Photo by Gomocs.com/Ray Soldano

The Chattanooga women’s soccer team fell to Alabama 4-0 in the Mocs’ first home game Sunday night at Finley Stadium. UTC falls to 0-3-1 overall and the Tide improves to 3-1 on the year.

“The girls showed toughness and fought hard tonight,” said Mocs head coach Gavin McKinney. “We were punished for our mistakes, but there are positives to take from it. We’re moving forward with our difficult schedule – we’ll keep working to improve and the results will follow.”

Chattanooga fired eight shots, two of which were on goal.

Caroline Richvalsky challenged the Tide defense and fired a shot that hit the crossbar and nearly went in. However, the ball bounced off the goal and Sophia Mize’s ensuing header was blocked.

Caroline Ekern made six saves, several from close range and a diving save towards the end of the second half.

Alabama scored its first goal in the first minute on a kick from Gianna Paul in the box. The Tide added a second goal just before halftime and took a 2-0 lead into the break. Paul scored her second goal of the game in the 50th minute and Kiley Kukan scored Alabama’s fourth goal in the 89th minute.

The Mocs will stay home and host #19 Xavier at Finley Stadium on Thursday at 5 p.m. Admission is free.

RATING SUMMARY

No. Time Team Goalscorer Template Description
1 00:25 UA Gianna Paul (2) Madeline Padelski
2 41:36 UA Kate Henderson (1) Kennedy Garcia
3 49:33 UA Gianna Paul (3) (unassisted)
4 88:37 UA Kiley Kukan (2) Lexi Meyer