TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Sophomore Abbie Boswell and freshman Taylor Hubbard tallied goals to help lift the Alabama soccer team to a 2-0 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores on Thursday night to conclude the 2016 regular season. The Crimson Tide improves to an overall 9-7-2 record including a 4-5-2 mark in Southeastern Conference play.The win marks the ninth of the season, which is ties for 10th on Alabamas single season wins list.With the win, Alabama finishes in ninth place in the league standings. Moreover, the Tide will square off against Texas A&M on Monday at 6 p.m. CT at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Ala., as part first round of the SEC Tournament. Additionally, the winner of that match will take on South Carolina on Wednesday at 5 p.m. CT. All of the matches in the tournament will broadcast on the SEC Network.Both teams battled hard in the first half but neither was able to convert. In the 15th minute, sophomore Emma Welch recorded Alabamas first shot of the match but the Vanderbilt goalkeeper was able to make a play on the ball. In the 35th minute the Tide recorded three shots, as senior Auburn Mercer, sophomore Tori Gann and Boswell took attempts but were unable to find the back of the net. Alabama had four shots and two corner kicks in the half, while junior goalkeeper Kat Stratton collected two saves between the posts.The Tides offensive attack came early in the second half, as Boswell was able to find the back of the net in the 47th minute from about six yards out off a throw in pass from freshman Nealy Martin to give Alabama a 1-0 lead. Alabama recorded two more shots in the half, before Hubbard converted from the top of the box off a beautiful find from Gann at the 81:47 minute mark to extend the lead to 2-0. Vanderbilt went on to register four more shots in the half, but it wasnt enough as Hubbards goal resulted in the final score. The Tide tallied four shots and one corner kick in the half, while Stratton picked up two more saves.Alabama registered eight shots, four shots on goal and three corner kicks in the 90 minute affair. Stratton collected four saves in the match, and her overall record between the posts improves to 9-7-2 including a 4-5-2 mark in league play. Discount MLB Jerseys .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. Cheap MLB Jerseys Nike 2020 . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. https://www.mlbjerseyschina.us/ . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. 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Three-loss Ole Miss sits No. 23 and LSU, which fired longtime leader Les Miles last month, has returned at No. 25.Its just the culture down there that makes football so important, SEC Network analyst Marcus Spears said. Boys grow up dreaming to play for their favorite (SEC) school instead of the NFL.And those dreams are coming true for much of the league this season.Leading the way are the undefeated Crimson Tide and No. 6 Texas A&M (6-0, 4-0). But even a couple of Tigers, whose seasons seemed finished except for playing out the games -- afore mentioned LSU (4-2, 2-1) and No. 21 Auburn (4-2, 2-1).The rest of the ranked SEC teams are Eastern Division leader Florida (5-1, 3-1) at No. 15, Arkansas (5-2, 1-2) at No. 17 and Tennessee (5-2, 2-2) at No. 18 and Mississippi (3-3, 1-2) at No. 23.Im not really surprised by it, LSU receiver Travin Dural said. Its not something I havent seen before.It adds up to a schedule filled with losable contests where its impossible to relax.Every game is going to be a hard game, Alabama linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton said. You have to go out there and earn it. Its not going to be given to you.Spears, who won a national title at LSU in 2004 under coach Nick Saban, understands that well. Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the defensive end knew football was important. Even he didnt expect the fanaticism he saw in college.As a sophomore, Spears could not believe the scene he saw leaving the 2002 Sugar Bowl after the Tigers beat Illinois 47-34.There were grown men crying, he said. It wasnt like we won a national championship and they were out there like that.Its that passion, Spears said, that attracts coaches all over the country to fly South seeking top players.Spears alma mater, LSU, has rebounded with two straight wins under interim coach Ed Orgeron. 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The teams and coaches who consistently succeed in the SEC are those who accept and embrace the intense challenge from week to week.The depth of your program will start to show itself and reveal itself, just from the grind of a long season, the physicality of this conference, Jones said.Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze believes his teams staying power -- the Rebels are the only Top 25 team with three losses -- comes from its strong schedule. Theyve lost to Florida State, Alabama and Arkansas, all ranked opponents.I would think that the message is carrying some weight that strength of schedule does matter, he said.Things dont get any easier as Mississippi faces two more ranked SEC teams next: LSU and then Auburn.Weve got our work cut out for us, Freeze said.Every SEC coach will say the same thing, knowing success can slip away in an eye blink.South Carolina was among the leagues top teams from 2010 to 2013, going 42-11 and finishing No. 4 in the country three years ago. 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