The Alabama women’s soccer team will finish their non-conference games this Sunday against Morehead State University.
Morehead State University currently has the same record as the Tide, 4-2-1. The team has won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship for the past three years.
“They’re a good team from a solid conference,” Willis said. “We are just trying to stay with our game and our course. We just want to finish non-conference games with a win.”
Bramble said the Tide is resting and focusing on getting better in their time off before Sunday’s game.
“This is a week with such a long break in between games that we’re trying to get a lot of work in. It’s our last big push that we can make before conference play,” Bramble said.
Willis said she thinks the break will have a positive outcome on the way the team will play Sunday.
“I think the break is a good thing, in the long run,” Willis said. “We kind of get beat up in the preseason and all the non-conference games. Once you get into the season, it’s quick and nonstop. It’s nice to get in a break before it heats up.”
Bramble said while the team is going to be prepared for Morehead State University, they will not discuss their opponent too much.
“We learned a lesson in San Diego,” Bramble said. “We overemphasized how good San Diego was, and it took us out of our game.”
Defense proved to be a strong area for the Tide in their last victory, when the team defeated the UAB Blazers 1-0.
“It was a good, solid win after a hard weekend in San Diego,” junior Ashley Willis said. “It was nice to get back here and get a win in.”
Willis scored her first career goal in the second half after a rebound from junior Kaitlyn Smith.
“We had talked about trying to capitalize on rebounds coming off the goalkeeper and the goalpost,” head coach Todd Bramble said. “Ashley continued her run all the way through.”
The team recorded their third shutout of the season Friday, moving the team’s record to 4-2-1.
“We’re really hard to score on,” Bramble said. “We’re going to have to find creative ways to get goals, but defensively, we are a really solid team.”
The Tide will play Morehead State University on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Alabama Soccer Stadium.
