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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University soccer team will face its second tough opponent in three days Sunday as the Bulldogs travel to Tuscaloosa for a key in-state showdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide to be held at the Alabama Soccer Complex.
 
Samford (0-1) opened its 2017 campaign Friday at Memphis and dropped a 3-0 decision held at the Mike A. Rose Soccer Complex.
 
Alabama (1-0) also kicked off play Friday and cruised to a 5-1 home victory against Jacksonville State.
 
Last season, the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide squared off at the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium and Samford earned a 1-0 triumph in the matchup.
 
The victory proved to be the Bulldogs' ninth all-time win against a Southeastern Conference opponent and their second over Alabama. Samford used a brilliant second-half goal from senior forward Jermaine Seoposenwe to collect the 1-0 tally.
 
All-time, the Bulldogs own a 2-4 record against Alabama and last season's victory snapped a three-match losing streak to the Crimson Tide. Samford's prior win in the series occurred Aug. 28, 2009, 3-0, at the old Bulldog Field.
 
Samford's game-winning goal last season was scored by Seoposenwe in the 50^th minute of action. On the decisive play, the Bulldogs' Abriella Argueta stole an errant Alabama pass and streaked down the right sideline for 30 yards. Once she drew a pair of Crimson Tide defenders, Argueta sent a high crossing pass over to the left side of the field to an awaiting Seoposenwe.
 
Seoposenwe, Samford's All-Southern Conference forward who competed in the 2016 Olympic Games with South Africa, gathered the pass, took a couple steps toward Alabama goalkeeper Kat Stratton and niftily chipped a right-footed shot over Stratton's head and high into the back of the net.
 
Last season, the Bulldogs finished 2016 with a 15-4-2 overall record, as well as an 8-1 mark in SoCon play. Samford won the SoCon Tournament and squared off against No. 10-ranked Florida State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
Following Sunday's showdown at Alabama, the Samford University soccer team will next be in action Thursday at 7 p.m. (CDT) as the Bulldogs play host to the No. 4-ranked Florida State Seminoles in arguably the most-anticipated match to be held at the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium.
 
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