Tide Soccer on World Stage

The Alabama Crimson Tide brand is world wide. That includes the soccer version.

The Alabama soccer team will have one current and two former players competing in the CONCACAF Gold Cup as freshman forward Kennedy Garcia will represent Puerto Rico and alums Riley Tanner and Reyna Reyas will compete for Panama and Mexico, respectively.

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The Tournament will feature 15 teams from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Garcia and Puerto Rico will open competition on Saturday, Feb. 17, against Haiti in the Preliminary Round, while Mexico opens Group Stage play on Tuesday, Feb. 20, against Argentina. Panama begins group play against Columbia on Wednesday, Feb. 21.

Fans can stream the matches on CBS and Paramount+.

Schedule (all times Central)

Preliminary Round:

• Saturday, Feb. 17 – Puerto Rico vs. Haiti – 6 p.m.

Group Stage

• Tuesday, Feb. 20 – Mexico vs. Argentina – 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 21 – Panama vs. Columbia – 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 21 – Puerto Rico/Haiti vs. Brazil – 9:15 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 23 – Mexico vs. Guyana/Dominican Republic – 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 24 – Panama vs. Puerto Rico/Haiti - 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 26 – Mexico vs. United States – 9:15 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 27 – Columbia vs. Puerto Rico/Haiti – 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 27 – Panama vs. Brazil – 9:15 p.m.

Quarterfinals

• Saturday, March 2 – 6 p.m./9:15 p.m.
• Sunday, March 3 – 4 p.m./7:15 p.m.

Semifinals

• Wednesday, March 6 – 6 p.m./9:15 p.m.

Finals

• Sunday, March 10 – 7:15 p.m.

Kennedy Garcia, Puerto Rico

• Competed as a freshman at Alabama during the 2023 season
• Played in 14 games
• Recorded a season-high 32 minutes against Western Carolina, making her first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance
• Registered six shots during the season with three on goal
• 2019 U.S Club Training Camp and 2018 U.S. Club Soccer ID2 program
• 2019 National Champion with PDA 05 ECNL Blue Truckers, in addition to being a national finalist in 2021 and a sectionalist in 2022
• Named a NJSSCA top-20 South Region and NJSSCA top-20 state honoree

Reyna Reyes, Mexico

• First Alabama player selected in the first round of the NWSL draft, being picked fifth by the Portland Thorns FC
• Selected as a 2022 Honda Award finalist and MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
• A 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-American first team honoree
• Named the 2022 SEC Defender of the Year
• Three-Time First Team All-SEC selection
• Two-time USC All-Region first team recipient and two-time third-team honoree
• Named to the 2022 College Cup All-Tournament Team
• Anchored the Crimson Tide backline to program records in shutouts (12) and wins (23) in 2022
• Scored 16 goals and tallied five assists over her career for 37 points
• Four-year starter, playing in 79 games with the Tide

Riley Tanner, Panama

• Helped lead Panama to its first-ever World Cup appearance in 2023
• Selected by the Washington Spirit as the 30th overall pick in the draft
• 2022 Second Team All-SEC
• 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-Region second team honoree
• Ranks fourth all-time at Alabama in single-season assists (8) and ninth all-time in single-season game-winning goals (3)
• Finished her two-year career at Alabama with eight goals, 11 assists and 27 points