Chattanooga Mocs
Head Coach: Gavin McKinney (Lambuth, 2005) • 1st season
The Mocs are 0-2 on the season with two hard fought one-goal losses to start Gavin McKinney's tenure with Chattanooga. In the season opener, UTC fell 0-1 in double overtime to Austin Peay and then lost to Kennesaw State five days later. The Mocs' defense has held opponents to just two goals with keeper Katie Emig making eight saves over two games and has a 0.94 goals against average.

Elon Phoenix
Head Coach: Chris Neal (UNC Wilmington, 1995) • 8th season
Elon left the SoCon for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) at the conclusion of the 2013-14 athletic season. Last year the Phoenix posted a 5-12 overall mark and finished 10th in the CAA and tied with Towson in the coaches' preseason poll at eighth. At 1-1 this season, Elon is tied for fifth in the league standings. The Phoenix defeated former SoCon foe Davidson 1-0 in the season opener and then fell 0-2 to NC State four days later. Kendall Ballotti has Elon's lone goal on her only shot of the season. Hanna Macauley has played every minute in goal and has three saves and a 0.99 goals against average.

Chattanooga vs. Elon
The Mocs and Phoenix met 11 times while Elon was a member of the Southern Conference from 2003-2013. The Phoenix own a 7-4 advantage over the Mocs. This will be the first time the two teams have met in non-conference play.

Latham Ranks Among SoCon's Top Current Players
Senior Clare Latham has 12 career assists and that ranks her fourth in the Southern Conference among active players. She tallied a team-high seven last season.

Thomas Ranks in Two Categories for Active Players in the Southern Conference
Senior Lauren Thomas missed all of last year and still ranks among the top players in the Southern Conference. She is third for saves with 153 and is tied for fifth for shutouts with three.
Emig Ranked in SoCon Standings
Junior Katie Emig has a 0.94 goals against average for the Mocs through two games, giving up just one goal in each contest. She is sixth in GAA and saves percentage (.800) while ranking seventh for saves with eight and fifth for saves per game with 4.0.

Hogan In On All The Action
Junior Samantha Hogan assisted on all four of Chattanooga's goals in the Mocs' 4-2 win over UAH in a friendly on Sunday, Aug. 16. She nearly had a goal of her own after getting past the UAH keeper, but the Charger defense was able to keep the ball out of the net.

Mocs Return 17 from the 2014-15 Lineup
The Mocs returned 17 veterans from last season's lineup. Keeper Lauren Thomas and midfielder Hannah Wyatt return after injuries kept them out last season. Senior Clare Latham led the team in assists last year and sophomore McKenzie Gregg had three goals.

Chattanooga adds 11 newcomers
McKinney added three transfers: junior keeper Katie Emig (Austin Peay); junior forward Ellie Myrick (UT Martin) and sophomore Peyton McCollum (Middle Tennessee) joined the squad along with eight freshmen.