Alabama soccer started the season off right against Jacksonville State, using a hot second half to take off for a 5-1 win in both teams' season openers. The Tide outshot JSU 34-5 and put together 11 corner kicks to the Gamecocks' one.

Alabama head coach Wes Hart said "Our goal was to come out and be the aggressor, be the attacker, and we saw that from our group tonight."

Chatham DeProspo started things off the second minute of the match on an assist from Emma Welch and scored a second goal in the 87th minute (Kaley Verpaele assist), while Welch scored the Tide's third goal at the 66 minute mark. Kayla Mouton gave the Tide a lead it would not relinquish in the 58th minute on an assist from Hailey Brohaugh and Nicole Lyubenko finished the scoring in the 87th minute (assist by Logue Shamburger).

JSU's lone goal was an own-goal in the 33rd minute.

Alabama's goalkeeper, Kat Stratton, had three saves while surrendering one goal, while JSU keeper Caroline Robinson made eight saves, giving up all five goals as both keepers played every minute of the match.

Alabama president Stuart Bell and athletics director Greg Byrne were both on hand for the Tide's first game of the academic school year. Alabama next plays Sunday at 7 p.m., hosting Samford.

Check out the gallery above for images from the Tide win.