle, that one goal was all Alabama needed.