CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's soccer team will host Georgia State Sunday evening at the UTC Sports Complex. The match will kick off at 6:00 p.m. with free parking and free admission. The game will air live on ESPN+ and live stats are available online at GoMocs.com or through the GoMocs app.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: August 22, 2021
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. | UTC Sports Complex
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoMocs.com
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA
The Mocs opened the season with a 1-0 victory against UAB. Despite being outshot by the Blazers, UTC was able to turn a steal into a score by Samantha Shaw from Kendra Mueller. Ashton Shields had 10 saves in the match. UTC returns 18 from last season and adds in seven newcomers. UTC was picked to finish fourth this season after recording its best finish last year at third in the SoCon standings. Maggie Shaw, the reigning SoCon Defensive Player of the Year returns and is on the list for the coaches' Preseason All-Conference team.
 
CHATTANOOGA VS. GEORGIA STATE
The Mocs and Panthers have met five times since UTC's inaugural season with GSU winning all five. Ga. State won the last meeting in 2019 by a 2-1 margin and the last meeting in Chattanooga went to double overtime with the Panthers winning 2-1.
 
SEASON-OPENING WINS
UTC is 12-14 in season-openers. Chattanooga's win over UAB to open the 2021 season was the fifth consecutive season-opening win. In home openers, UTC improved to 14-10-1 with the win over the Blazers.
 
ON THE CALENDAR
The Mocs will don PINK against Furman on October 8 for Breast Cancer Awareness. Fans are encouraged to join the team in the fight against this disease.
 
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
The Mocs are no strangers to the international flavor of futbol. From the coaching staff to the players on the pitch, the Mocs have a host of international flavor. Head coach Gavin McKinney is a native of Canada born to Irish parents. Assistant Martyn Blankley comes to the U.S. from England as does graduate assistant Jess Shepherd. Sophomore Ao Yamada is a native of Japan and Sofia Andrade is a Chilean from Canada.
 
McKinney begins SEVENTH season with mocs
Gavin McKinney begins his seventh season as the Mocs' head coach. He picked up his 100th career win in his fifth season and was named the SoCon Coach of the Year in 2020, his sixth season, after leading the Mocs to their best finish in program history.
 
THE LINEUP
The Mocs return 18 letterwinners and add six newcomers to the 2020-21 roster. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many players on the team were granted another season of eligibility.
 
CHLOE ARNOLD NAMED CONFERENCE-LEVEL NOMINEE
Graduate Chloe Arnold led the Mocs to their best finish last season and was Chattanooga's pick for the NCAA Woman of the Year. She was one of two from the Southern Conference to be the conference-level nominee. She is in a pool of Division I athletes who are up for finalist for Woman of the Year. Arnold graduated last April with honors with a degree in Civil Engineering.
 
THIRD SEASON AT HOME
This marks the third season the Mocs soccer team will call the UTC Sports Complex home. The complex, located next to historic Engel Stadium, former home of the Chattanooga Lookouts professional baseball team, houses three soccer fields, a clubhouse and a sand volleyball court that serves as home to the Mocs Beach Volleyball team founded in 2019.