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TENNESSEE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY
THE RECORD
2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 2014 | BOWLING GREEN, KY. | WKU SOCCER COMPLEX
TENNESSEE VS. TULSA
1-2-0
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7, 2014 | KNOXVILLE, TENN. | REGAL SOCCER STADIUM
THE MATCHUP
SEC 0-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-2-0 HOME 0-1-0 AWAY 0-1-0 NEUTRAL 1-0-0
TEAM
INFO
OFFENSE
GOALKEEPERS
F #17 Hannah Wilkinson (197 min., 2 G, 2 SOG) F/D #14 Amy Neal (133 min., 2 G, 3 SOG) F #37 Anna McClung (185 min., 2 A, 1 SOG) M #6 Cheyenne Spade (171 min., 1 A)
0 Jamie Simmons (1-2-0, 1.00 GAA, 6 saves)
TENNESSEE
1-2-0, 0-0 SEC Final 2013 NCAA RPI: 58 NSCAA Poll: NR Soccer America Poll: NR Goals/Match: 2.00 Goals Allowed/Match: 1.00 Saves/Match: 3.00 2-0-0, 0-0-0 C-USA Final 2013 NCAA RPI: 115 NSCAA Poll: NR Soccer America Poll: NR Goals/Match: 1.50 Goals Allowed/Match: 0.00 Saves/Match: 4.50
F/M #5 Lauren Moats (114 min., 2 G, 3 SOG) F #23 Bria Mosley (101 min., 1 G, 1 A, 2 SOG) F #17 Kelly Phipps (72 min., 1 A, 2 SOG) M #7 Haley Baldridge (65 min., 1 A, 1 SOG)
#1 Allison Leone (2-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 9 saves)
4-0-0, 0-0-0 AAC Final 2013 NCAA RPI: 77 NSCAA Poll: NR Soccer America Poll: NR Goals/Match: 1.75 Goals Allowed/Match: 0.50 Saves/Match: 1.50
#14 Rachel Thun (3 G, 3 A, 11 SOG) #2 Lauren King (2 G, 3 SOG) #18 Alexa Sidorakis (1 G, 2 A, 7 SOG) #9 Madison Smith (1 G, 2 A, 4 SOG)
#0 Cortney McKeon (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, 1 save) #00 Rebecca Defer (1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 3 saves) #1 Marleigh Essler (1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 2 saves)
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Aug. 13 LOUISVILLE [EXH] T, 1-1 Aug. 22 vs. Milwaukee W, 5-0 Aug. 24 at Wisconsin L, 2-1 OT Aug. 29 BYU L, 1-0 Sept. 5 at Western Kentucky 7 p.m. Sept. 7 TULSA 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Virginia 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 vs. Richmond Noon Sept. 18 l at Texas A&M 7 p.m./SECNetwork Sept. 26 l ALABAMA 7 p.m./SECN+ Sept. 28 l MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 p.m./SECN+ Oct. 3 l at Georgia 7 p.m./SECN+ Oct. 5 l at Auburn 3 p.m./SECN+ Oct. 10 l ARKANSAS 7 p.m. Oct. 17 l LSU 7 p.m./SECN+ Oct. 19 l VANDERBILT 6 p.m./SECN+ Oct. 24 l at Florida 7 p.m./SECN+ Oct. 26 l MISSOURI 4 p.m./ESPNU Oct. 30 l at Ole Miss 8 p.m./SECN+ Nov. 3-9 SEC Tournament Nov. 14-16 NCAA First Round Nov. 21-23 NCAA Second & Third Rounds Nov. 28-30 NCAA Quarterfinals Dec. 5-7 NCAA Women’s College Cup BOLD CAPS indicates home game l indicates SEC game
[EXH] indicates exhibition SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala. NCAA Women’s College Cup in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. All times listed are Eastern Time
W. KENTUCKY
TULSA
NOTEWORTHY NOTES TENNESSEE VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY: 2-0-1
Aug. 20, 2010: UT won 3-0. Chelsea Hatcher scored in the fourth minute, Anna Fisher scored in the 22nd and Caroline Brown added one more score in the 70th. Aug. 19, 2012: Tennessee won, 4-1, with two goals by Amy Harrison (third and 34th minutes), and scores by Tori Bailey and Ashlee Burt. Sept. 15, 2013: The teams played to a scoreless tie in Knoxville with Tennessee firing 36 shots to WKU’s 10.
