UA Soccer Upsets BYU For First Road Win Over Ranked Opponent Since 2013

PROVO, UTAH — Alabama soccer secured its first road win against a ranked opponent since 2013 Wednesday night in a thrilling 3-2 upset of No. 6 BYU (2-1-1).

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Ahead of the match, BYU had lost only two home contests in the last three years

The Tide (4-1-0) at one point tallied three goals in six minutes, beginning with Riley Mattingly Parker heading the ball off a cross from Gessica Skorka.

Felicia Knox then scored a penalty kick with 22:26 on the clock to tie the match, before Gianna Paul secured the game-winning goal 10 second later.

McKinely Crone also made seven saves on the night for the Tide.

The win marks the first road victory against a ranked team for the Tide since it defeated No. 20 Georgia in 2013. It also represents the program's best win over a top-10 foe since its victory over No. 5 Texas A&M in 2018.

"This is huge for our confidence," We knew going into this season that we were a good team, but you need wins and results to justify and validate it. We will enjoy this one tonight, and then we need to move onto the next. We need to stay humble and remember what has gotten us here."

"This is huge for our confidence," head coach Wes Hart said following Thursday night's memorable win. "We knew going into this season that we were a good team, but you need wins and results to justify and validate it. We will enjoy this one tonight, and then we need to move onto the next. We need to stay humble and remember what has gotten us here."

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