GAMES 16 & 17
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TENNESSEE (7-3-5, 3-3-2 SEC) vs. #13 OLE MISS (11-3-2, 5-3-0 SEC)
SCHEDULE & RECORD
vs. KENTUCKY (9-4-3, 3-3-2 SEC)
THE RECORD
10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES » 5 NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET SIXTEENS » 5 ALL-AMERICANS » 2 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS
REGAL SOCCER STADIUM (3,000) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 7 P.M. ET
REGAL SOCCER STADIUM (3,000) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 5 P.M. ET
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
OLE MISS REBELS
vs QUICK COMPARISON
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1.73 Goals/Game .110 Shot Pct. .414 SOG Pct. 15.8 Shots/Game 31 Assists 77 Corner Kicks 0.73 Goals Allowed/Game
2.12 .138 .472 15.4 28 98 1.12
KENTUCKY WILDCATS 1.75 .135 .413 13.0 29 93 0.88
Tennessee is 13-3-2 all-time vs. Ole Miss Tennessee is 12-12-0 all-time vs. Kentucky
STAT LEADERS TWO TIED WITH 5
#23 CECE KIZER
TWO TIED WITH 4
11 goals, 34 shots, 19 SOG
#4 Z. Swift & #9 M. Dooley
ASSISTS
#14 GRETCHEN HARKNETT 6 assists, 49 shots, 18 SOG
#2 COURTNEY RAETZMAN 7 assists, 19 shots, 7 SOG
GOALKEEPING
#00 MARNIE MERRITT
#00 KATELYN JENSEN
GOALS
#37 A. McClung & #14 A. Neal
#23 ANNA BIALCZAK 5 assists, 31 shots, 14 SOG
#00 JULIE ECKEL 7-3-5, 0.69 GAA, 8/1 SHO, .861 SV%
11-3-2, 1.10 GAA, 5/1 SHO, .769 SV%
9-3-3, 0.83 GAA, 7/1 SHO, .764 SV%
KEY STORYLINES
• Tennessee is unbeaten in the last 12 meetings against Ole Miss (10-0-2). • UT will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak to Kentucky. • UT will be looking for its first win over a ranked team this season (0-2-1) on Friday vs. #13 Ole Miss. • The Vols are tied for third in the SEC and tied for 22nd in the country with 31 assists. • Tennessee leads the SEC in goals allowed (11), GAA (0.68) and shutouts (9). They rank top 20 nationally in shutouts, goals allowed and save percentage. • The Vols have started the same back four in every game this season. • UT has only given up multiple goals in a game three times this season. • The Vols are 15-4 all-time on Senior Day and 4-1 in the past five seasons. • Seven freshmen have scored a goal and eight have recorded a point for the Vols this season. • True freshman Rylie O’Keefe scored her first-career goal in UT’s win at Alabama (10/11). • Redshirt freshman Meghan Flynn scored her first-career goal against No. 12 Florida (10/9). Eckel’s Last Stand • Redshirt senior GK Julie Eckel leads the SEC in Save Pct. (.861) and shutouts (8). She also ranks 24th in the country in save percentage. • Eckel ranks third nationally among active Division I goalkeepers in career shutouts (31) and minutes played (7,121). 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 four more to pass Ellen Dean (325) for first all-time. • 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.
OVERALL RECORD: 7-3-5 SEC 3-3-2 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0-3 HOME 5-2-1 AWAY 2-1-4 NEUTRAL 0-0-0
THE SCHEDULE 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* W, 3-1 at Missouri* (ESPNU) L, 3-1 #13 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
Asst. Media Relations Dir.
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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