CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's soccer will kick off the 2019 season this Friday with a home match against Austin Peay followed by a Sunday tilt at Eastern Kentucky.
 
The Mocs return preseason All-Conference selection Chloe Arnold along with two-time all-conference performer Jordan Mueller. All-Freshman team members Ashton Shields, Maggie Shaw and Hollie Massey will anchor a squad with depth despite more than half the team being underclassmen.
 
Chattanooga closed out the 2018 season tied for fifth in the Southern Conference standings and was picked to finish sixth this year. The Mocs shutout Belmont and Tennessee Tech by 1-0 margins this preseason for a perfect exhibition schedule.
 
Friday's match will be the first of eight games to be played at the newly dedicated $7.7 million facility paid for through student fees.
 
The site is located on 17 acres next to historic Engel Stadium just off East Third Street. The facility includes four multi-purpose, synthetic turf fields for flag football, lacrosse, soccer and ultimate Frisbee, plus one grass field for rugby and band practice. There also are a quarter-mile walking track and three sand volleyball courts.
 
The entire complex, which took about a year to build, is covered by LED lighting designed to focus on the sports fields and not spill over into the surrounding community.
 
Bring your camp chairs and blankets to sit along a spacious sideline for the match. Food is not allowed on the turf and no pets are allowed in the facility.
 
Admission is free to all Chattanooga home soccer matches.