GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Chattanooga at Gardner-Webb
Friday, September 11, 2015 • 7:00 p.m.
Boiling Springs, N.C.
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Chattanooga Mocs
Head Coach:
Gavin McKinney (Lambuth, 2005) • 1st season
The Mocs are 1-4 on the season getting their first win of the year at Alabama A&M by a 4-0 margin.
Amanda Ortiz scored the game winning goal in the second minute and assisted
Samantha Hogan on the next goal just minutes later.
Skylar Brewer and
McKenzie Gregg each have one goal.
Katie Emig has started all five games in goal and has a 1.41 goals agains average.
Gardner-Webb Bulldogs
Head Coach: Mark Varga (Ashland (Ohio), 1990) • 2nd season
The Bulldogs are 1-3-2 on the year with it's lone win coming nearly two weeks ago at USC Upstate. GWU started the year with back-to-back losses and has recorded a pair of scoreless draws against Southern Conference foes Wofford and Mercer. Four Bulldogs have each scored one goal with Sydney David getting the game winner against the Spartans. Keely Brown has played all 580 minutes in goal with a 1.09 goals against average.
Chattanooga vs. Gardner-Webb
Gardner-Webb holds a slim 3-2-1 advantage against the Mocs with back-to-back wins over the last two years. UTC's last win was a 1-0 road victory in 2012.
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Head Coach: Michelle Demko (Maryland, 1996) • 5th season
The Bulldogs are 4-1 on the year with its lone loss a 3-0 fall to SoCon foe Western Carolina.UNCA has allowed just four goals on the year and has three shutouts against Alabama A&M, Francis Marion and The Citadel and a one-goal win over Eastern Kentucky. Justine James leads the team with four of her team's 15 goals while Caroline Houser has a team-high six assists. Keller Dixon started the first three matches in goal before Madeline Getz took over keeper duties in the third game.
Chattanooga vs. Alabama A&M
The Mocs and Bulldogs have met just three times since 2007. UNCA took the first match and the two teams have claimed one each over the last two years. UTC won 2-1 in 2013 at Finley Stadium while the Bulldogs won 2-1 last year in Asheville.
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.