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TENNESSEE (0-0) AUG. 21 vs. LIPSCOMB (0-0)
AUG. 21, 2015 » REGAL SOCCER STADIUM (3,000) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 7 P.M.
AUG. 23 vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (0-0) AUG. 23, 2015 » REGAL SOCCER STADIUM (3,000) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 1 P.M.
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
LIPSCOMB BISONS
vs QUICK COMPARISON
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1.64 Goals/Game .125 Shot Pct. .397 SOG Pct. 13.0 Shots/Game 35 Assists 95 Corner Kicks 1.23 Goals Allowed/Game
GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES
1.58 .115 .485 13.8 17 74 0.79
1.42 .113 .431 12.6 20 86 1.26
Tennessee & Lipscomb have never faced each other Tennessee & Georgia Southern have never faced each other
2014 RETURNING STAT LEADERS #17 HANNAH WILKINSON 9 goals, 42 shots
GOALS
#20 SUSAN FERGUSON 4 assists, 1 goal #0 JAMIE SIMMONS 1.18 GAA, 7 SHO, .777 SV%
ASSISTS GOALKEEPING
#18 ELLEN LUNDY 5 goals, 25 shots
#10 NORA EL-SHAMI 7 goals, 60 shots
#16 NATALIE DUBOISE 3 assists, 2 goals
#10 NORA EL-SHAMI 7 assists
#1 ANNA BUHIGAS N/A 0.78 GAA, 9 SHO, .833 SV%
KEY STORYLINES SEASON OPENERS
2014 RECAP
THE NEW KIDS
Tennessee has won eight consecutive season openers, dating back to 2007.
The Vols went 10-10-2 in 2014 and enjoyed a dominant run late in the year, which finished in the SEC Tournament semifinals.
Tennessee’s 2015 10-player freshman class ranked as the No. 4 recruiting class in the nation.
UT is 3-0 in season openers under head coach Brian Pensky, outscoring opponents by a combined score of 12-1 in those three games.
Tennessee’s magical lateseason run started with a 3-0 home upset over No. 21 Missouri, followed by a 3-2, double OT road win over Ole Miss to clinch the No. 10 seed in the SEC Tournament. In the tourney, UT edged Alabama, 3-2, and eliminated No. 2 seed Florida on PKs before falling to Kentucky in the semis, 3-2.
2012: UT 4, Samford 0 2013: UT 3, Oklahoma 1 2014: UT 5, Milwaukee 0 Tennessee is 10-0 in season openers played at home. UT is 15-4 all-time in home openers (first scheduled home game).
SOCIAL
Katie Cousins ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit in the nation. This past summer, she starred with the U.S. U-20s and U-23s. In all, five of Tennessee’s 2015 freshmen ranked in the Top 100: Cousins (#1), Maya Neal (#30), Danielle Marcano (#49), Megan Massey (#57), Tatum Wagner (#95).
THE RECORD
SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
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SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 HOME 0-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV/NET) TIME/RESULT Aug. 21 LIPSCOMB (SECN+) 7 p.m. Aug. 23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (SECN+) 1 p.m. Aug. 28 at Liberty 3 p.m. Aug. 30 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 5 p.m. Sept. 4 NAVY 7 p.m. Sept. 6 MURRAY STATE (SECN+) 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Arkansas* (SECN+) 8 p.m. Sept. 13 BELMONT (SECN+) 1 p.m. Sept. 20 AUBURN* (SECN) 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at Mississippi State* (SECN+) 8 p.m. Sept. 27 at Vanderbilt* (SECN) 5 p.m. Oct. 2 GEORGIA* 7 p.m. Oct. 9 FLORIDA* (SECN+) 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at Alabama* 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at Missouri* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. Oct. 23 OLE MISS* (SECN+) 7 p.m. Oct. 25 KENTUCKY* (SECN) 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at South Carolina* 7 p.m. Nov. 2-8 SEC Tournament TBD Nov. 13-15 NCAA Tournament First Round TBD Nov. 20-22 NCAA Tournament Second/Third Rounds TBD Nov. 27-29 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals TBD Dec. 4, 6 Women’s College Cup TBD CAPS BOLD = home game * Southeastern Conference game All times Eastern
TENNESSEE MEDIA RELATIONS SOCCER CONTACT INFO Stephen K. Lee Asst. Media Relations Dir. Cell: 504-259-0907 Office: 865-974-7489 Email: sklee@utk.edu
Cody Gross Media Relations Intern Cell: 901-871-9193 Email: cgross3@vols.utk.edu
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