The Chattanooga women's soccer team will open Southern Conference Tournament play in the quarterfinal round at UNCGÂ Sunday afternoon.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, November 3
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Site: Greensboro, N.C.
Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium
Live Stats:Â
http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=285086
SoCon Digital Network:Â
http://www.socondigitalnetwork.com/socon/game/WSOCUTCatUNCG
MOCS IN THE SOCON TOURNAMENT
The Mocs are 1-9-1 in the SoCon Tournament. UTC beat ETSU 3-1 in the quarterfinal round of the 2003 tournament and fell 4-0 to Furman in the semifinal. In 2015, the Mocs tied VMI 0-0 after two overtime periods. The match was decided in the Keydets favor 3-2 on penalty kicks.
The Mocs have started in the first round three times, the quarterfinal seven times and advanced to the semifinal round in 2003.
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1996 |
QF |
#5 |
Lost 6-2 to #4 App State |
1997 |
QF |
#7 |
Lost 3-0 to #2 Wofford |
2003 |
QF |
#4 |
Won 3-1 against #5 ETSU |
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SF |
#4 |
Lost 4-0 to #1 Furman |
2004 |
QF |
#4 |
Lost 2-1 to #5 Davidson |
2005 |
QF |
#6 |
Lost 2-0 to #3 UNCG |
2014 |
1st |
#10 |
Lost 5-0 to #7 Wofford |
2015 |
1st |
#8 |
Tied 0-0 #9 VMI – Lost 3-2 on PK's |
2016 |
QF |
#6 |
Lost 3-0 to #3 Mercer |
2017 |
QF |
#6 |
Lost 2-0 to #3 UNCG |
2018 |
1st |
7 |
Lost 1-0 to #10 VMI |
MOCS vs. SPARTANS
Chattanooga is 3-20-2 overall against UNCG after falling to the Spartans 2-1 in the final home game of the regular season. The Mocs have not been able to get past UNCG in the SoCon Tournament with the Spartans leading that series 2-0.
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA
The Mocs are 9-6-3 overall, marking the second straight season under head coachÂ
Gavin McKinney's tutelage, that UTC has at least eight wins. The nine wins ranks fourth all-time in school history for wins in a single season and the nine shutouts marks a school record. The Mocs are 4-4-1 against the SoCon, finishing sixth in the league standings for the second straight year and fourth in school history.
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The Mocs lead the Southern Conference in goals against average of 0.75 and fewest goals allowed at 14. Both are on pace to be school records. KeepersÂ
Ashton Shields andÂ
Abbey Saddler sit atop the league in several categories. Saddler is the SoCon's leader for goals against average, allowing just three goals in six matches for a GAA of 0.46 and a league-best .870 saves percentage. Shields leads Chattanooga with six shutouts this season, four in conference play and is third in the league for goals-against average (0.90) and fourth with a 0.828 saves percentage.
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Bailey Gale andÂ
Hollie Massey lead Chattanooga in scoring this season with 11 points each both on three goals and a team-high five assists, seventh in the league. The pair are two of six UTC players with a team-best three goals this season.Â
Osa Iyare has two goals on the year, both game winners for the Mocs.
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ABOUT UNCG
The Spartans ae 10-7-1 in the league standings, finishing tied with Mercer for third overall at 7-2 and earning the No. 3 seed for the championships. UNCG's conference losses came against league co-champions Furman and Samford.
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Cienna Rideout has a team-high six goals and five assists for 17 points. Nicole Souply with five goals and two assists is second on the team with 12 points. Gabi Santora also has a team-high five assists and ranks third in scoring for the Spartans with 11 points. Kayla Campbell leads her team with two game winning goals and has five on the year for 10Â points.
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In goal, Abby Buchholz leads the team with 16 games played in the net. She has 44 saves and a .688 saves percentage and has allowed 20 goals in 1249.24 minutes. She has a 9-5-1 overall record with four shoutouts.
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