BIRMINGHAM — UAB women’s soccer is one win from a conference title, and the women’s basketball team stayed unbeaten Wednesday night, as both Blazer squads won at home and on the road in the American Conference semifinals and at Bartow Arena.
UAB Women 2, Charlotte 1
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Vita Naihin scored in the 49th minute and Abby Graeser added the winner in the 77th as No. 3 seed UAB beat No. 2 seed Charlotte 2-1 on Wednesday in Semifinal 1 of the American Championship at Premier Sports Campus.
After a scoreless first half, Naihin broke through four minutes into the second half. Charlotte’s Grace Keighley tied it in the 56th minute, but Graeser finished a feed from Mia Leath in the 77th to put UAB ahead for good. Goalkeeper Macie Murphy made six saves, and UAB outshot Charlotte 14-11.
UAB (11-8-1) avenged Charlotte’s 2-0 win at PNC Field on Oct. 25 and advances to its first American Conference Championship match since joining the conference in 2023. The Blazers face the winner of the Memphis-Rice semifinal in the final at 6 p.m. CT Saturday.
UAB Women 87, Stillman 47
BIRMINGHAM — Peyton Bradley and Hailey Jackson scored 13 points each as UAB beat Stillman 87-47 on Wednesday night at Bartow Arena, moving to 3-0 on the season.
UAB broke the game open with a 24-3 second quarter, taking a 41-15 lead into halftime. Nya Burns added 12 points and Terryauna Griffin 11 for the Blazers, while Ashley Garner had eight points and a team-high nine rebounds. UAB shot 45.3 percent from the field and held Stillman to 22.6 percent.
Victoria Pyles led Stillman with 11 points. It was the first-ever meeting between the programs. UAB next plays at Alabama A&M at 6 p.m. Nov. 19.