The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Women's Soccer Defeats Louisville, 1-0, in 2005 Nike Classic
9/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 4, 2005
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The UAB women's soccer team finished second at the 2005 Nike Classic after beating the Louisville Cardinals, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at West Campus Field.
UAB and UL were matched up very closely in the first half and were tied at 0-0 at the break. The Blazers came out in the second half and out-shot the Cardinals 10-to-4 resulting in the winning goal.
In the 45th minute, junior Jennifer Williams scored her first goal of the season and the only goal for UAB. Sophomore Sally Palmer was credited with the assist on the give to Williams for the goal.
"I'm much happier today because of the effort," UAB head coach Paul Harbin said. "Effort was our number one priority today and we need to challenge everything. Sally (Palmer) set the tone for the day after winning the first ball. I was very pleased that we were very organized in the back and protected our lead."
Defensively for the Blazers, junior Julie McFarlane improved to 1-0 on the season after posting her first shutout. McFarlane played the full 90 minutes recording three saves.
Kennesaw State finished first in the tournament after going 2-0. UAB finished second after winning the tie breaker over Louisville, while Tulane placed fourth.
The 2006 Nike Classic will be held in Birmingham at West Campus Field during the weekend of September 8-10 and will included nationally-ranked teams Duke and Kansas as well as in-state rival Alabama.
2005 Nike Classic Tournament MVP: Pip Meo (Kennesaw State)
2005 Nike Classic Tournament Standings: 1. Kennesaw State 2. UAB 3. Louisville 4. Tulane
2005 Nike Classic All-Tournament Team:
Kennesaw State:
#3 Jenae Gzehoviak
#4 Katrina Hirsch
#7 Pip Meo
#00 Jessica Marek
UAB:
#23 Philo Mbong
#25 Nasra Abdullah
#19 Laura Skridulis
Louisville:
#16 Gina Lower
#10 Liz Kinny
Tulane:
#7 Kali Miller
#2 Jill Sharp
