BIRMINGHAM –The UAB women’s soccer team opens its 25th season in Conference USA on Friday night when it hosts Southern Miss. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
ABOUT UAB
The Blazers (4-2-1) have been on fire lately. After defeating North Alabama 5-0 on Feb. 14, UAB’s offense exploded with an 8-0 victory at Alabama State on Feb. 21.
ABOUT SOUTHERN MISS
After winning their first two matches of the spring against Nicholls and South Alabama, the Golden Eagles (2-1-0) fell 1-0 to LSU on Feb. 19.
THE SERIES VS. SOUTHERN MISS
The teams have met 22 times with UAB winning 13 and three matches resulting in a tie. The Blazers won eight of the first nine matchups, including six straight from 2001 to 2006. UAB leads the series in Birmingham 7-3-0. Last season, the teams played to a 0-0 draw in Hattiesburg.
FINDING THE BACK OF THE NET
UAB is second in Conference USA with 18 goals and 104 shots.
LEX IN EFFECT
Feb. 16 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week Lexxe Lipsey leads C-USA with five goals and 10 assists.
A GOOD CAREER START
Laura Zemberyova trails only Lipsey with seven points for the league lead. She is second in Conference USA with three assists.
CONFERENCE USA OPENERS
UAB is 12-10-2 all-time in Conference USA openers. The Blazers first season of competition in 1996, which was the second year for C-USA as a league.
LIVE STATS
Fans can follow along with live stats through Sidearm Stats.
UP NEXT
UAB wraps up non-conference play when it hosts Mississippi State on March 7. This marks the first time since 2015 UAB has hosted a Power 5 team (Louisville) and the first SEC team since Ole Miss in 2013.
BBVA Field will accommodate fans with social distancing measures in place.
Fans will be asked to practice social distancing and sit in available seats. Masks are required at all times per state and county ordinance.
Women’s soccer season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2020-21 Gold Card for $65 here. The Gold Card is an exclusive offer that grants you admission into all UAB men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball events for the upcoming academic year. Contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
Individual game tickets are available for purchase here.
For more information on the UAB women’s soccer team, follow @UAB_WSoc on Twitter and Instagram.
