CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga soccer team closes out the regular season road slate Sunday afternoon at VMI.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs at VMI
Site: Lexington, Va. | Patchin Field
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Links for live scoring and video streaming on ESPN+ can be found on the women's soccer schedule page on GoMocs.com.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. VMI
The Mocs and Keydets are 5-5-2 all-time in the series dating back to 2014 when VMI returned to the Southern Conference. The Mocs lead the regular season series 5-4-1 and the two are tied 3-3-1 at home and 2-2-1 in Lexington.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (5-7-3, 4-3 SoCon)
The Mocs are on a three-game win streak that includes three straight shutout SoCon victories. Chattanooga beat ETSU and The Citadel 2-0 and claimed its first-ever win over Furman 1-0 in Greenville. They average 12.2 shots per game and have 13 goals from eight different goal scorers. Caroline Richvalsky leads the team with five goal and is matched in scoring with Zoey Mize who has a SoCon-best seven assists for 11 points each. Both have a team-best two game-winning goals. Caroline Ekern has played every minute in goal with 18 saves, a 1.20 goals against average and .719 save percentage. She has five wins and four shutouts.
 
ABOUT VMI (5-8-2, 1-5-1 SoCon)
The Keydets beat The Citadel 2-1 early in the league season and secured a draw against Wofford in their last outing. They have 15 goals on the year on 8.4 shots per game and are led in scoring by Riley Boucher with six goals. Barrett Callejo has four goals and Cadee Hegarty has a team-high four assists. Whitney Tracy has started all 15 games and has a .730 save percentage and 2.19 goals against average. She has five wins and three shutouts.
 
MOCS LAST OUTING
10/17: Chattanooga 1, Furman 0 – Greenville, S.C.
Zoey Mize bounced a shot into the far post to secure Chattanooga's first-ever win over Furman and extend its unbeaten streak against the Paladins to three games. Mize took the throw in and sent the ball toward the touch line. She made contact with her left foot and arced the shot over the Paladin keeper at the near post. It bounced at the line, hit the far post and went in for the lone score of the game. UTC allowed just one shot on goal for Furman, outshooting them 11-9.
 
NEWS AND NOTES
Mocs Secure First-Ever Win Over Furman
The Mocs earned a 1-0 shutout against Furman on the road for the first-ever win over the Paladins in 32 tries. UTC is 1-29-2 against Furman dating back to the first season in 1996. Chattanooga is currently riding a three-game unbeaten streak against Furman with ties in the previous two meetings. Twice in the series, the Mocs have forced overtime, but fell each time. Mize scored an unassisted goal in the eighth minute and the Mocs defense controlled the majority of the match.
 
Mize, Richvalsky Lead Mocs in Scoring
Zoey Mize has two goals and a SoCon-high seven assists to lead UTC with 11 points along with Caroline Richvalsky who has a team-high five goals and one assist for 11 points. Mize has assisted on every goal for Richvalsky while Richvalsky assisted on Mize's first goal.
 
Chattanooga in the National Rankings (NCAA DI)
• First in penalty kicks – tied with 135 teams in making all (1-1) penalty kicks this season.
• 121^st in shot accuracy with a .470 shots on goal average.
• 141^st in goals against average. The Mocs have allowed 1.2 goals per game.
• 157^th in shots on goal per game. UTC averages 5.73 shots on goal per game.
• 169^th for corner kicks. UTC averages 4.63 corner kicks per game.
• 173^rd for shots per game. The Mocs average 12.2 shots per game.
 
Individuals in the National Rankings (NCAA DI)
• Zoey Mize is 33^rd in the NCAA for assists per game with 0.47 and 20^th for total assists with seven.
• Zoey Mize and Caroline Richvalsky are ranked 126^th with two game winning goals.
• Caroline Ekern is ranked 40^th having played 1350 minutes in goal.
• Clarissa Salinas is tied with 291 players in the NCAA DI for penalty kicks at 1.000.
• Caroline Richvalsky is ranked 46^th in the NCAA with 3.47 shots per game and 80^th for shots on goal per game with 1.53.
• Caroline Ekern is ranked 119^th for shutouts with four this season.