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MEET THE 2015 TENNESSEE SOCCER TEAM PAGE 4 10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES » 5 NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET SIXTEENS » 5 ALL-AMERICANS » 2 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS
TENNESSEE (6-2-5, 2-2-2 SEC) at ALABAMA (4-8-2, 1-5-0 SEC) OCT. 11, 2015 » ALABAMA SOCCER STADIUM (1,500) » TUSCALOOSA, ALA. » 6 P.M. ET
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
vs QUICK COMPARISON
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1.69 Goals/Game 0.79 .104 Shot Pct. .053 .398 SOG Pct. .344 16.2 Shots/Game 14.9 28 Assists 7 70 Corner Kicks 73 0.54 Goals Allowed/Game 1.36
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Tennessee leads the all-time series with an 11-5-1 record. The Volunteers fell to Alabama in double overtime of last year’s regular-season meeting, but avenged that loss with a 3-2 win in the first round of the SEC Tournament.
CURRENT STAT LEADERS
#23 ANNA BIALCZAK 5 assists, 29 shots, 12 SOG #00 JULIE ECKEL 6-2-5, 0.50 GAA, 8/1 SHO, .892 SV%
GOALS
#7 CELIA JIMENEZ 4 goals, 41 shots , 14 SOG
ASSISTS
#8 EMMA WELCH 4 assists, 17 shots, 6 SOG
GOALKEEPING
OVERALL RECORD: 6-2-5 SEC 2-2-2 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0-3 HOME 5-2-1 AWAY 1-0-4 NEUTRAL 0-0-0
THE SCHEDULE
SERIES HISTORY
TWO PLAYERS TIED WITH 4 #37 Anna McClung & #14 Amy Neal
THE RECORD
SCHEDULE & RECORD
#55 EMILY RUSK 4-5-2, 0.95 GAA, 4/1 SHO, .783 SV%
KEY STORYLINES • Tennessee leads the SEC in goals allowed (7), GAA (0.50) and shutouts (9). They also rank top 10 nationally in each of those categories. • The Vols have started the same back four in every game this season. • Tennessee’s only two losses this season have come against teams ranked in the top 15. • The Vols have yet to lose on the road this season (1-0-4)
• Amy Neal scored her team-leading fourth goal of the year in the Vols win over Georgia last Friday. The junior from Los Alamos, N.M. also leads the team with two game-winners. • Seven freshmen have scored a goal and nine have recorded a point for the Vols this season. • Freshman Meghan Flynn scored her first-career goal on Friday night against No. 12 Florida. • Freshman Katie Cousins scored her first-career goal on Sept. 27 at Vanderbilt. • Redshirt sophomore Ariel Kupritz has scored both of her goals this season in conference play. Eckel’s Last Stand • Redshirt senior GK Julie Eckel leads the SEC in GAA (0.50), Save Pct. (.892) and shutouts (8). She also ranks fifth in the country in GAA and fourth in save percentage. • Eckel ranks third nationally among active goalkeepers in career shutouts (31) and minutes played (6,941). She needs only one more shutout to become the Tennessee all-time leader. • Eckel is one of only two goalkeepers in program history to record 300 or more saves. She needs only 14 more to pass Ellen Dean (325) for first all-time. • Eckel moved into a tie for first in program history for games started by a goalkeeper on Friday, tying Ellen Dean with 74. • Eckel has been named SEC Defensive Player of the Week twice this season and was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week on Sept. 15.
DATE Aug. 21 Aug. 23 Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 2-8 Nov. 13-15 Nov. 20-22 TBD Nov. 27-29 Dec. 4, 6
OPPONENT (TV/NET) TIME/RESULT LIPSCOMB (SECN+) T, 0-0 2OT GA. SOUTHERN (SECN+) W, 2-0 at Liberty T, 0-0 2OT at #7 Virginia Tech (ESPN3) T, 1-1 2OT NAVY W, 3-0 MURRAY STATE (SECN+) W, 3-0 at Arkansas* (SECN+) W, 1-0 BELMONT (SECN+) W, 8-0 #14 AUBURN* (SECN) L, 3-1 at Mississippi State* (SECN+) T, 0-0 2OT at Vanderbilt* (SECN) T, 1-1 2OT GEORGIA* W, 1-0 #12 FLORIDA* (SECN+) L, 2-1 at Alabama* 6 p.m. at Missouri* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. OLE MISS* (SECN+) 7 p.m. KENTUCKY* (SECN) 5 p.m. at South Carolina* 7 p.m. SEC Tournament TBD NCAA Tournament First Round TBD NCAA Tournament Second/Third Rounds NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals Women’s College Cup
TBD TBD
CAPS BOLD = home game * Southeastern Conference game All times Eastern
TENNESSEE MEDIA RELATIONS SOCCER CONTACT INFO Sean Barows
Cody Gross
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Media Relations Intern
Cell: 561-312-9432 Cell: 901-871-9193 Office: 865-974-7489 Email: cgross3@vols.utk. Email: sbarows@utk.edu edu
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