Tennessee vs. Liberty & Virginia Tech Notes

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10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES » 5 NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET SIXTEENS » 5 ALL-AMERICANS » 2 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS

TENNESSEE (1-0-1) at LIBERTY (0-2-0)

THE RECORD

SCHEDULE & RECORD

OSBORNE STADIUM (1,000) » LYNCHBURG, VA. » 3 P.M.

at #7 VIRGINIA TECH (2-0-0) THOMPSON FIELD (3,500) » BLACKSBURG, VA. » 5 P.M.

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

LIBERTY LADY FLAMES

vs QUICK COMPARISON

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1.00 Goals/Game .043 Shot Pct. .283 SOG Pct. 23.0 Shots/Game 2 Assists 13 Corner Kicks 0.00 Goals Allowed/Game

VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES

0.50 .071 .571 7.0 0 5 2.00

2.00 .200 .400 10.0 3 12 1.00

Tennessee & Liberty have never faced each other UT is 0-1-0 vs. VT, falling to the Hokies, 2-1, on 9/7/07 in Blacksburg

STAT LEADERS #37 ANNA MCCLUNG 1 goal, 3 shots #14 AMY NEAL 1 goal, 8 shots #37 ANNA MCCLUNG 1 assist #23 ANNA BIALCZAK 1 assist

#00 JULIE ECKEL 0.00 GAA, 2 SHO, 1.000 SV%

GOALS ASSISTS GOALKEEPING

#7 BRITTANY AANDERUD 1 goal, 4 shots

#20 MURIELLE TIERNAN 3 goals, 3 shots

N/A

3 PLAYERS 1 assist

#1 HOLLY VAN NOORD #1 KAYLYN SMITH 2.00 GAA, 0 SHO, .826 SV% 1.00 GAA, 0 SHO, .867 SV%

KEY STORYLINES 2 SHUTOUTS

100 FOR PENSKY

FRESH FACES

Tennessee opened the 2015 season last week at Regal Soccer Stadium with a scoreless tie against Lipscomb on Aug. 21 and a 2-0 victory over Georgia Southern on Aug. 23.

UT’s win over Georgia Southern was head coach Brian Pensky’s 100th career victory as a collegiate head coach.

Eleven Tennessee players made their career debuts last weekend: Anna Bialczak, Katie Cousins, Meghan Flynn, Mackenzie Gouner, Ariel Kupritz, Danielle Marcano, Megan Massey, Maya Neal, Rylie O’Keefe, Nicole Seaman, Tatum Wagner

The back-to-back shutouts marked the first time since 1997 that Tennessee has shut out its first two opponents of the year. UT goalkeeper Julie Eckel earned the shutouts in her return to action after sitting out 2014 due to injury. She has not given up a goal since the 74th minute of a 2-1 loss at Mizzou on Oct. 27, 2013.

SOCIAL

Pensky won 67 games at Maryland from 2005-2011 and he has led UT to 33 wins since he arrived at Rocky Top in 2012. “I’m just happy we won,” Pensky said. “Honestly, [win No. 100] has not entered my mind one ounce.” “I just want to win and I’m glad we won today.”

Bialczak assisted on UT’s second goal of the season -Amy Neal’s 89th minute score against Georgia Southern. This week’s games in Virginia will be a homecoming of sorts for UT’s six Virginia natives, including Cousins, whose grew up seven miles from Liberty.

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OVERALL RECORD:

1-0-1

SEC 0-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0-1 HOME 1-0-1 AWAY 0-0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0-0

THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV/NET) TIME/RESULT Aug. 21 LIPSCOMB (SECN+) T, 0-0 2OT Aug. 23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (SECN+) W, 2-0 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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