CHATTANOOGA GAMEDAY
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday, October 21 | 4:00 p.m.
Lexington, Va. | Patchin Field
Live Stats: GoMocs.com | streaming video is not available
CHATTANOOGA vs. VMI
The Keydets have won all three matchups with the Mocs including last year's SoCon first round matchup at Finley Stadium.
SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA | Head Coach Gavin McKinney, second season
The Mocs are 6-8-2 overall and 4-2-1 in the Southern Conference standings, tied for fourth with ETSU. Chattanooga earned a 2-2 tie with the Bucs last Friday and then edged Western Carolina 1-0 on a goal from senior
Hannah Wyatt on Senior Day. Six wins is the most by a UTC team since 2011 (6-10-2) and four SoCon wins is the most since the Mocs went 5-5 in 2005.
The Mocs have scored 23 goals so far this season, averaging 1.44 per game. Chattanooga is averaging 11.2 shots per game with a .128 shots percentage and a .514 shots on goal percentage. Eleven of UTC's games have been decided by one goal or less.
Peyton McCollum has a team-best 13 points on four goals and leads the Mocs with five assists.
Ellie Myrick has a team-high five goals and along with two assists, is second on the team with 12 points.
Jordan Mueller recorded her first multi-goal game in the Mocs' tie with ETSU and is third on the team in scoring with eight points on four goals.
McKenzie Gregg has a team-best five assists and is fifth in scoring with seven points while
Hannah Torbett, with two goals and four assists is tied with Mueller for third. In goal, freshman
Melia Correa and senior
Katie Emig have share time. Emig has a 4-1 overall record with three shutouts while Correa has a .726 save percentage and a 1.75 goals against average in 11 starts.
SCOUTING VMI | Head Coach Chris Bergmann, second season
The Keydets are 6-10-0 overall and 3-4 in league action. VMI opened SoCon play winning two of its first three matches including wins over UNCG and Wofford. After dropping three straight on the road, the Keydets snapped the skid with a 2-0 win over fellow military academy The Citadel.
VMI has scored 18 goals this season on 199 shot attempts for a .090 shot percentage. The Keydets are averaging 1.12 goals and 12.4 shots per game. They have six shutouts on the year seven matches have been decided by one goal.
Amy Horney and Blake Cashin each have a team-best three goals while Emma Quirk leads the team in scoring with eight points on two goals and four assists. Kristen Whitehurst, Lizzy Cotter and Katelyn Lauziere each have two goals. Emily Marbury and Ceci Keppeler have share time in goal this season. Keppeler has made seven starts in 13 games played making 40 saves and has a 1.45 goals against average. Emily Marbury has started all nine games in which she has played. She has a .809 saves percentage with 38 saves and a 1.42 GAA. The pair have shared in two shutouts with Keppeler get three.