TENNESSEE VS. TULSA
Sunday’s game against Tulsa will mark UT’s first-ever match against the Golden Hurricane.
2014 » TEAM INFORMATION Returning Players 16 Returning Starters 8 Players Lost 15 (6 seniors) Newcomers 16 (12 freshmen) SEC Preseason Poll Picked 5th (125 points) SEC Preseason Watch Wilkinson, Sirna, Spade TDS Preseason Best XI Wilkinson, Baldwin NSCA Strength & Cond. All-Am. Sirna
2013 » IN REVIEW Overall Record 8-7-4 SEC Record 3-5-2 SEC Finish 12th Final NCAA RPI 58 NSCAA All-Region Caroline Brown (2nd) All-SEC Caroline Brown (2nd) Allie Sirna (2nd)
NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPACT
Eleven UT newcomers have seen action this season and have combined for 712 minutes of play. Sophomore transfer Anna McClung leads all newcomers with three starts and two assists and freshman Carlyn Baldwin ranks first among newcomers and sixth on the team with 221 minutes played.
SCORING ON THE ROAD
In 2013, Tennessee averaged 1.30 goals per game on the road. After two games in Madison, Wis., UT is averaging 3.0 goals per game on the road in 2014. The last time the Volunteers played WKU in Bowling Green back in 2012, they scored four goals.
TIME TO BOUNCE BACK
UT has not lost three games in a row since losing four straight from Sept. 4-17, 2010. UT has never lost three in a row under head coach Brian Pensky and Pensky has not lost three in a row as a head coach since 2009 at Maryland (Oct. 29, 2009, to Nov.4, 2009).
WESTERN KENTUCKY
WKU is in its first season in Conference USA. Western
2014 TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Goals-Shots:.........................................................6-23 ¢ Goals Per Game:.................................................2.00 ¢ Shot Pct.: .................................................................. .261 ¢ Shots On Goal - Shots:...........................................11-23 ¢ SOG Pct.:..................................................................... .478 ¢ Shots/Game:................................................................. 7.7 ¢ Assists:............................................................................... 5 ¢ Corner Kicks:.................................................................... 9 ¢ Penalty Kicks:..............................................................0-0 ¢ Shutouts:............................................................................ 1
2014 TENNESSEE TEAM LEADERS ¢ Points:............ 4 - Hannah Wilkinson, Amy Neal ¢ Goals:..............2 - Hannah Wilkinson, Amy Neal ¢ Assists.: .......................................... 2 - Anna McClung ¢ Shots:............6 - Anna McClung, Hannah Wilkinson ¢ Shots On Goal.:..........3 - Anna McClung, Amy Neal ¢ Minutes (Field Player):......................245 - Allie Sirna ¢ Game Winners:.......................... 1 - Hannah Wilkinson ¢ Saves:.............................................. 6 - Jamie Simmons ¢ Minutes In Goal:...................271:14 - Jamie Simmons Kentucky went 10-6-5 in 2013, won the Sun Belt regular season title (its final year in the league) and finished as the Sun Belt Conference Tournament runner-up. The Hilltoppers return 11 letterwinners and six starters from last year, including leading scorer Iris Dunn (seven goals in 2013).
TULSA
Tulsa went 11-6-4 last season and finished fifth in Conference USA. The Golden Hurricane return 14 letterwinners, including five starters, and welcome 10 newcomers. Tulsa is in its first season in the American Athletic Conference.