CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's soccer team will host Belmont in the final of a three-game home stand in its "Salute to Heroes" game at the UTC Sports Complex on Sunday, September 11. All area first responders are invited to the match. Join us as we remember those we lost and honor those who serve.

 
CHATTANOOGA vs. BELMONT
The Mocs and Bruins have met six times since 1997 with Belmont winning each contest. In Chattanooga, the Bruins won the last two. The last meeting was a 2-1 overtime win for Belmont in Nashville last season.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. | UTC Sports Complex
Follow all the action online at GoMocs.com. The match will be aired live on ESPN+ with live stats available on the women's soccer schedule page.
Admission is free to all Mocs soccer home matches unless otherwise indicated.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (2-2-2)
The Mocs are on a four-game unbeaten streak with a pair of wins and draws. UTC has victories over Austin Peay (3-0) on the road and North Alabama (2-1) at home while finishing in a draw at Georgia State (1-1) and against Tennessee Tech (1-1). The Mocs hold an 8-6 goals advantage through six matches this season, suffering just one shutout in the opener at UAB and averaging 1.33 goals per game. Freshmen Clariss Salinas and Caroline Richvalsky sit atop the team in scoring. Salinas has a team-best six points on two goals and two assists while Richvalsky has a goal and two assists. Transfer Birna Johansdottir and senior Shelby Hash have each recorded a game winner for the Mocs. Freshman keeper Caroline Ekern is 2-0-2 in the net this season with 12 saves and a 0.63 goals against average.
 
ABOUT BELMONT (2-1-3)
The Bruins started the season with a victory over nearby Union, but immediately fell in its next match to North Alabama (2-0). After three consecutive draws, 1-1 vs. MTSU and scoreless ties against IUPUI and Western Kentucky, Belmont came away with a 1-0 victory at Austin Peay Thursday. The Bruins have five goals through six games and allowed only three and average 9.5 shots per game. Anna Sweeney has two goals in six matches, leading the team with four points. Shae Doherty, Leah Firsdon and Maci Pekmezian each have one goal. Sarah Doyle has started all six matches in goal and has 23 saves (0.885 saves percentage) and a 0.52 goals against average, giving up three goals. She has three shutouts and combined with Taylor Wieland for the fourth.
 
                                CHATTANOOGA                                                                                BELMONT                                           
                         2-2-2 (0-0-0 SoCon)                                RECORD                                2-1-3 (0-0-0 ASUN)
                                Gavin McKinney                          HEAD COACH                          Heather Henderson
                                UT Martin, 2006                      ALMA MATER/YR                      UNC Greensboro, 1994
                                   47-63-22 (8th)                   RECORD AT SCHOOL                   79-89-30 (12th)
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
OVERALL:                                    Belmont leads 6-0-0
IN CHATTANOOGA:                 Belmont leads 2-0-0
IN NASHVILLE:                           Belmont leads 4-0-0
NEUTRAL:                                    0-0
CURRENT STREAK:                   Belmont, 6-0
LAST MEETING:                         Belmont 2, UNA 1 OT  (8/27/21 in Nashville)
 
BELMONT                                                         0-6-0
H: 0-2-0 | A: 0-4-0 | N: 0-0-0 | OT: 0-0-0
Last five
10/07/97              L                               1-5                      A
09/14/99              L                               0-3                      A
09/06/06              L                               0-2                      H
08/31/07              L                               0-1                      A
08/27/21              L-OT                        1-2                      A
 
LAST MATCH
Chattanooga 2, North Alabama 1
Clarissa Salinas gifted herself a goal and assist on her birthday in the Mocs 2-1 win over North Alabama Thursday night at home. Caroline Richvalsky first found the foot of Birna Johannsdottir who, on one touch, passed the ball to Salinas. She floated a shot from the upper box over the advancing UNA keeper for the first goal. In the second half, she eluded the defense and slotted a pass through the defense into Shelby Hash. Hash, inside the top of the box, hit a roller into the bottom left corner for the game winner.
 
UNBEATEN STREAK RUNS TO FOUR GAMES
The Mocs improved to 2-2-2 overall and are unbeaten over the last four matches with a pair of wins and two draws. UTC started the streak with a 1-1 draw at Georgia State on a goal in the final five minutes from Clarissa Salinas. The Mocs followed that with a 3-0 win at Austin Peay. Birna Johannsdottir scored the game winner while Carolien Richvalsky and Mackenzie Smith added two more. UTC came home and gave up a late goal for a second draw in three games. A win over North Alabama in their latest outing pulled the Mocs to an even 2-2-2 overall mark.
 
RICHVALSKY JOINS TEAM LEADERS
Freshman Caroline Richvalsky scored her first collegiate goal early in the second half against Tennessee Tech. A late goal from the Golden Eagles proved to be the equalizer in a 1-1 draw at home.
 
MACKENZIE SMITH NAMED TSWA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior Mackenzie Smith was named the Women's Soccer Player of the Week by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association following the Mocs 1-0-1 record in the second week. She assisted on the Mocs second goal in a 3-0 win at Austin Peay and then scored the final goal.
 
THREE SCORE IN MOCS WIN AT AUSTIN PEAY
The Mocs got scoring from three different players in a 3-0 win at Austin Peay. Birna Johannsdottir scored her first goal since transferring to UTC. Kelly Tuerff and Mackenzie Smith added goals in the late stages of the match.
 
FRESHMEN ON GAME-TYING GOAL
Caroline Richvalsky's shot late in the game at Georgia State may not have found its intended target, but it led to a goal by classmate Clarissa Salinas who was there to pick up the deflection. The goal was the first of Salinas' collegiate career and tied the match for UTC.
 
EKERN EARNS STARTING SPOT IN GOAL
Freshman Caroline Ekern entered the Mocs match against Eastern Kentucky in the first half and pulled in four saves in 65 minutes in her collegiate debut. That led to her making her first start as a Moc at Georgia State. She played the full 90 and made two saves while giving up one goal. She has three starts under her belt and remains unbeaten at 1-0-2.
 
SHAW NAMED TO USLW NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Senior Maggie Shaw was named to the USLW League National Team of the Year - Second Team for her play with the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves.
NEWCOMERS IN THE STARTING XI
With 10 newcomers on the roster, several will get the chance to make an immediate impression. Freshman Zoey Mize and transfer Birna Johannsdottir has started all three matches for UTC while Hannah Opie, Caroline Richvalsky and Clarissa Salinas have each earned one start. Keeper Caroline Ekern made her first start in goal at Georgia State.
 
MOCS GO 1-1 IN PRESEASON
In the opening exhibition match, the Mocs outdueled Middle Tennessee 2-1. Shelby Hash scored both goals for the Mocs in the preseason. Hash scored the first of her two goals in the second of three 30-minute periods and then scored her second in the final two minutese of the match. In the second preseason match, the Mocs were up against a chippy Jacksonville State crew. The defenses matched as neither team had many scoring opportunities. The Gamecocks scored the lone goal in the final period for the win.