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TENNESSEE (1-0) vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY (1-0)
AUG. 19, 2012 » WKU SOCCER FIELD » BOWLING GREEN, KY.
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
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W. KENTUCKY
THE BASICS 2012 Record 1-0, 0-0 SEC NSCAA Nat’l Rank: RV Goals/Game: 4.00 Goals Allowed/Game: 0.00 Assists/Game: 6.00 Saves/Game: 2.00
2012 Record 1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt NSCAA Nat’l Rank: NR Goals/Game: 3.00 Goals Allowed/Game: 0.00 Assists/Game: 1.00 Saves/Game: 4.00
TOP FIELD PLAYERS 2012 Stats M #22 Amy Harrison (54 min., 2 G, 4 PTS) F #25 Caroline Brown (60 min., 1 G, 2 A, 4 PTS) F #6 Iyana Moore (55 min., 3 A, 3 PTS)
2012 Stats F #23 Amanda Buechel (2 G, 4 PTS) F #11 Nicholette Sartori (1 G, 2 PTS) M #3 Courtney Rymer (1 A, 1 PT)
TOP GOALKEEPER 2012 Stats #00 Julie Eckel (1-0, 0.00 GAA, 2 saves)
2012 Stats #18 Nikki Hall (1-0, 0.00 GAA, 3 saves)
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads 1-0 Home: 1-0 Away/Neutral: N/A
AT FIRST GLANCE
LAST TIME VS. LADY TOPPERS
¢ Sunday’s match against Western Kentucky marks the second meeting all-time between the Lady Vols and the Lady Toppers. UT defeated WKU, 3-0, in its 2010 season opener at Regal Soccer Stadium. ¢ Tennessee received goals from Chelsea Hatcher, Anna Fisher (now UT soccer’s graduate assistant) and Caroline Brown in the win. Tori Bailey assisted on Hatcher’s game-winner and Kylie Bono assisted on Fisher’s goal.
PERFECT ALL-TIME VS. SUN BELT
¢ Tennessee owns a perfect 7-0 all-time record agaisnt teams from the Sun Belt Conference. ¢ UT last faced a Sun Belt team on Sept. 2, 2011, when the Lady Vols defeated Middle Tennessee State, 2-0, at Regal Soccer Stadium.
LAST 5 ROAD OPENERS Date 8/19/11 9/4/10 9/4/09 8/22/08 9/7/07
Opponent at Kansas at #1 North Carolina at #19 Minnesota at Chattanooga at Virginia Tech
Score W, 2-1 OT L, 7-2 T,0-02OT W, 5-0 L, 2-1
CAREER NIGHTS ON OPENING NIGHT
¢ Three Lady Vols started their 2012 season with some historic feats in Friday’s 4-0 win over Samford. ¢ Senior midfielder Amy Harrison recorded the first multi-goal game of her career and fired off a personalhigh five shots. ¢ Sophomore Iyana Moore enjoyed the first start of her career with a three-assist performance. ¢ Junior Caroline Brown scored the game-winner, finished with one goal and two assists. She has now scored in all three of the season openers she has played in during her UT career.
ANOTHER HOME SHUTOUT FOR ECKEL
¢ Sophomore goalkeeper Julie Eckel tallied two saves and earned the shutout win over Samford. Seven of her nine career shutouts have come in the friendly confines of Regal Soccer Stadium.
PROMOTIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA FIRST TENNESSEE LADY VOL CLASSIC AUG. 24-26
TENNESSEE VS. WILLIAM & MARY
¢ Fri., Aug. 24: UT will hold its Kid’s Carnival where our young fans can enjoy face painting, poster making, inflatables, chalk art and MORE!
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TENNESSEE VS. VCU
¢ Sun., Aug. 26: The first 100 kids through the gate eat FREE and kids under 12 receive FREE admission! Also...Kid’s Carnival!
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THE RECORD
2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
1-0
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 HOME 1-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 17 Aug. 19 Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30
OPPONENT (TV) TIME Samford W, 4-0 at Western Kentucky 2 p.m. William & Mary# 8 p.m. VCU# 3 p.m. at Kennesaw State 7 p.m. at Cal State Northridge 10 p.m. at UCLA 7:30 p.m. Alabama* 7 p.m. Vanderbilt* 2 p.m. at Florida* 7 p.m. at Mississippi State* 2 p.m. Arkansas* 7 p.m. Missouri* 1 p.m. at South Carolina* 7 p.m. at Auburn* (CSS) 2 p.m. Kentucky* 7 p.m. LSU* 2 p.m. at Texas A&M* 8 p.m. at Ole Miss* (SportSouth) 2 p.m. Georgia* 7 p.m. SEC Tournament TBA NCAA First Round TBA NCAA Second, Third Round TBA NCAA Quarterfinals TBA NCAA Women’s College Cup TBA
# First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic; *SEC Game
2011 » IN REVIEW Overall Record 15-7 SEC Record 7-4 SEC Finish t-2nd East/t-3rd overall Postseason NCAA First Round Final Ranking NR (NSCAA) All-SEC Caroline Brown (2nd Team) Emily Dowd (2nd Team) Julie Eckel (All-Freshman) All-South Region Emily Dowd (2nd Team) Caroline Brown (3rd Team)
2012 » TEAM INFORMATION Returning Players Returning Starters Players Lost Newcomers
17 8 9 (6 seniors) 11 (7 freshmen)