TUSCALOOSA, AL — No. 8 Alabama soccer returned to the win column Thursday night with a 3-0 shutout victory over Georgia in Tuscaloosa, improving to 13-2 overall and 6-1 in SEC play.
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The win marks the ninth shutout of the season.
Kennedy Garcia opened the scoring in the 26th minute before Ashley Roni doubled the Crimson Tide's lead eight minutes later.
Melina Rebimbas added the final goal in the 50th minute to secure the victory.
Goalkeeper Madi Munguia recorded her ninth shutout of the season, moving within one of tying McKinley Crone's program record of 10 set in 2022.
The three goals also matched Alabama's highest scoring output in SEC play this season.
Alabama head coach Wes Hart praised his team's response following its previous loss to Florida.
"After dropping the game to Florida, I think we were hungry to get back on the winning track," Hart said. "I think the team approached this game the way we wanted to. We came out from the beginning and asserted ourselves. We got the early goal and added another soon after that and I thought we finished the game well. I'm just really pleased with our response after the loss."
The Crimson Tide will return to action when it hosts No. 2 Vanderbilt on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. CT.
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