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OCT. 29, 2015 » EUGENE E. STONE III STADIUM (5,000) » COLUMBIA, S.C. » 7 P.M. ET
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SERIES HISTORY
Tennessee leads the all-time series with a 12-6-2 record. All six Tennessee losses in the series have come in the past seven meetings. The Vols only win in that span was a 1-0 victory back in 2012.
CURRENT STAT LEADERS
#23 ANNA BIALCZAK 6 assists, 36 shots, 15 SOG
#7 SAVANNAH MCCASKILL 10 goals, 42 shots , 24 SOG
GOALS
#11 CHELSEA DRENNAN 8 assists, 27 shots, 13 SOG
ASSISTS
#00 JULIE ECKEL 7-4-6, 0.77 GAA, 8/1 SHO, .843 SV%
GOALKEEPING
OVERALL RECORD: 7-4-6 SEC 3-4-3 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0-3 HOME 5-3-2 AWAY 2-1-4 NEUTRAL 0-0-0
THE SCHEDULE
1.59 Goals/Game 2.24 .097 Shot Pct. .145 .401 SOG Pct. .492 16.3 Shots/Game 15.4 32 Assists 37 87 Corner Kicks 95 0.82 Goals Allowed/Game 1.06
TWO TIED WITH 5 #37 Anna McClung & #14 Amy Neal
SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (7-4-6, 3-4-3 SEC) at #17 USC (11-4-2, 5-3-2 SEC)
#23 CAROLINE KELLY 5-3-2, 1.18 GAA, 1/1 SHO, .636 SV%
KEY STORYLINES • Tennessee has only lost once on the road this season, posting a 2-1-4 record away from Knoxville. • UT will be looking for its first win over a ranked team this season (0-3-1). • A Vols win would clinch them a spot in the SEC Tournament. • Tennessee leads the SEC in goals allowed (14), GAA (0.76) and shutouts (9). • UT is tied for 23rd in the nation with nine shutouts. • The Vols have started the same back four in all but one game this season. • UT has only given up multiple goals in a game four times this season. • The Vols are 13-5-1 all-time in regular-season finales. • Seven freshmen have scored a goal and eight have recorded a point for the Vols this season. • Redshirt freshman Anna Bialczak is tied for sixth in the SEC with six assists this season. • Redshirt freshman Meghan Flynn scored her second career-goal in Sunday’s 1-1 tie with Kentucky. • True freshman Rylie O’Keefe scored her first-career goal in UT’s win at Alabama (10/11). Eckel’s Last Stand • Redshirt senior GK Julie Eckel leads the SEC in Save Pct. (.843) and shutouts (8). She also ranks second in goals against average (0.77) and third in saves (75). • Eckel passed Ellen Dean for the for all-time saves record at Tennessee with five stops against Kentucky on Oct. 25. Eckel now has 329 career saves. • Eckel ranks third nationally among active Division I goalkeepers in career shutouts (31) and second minutes played (7,321). • Eckel needs only one more shutout to become the Tennessee all-time leader. • 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* (SECN+) W, 3-1 at Missouri* (ESPNU) L, 3-1 #13 OLE MISS* (SECN+) L, 2-0 KENTUCKY* (SECN) T, 1-1 (2OT) at #17 South Carolina* (SECN+) 7 p.m. SEC Tournament TBD NCAA Tournament First Round TBD NCAA Tournament Second/Third Rounds NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals Women’s College Cup
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CAPS BOLD = home game * Southeastern Conference game All times Eastern
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