{"id":859755,"date":"2026-08-16T03:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/859755\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T03:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:50:10","slug":"no-21-memphis-drops-heartbreaker-to-alabama-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/859755\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 21 Memphis Drops Heartbreaker to Alabama, 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2013 The No. 21 ranked Memphis women’s soccer team suffered its third-ever loss at the Track & Soccer Complex on Saturday night, falling 2-1 to Alabama.
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\nTaliah Brooks<\/a> scored the lone goal for the Tigers (1-1-0), finishing a cross from Ai Kitagawa<\/a> less than two minutes into the second half to level the match. Alabama won a free kick in the late stages of the match, where Avery Brown headed in the game-winning goal with just six seconds remaining.
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\nThe loss ended the Tigers’ 41-game home unbeaten streak, dating back to the 2021 season.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
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\n\tMemphis generated six shots and five corner kicks in the opening 45 minutes, but Alabama (2-0-0) struck first in the 28th minute when Larkin Thomason converted a penalty kick to give the Crimson Tide a 1-0 advantage.
\n\tThe Tigers responded immediately after halftime. In the 47th minute, Kitagawa delivered a cross to Brooks, who slotted it home to even the match at 1-1.
\n\tMemphis continued to push for the go-ahead goal, recording six shots in the second half and forcing Alabama goalkeeper Madi Munguia into two saves.
\n\tWith the match appearing headed for a draw, Alabama found the game-winner with six seconds remaining. Melina Rebimbas set up Avery Brown, who scored in the 90th minute to give the Crimson Tide a 2-1 victory. <\/p>\n

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\nNOTABLES
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\n\tMemphis outshot Alabama 12-9, recording six attempts in each half. The Tigers also held a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks.
\n\tKitagawa led the Tigers with four shots and recorded the assist on Brooks’ goal. Abby Forsgren<\/a> added two shots, including one on goal.
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\n\t\tBrooks’ goal was the fourth of her Memphis career.
\n\t\tKitagawa’s assist was the 12th of her career and gave her five points through the Tigers’ first two matches of the season.
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\n\tAva Galani<\/a> played the full 90 minutes in goal and made two saves, while Evelyn Mackay<\/a>, Ally Casey<\/a>, Yuna Nagata<\/a> and Finley Lavin<\/a> also went the distance.
\n\tAva Gaida<\/a> made her season debut, playing 23 minutes off the bench.
\n\tThe loss moved Memphis to 1-1-0 on the season. <\/p>\n

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\nSCORING SUMMARY
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\nFirst Half:
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\n28′ | Alabama 1 \u2013 0 Memphis \u2013 Larkin Thomason (Pen.)
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\nSecond Half:
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\n47′ | Memphis 1 \u2013 1 Alabama \u2013 Taliah Brooks<\/a> (Assist: Ai Kitagawa<\/a>)
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\n90′ | Alabama 2 \u2013 1 Memphis \u2013 Avery Brown (Assist: Melina Rebimbas)
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\nFull-Time
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\nMemphis will return to action for its first road match of the season on August 21, traveling to No. 5 Vanderbilt for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
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\nFor the Tigers’ most recent and up-to-date schedule, click HERE<\/a>.
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\nHOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS: For complete information on Memphis Tigers Soccer, visit www.GoTigersGo.com<\/a> and follow the team’s social media channels on Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.
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