By Cameron Belcher
STATESBORO, Ga. – May 3, 2024 – South Georgia Tormenta FC has signed forward Alice Bussey, pending league and federation approval. Bussey joins after finishing her third season with the University of North Alabama.
“I’m really excited and honored to be given this opportunity to play for Tormenta this season,” Bussey said. “I am looking forward to being surrounded by talented and committed college players all summer!”
Bussey will join the W League squad alongside her teammate from college at North Alabama, Defender Briana Eads. In her senior year, the 2023 season, the forward scored seven goals, five of which were game-winners, tailed in three assists, and gained 17 points in total for a signature season.
“I’m really excited and honored to be given this opportunity to play for Tormenta this season. Bussey stated. I am looking forward to being surrounded by talented and committed college players all summer!”
There was no surprise that with the impressive skills displayed on the pitch, Bussey would earn United Soccer Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women’s All South Region First Team, ASUN First-Team All Conference, College Sports Communicators Division I Women’s Soccer Academic All-District Team honors along with many others.
W League Head Coach Jim Robbins had this to say about the newly acquired forward, “Alice is a dynamic player who can play either up front or in an advanced central midfield position. She is quick and athletic and loves to run at players with the ball. She can also score goals in a variety of ways which makes her very difficult to defend. She is a great asset in our team and will give Tormenta another attacking threat that our opponents have to account for and deal with this summer.”
Tormenta FC fans can catch Bussey in the W league this summer by purchasing their tickets here.
Founded in 2015, Tormenta FC is a professional soccer club based in Statesboro, Georgia. Tormenta FC competes in the professional USL League One and the pre-professional USL W League, under the United Soccer League (USL), and has also established a thriving academy system throughout South Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
