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TENNESSEE (5-0-3) vs. #14 AUBURN (7-1-0) SEPT. 20, 2015 » REGAL SOCCER STADIUM (3,000) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 3:05 P.M. ET
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
#14 AUBURN TIGERS
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2.25 Goals/Game 1.75 .129 Shot Pct. .109 .403 SOG Pct. .367 17.4 Shots/Game 16.0 25 Assists 13 51 Corner Kicks 45 0.13 Goals Allowed/Game 0.38
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SERIES HISTORY
Tennessee leads the all-time series with an 11-5-2 record. The Vols and Tigers have tied the prior two meetings and Tennessee was the last team to win a game in the series, defeating Auburn, 1-0, back in 2012. Tennessee has not lost to Auburn since 2011.
CURRENT STAT LEADERS #37 ANNA MCCLUNG 4 goals, 12 shots, 6 SOG #23 ANNA BIALCZAK 5 assists, 22 shots, 9 SOG #00 JULIE ECKEL 5-0-3, 0.12 GAA, 6/1 SHO, .969 SV%
GOALS
#24 CASIE RAMSIER 4 goals, 29 shots, 9 SOG
ASSISTS
#13 ELLIE LEEK 5 assists, 17 shots, 8 SOG
GOALKEEPING
#14 SARAH LE BEAU 7-1-0, 0.38 GAA, 5/1 SHO, .889 SV%
OFFENSIVE SURGE
UT OPENS SEC PLAY
ECKEL SHUTOUTS
Tennessee’s offense has erupted over the past two weeks, scoring 14 goals in its last three games, including an 8-0 rout of Belmont last Sunday
Tennessee opened its SEC schedule with a 1-0 road win over Arkansas last Friday
Prior to the last four games, the Vols had scored just three goals in their first 420 minutes of the season
Tennessee is now 5-2 in its last seven SEC openers and 3-1 under head coach Brian Pensky
UT redshirt senior goalkeeper Julie Eckel was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for the second time this season. She was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week on Tuesday.
SOCIAL
SEC 1-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0-3 HOME 4-0-1 AWAY 1-0-2 NEUTRAL 0-0-0
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 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 AUBURN* (SECN) 3 p.m. at Mississippi State* (SECN+) 8 p.m. at Vanderbilt* (SECN) 5 p.m. GEORGIA* 7 p.m. FLORIDA* (SECN+) 7 p.m. 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
KEY STORYLINES
That win snapped UT’s threematch losing streak to the Razorbacks
Seven different players scored goals for the Vols in their 8-0 win over Belmont on Sept. 13. Danielle Marcano (24’ & 74’), Susan Ferguson (63’) and Tatum Wagner (76’) all scored for the first time while Amy Neal, Cali Hutson, Anna McClung and Anna Bialczak also added goals.
OVERALL RECORD: 5-0-3
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Auburn will be the second ranked opponent the Vols have faced this season after tying Virginia Tech on Aug. 30. Tennessee is 2-1 all-time against ranked Auburn teams. The Vols beat the 22nd ranked Tigers, 2-0, back in 2011 at Regal Soccer Stadium.
Eckel has posted six shutouts in UT’s first eight matches of the season. She has allowed just one goal and ranks third in the nation with a 0.12 GAA Her six shutouts on the year give her 29 for her career, good for second in Tennessee history behind only to Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart (32 shutouts from 2002-05)
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