HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's soccer team will welcome a crosstown foe to start the 2021 campaign, hosting Division I member Alabama A&M at Charger Park on Thursday. Kick-off is slated for 5 p.m.

Admission for Thursday's game -- and every regular season home game -- is free courtesy of Alabama Credit Union

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The contest against the Bulldogs marks the first fall contest for the Chargers since Nov. 8, 2019, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Gulf South Conference to hold only a limited schedule which was played this past spring.

In that abbreviated season, UAH posted a 4-4-1 mark, and the team was led offensively by both Melanie Brannon and Caroline Buchanan who scored three times while also adding an assist, and Brannon paced the Chargers with a pair of game-winning tallies. In goal, Adriana Wright started eight of the nine games, making 42 saves which gives the 129 stops in her two seasons in the Blue and White.

Alabama A&M went 4-4 in its own COVID-19-shortened season, including a 1-0 setback against the Chargers, and with Division I's season already underway, the Bulldogs will mark the short trek across town with an 0-3 record on the year. 

Thursday's match will represent the 11th all-time meeting between the two programs, and UAH is 6-3-1 in the previous 10. In last year's victory, the Chargers made Brannon's 10th-minute goal stand as the difference maker while Hailey Hicks made four saves in earning the clean sheet in goal.

Live stats and streaming video for Thursday's contest will be available at uahchargers.com.