CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga soccer team plays host to Western Carolina Sunday afternoon at Finley Stadium in the season finale for both teams. The Catamounts shutout Furman 2-0 in Greenville, S.C., Thursday night in a game postponed earlier this season due to Hurricane Helene.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs vs. Catamounts
Site: Chattanooga | Finley Stadium
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Links for live stats and video streaming on ESPN+ are available online at GoMocs.com on the women's soccer schedule page.
 
PROMOTION
The first 100 fans will receive a Scrappy hat.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (6-7-3, 5-3 SoCon)
The Mocs moved up the list to third overall following wins over Furman and VMI on the road last week. UTC is averaging one goal on 12.3 shots per game and has a 1.19 goals against average. Caroline Richvalsky (T8th) and Zoey Mize (T15th) are ranked in the SoCon Top 15 for scoring. Richvalsky (T8th) has a team-leading six goals with two game winners. Mize leads the SoCon with seven assists and is 29^th in the NCAA for total assists and 38^th for assists per game (0.44). Richvalsky is 45^th for shots per game (3.5) and 81^st for shots on goal per game (1.56). Caroline Ekern is 62^nd in the NCAA and second in the SoCon for goalie minutes played (1440). She is fourth in the league with a 1.19 GAA and is seventh for saves.
 
ABOUT WESTERN CAROLINA (12-2-3, 7-0-1 SoCon)
The Catamounts wrapped up their second straight Southern Conference regular season title Thursday night in Greenville, S.C., with a 2-0 win over Furman. Leanne Trudel is ranked first in the SoCon fifth in the NCAA for shutouts with 10 this season. She is 15^th with a .484 goals against average and 20^th with a .855 save percentage. Milla Syska is second in the conference and 23^rd in the NCAA for total goals (10). Isabella DeMarco and Naya Marcil each have seven goals. Isabella DeMarco has seven assists, tied with UTC's Zoey Mize for the league lead and Alexis DeMarco has five. WCU has 43 goals this season with 22 in league play and allowed eight goals overall and just one against the conference.
 
MOCS vs. CATAMOUNTS
Western Carolina leads the series 13-9-3 dating back to 1999. UTC is 6-4 against the Catamounts over the last 10 meetings and 1-2 in the last three. They are tied at 5-5-3 in games played in Chattanooga and 4-8 on the road. All meetings are in the regular season.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
Western Carolina beat the Mocs 2-0 last year in Cullowhee, N.C. Both goals were scored in the first half by Naya Marcil and Isabella DeMarco. WCU outshot the Mocs 20-15 with UTC led by Kennedy Heavrin (4), Caroline Richvalsky (3) and Clarissa Salinas (3). Caroline Ekern had a career-high eight saves.
 
LAST CHATTANOOGA OUTING
The Mocs came away with a 3-1 victory over VMI, the most goals scored for UTC in a game this season. Caroline Richvalsky scored the equalizer in the first half. Sophia Mize drilled home the game winner with one second remaining in the first half. Clarissa Salinas scored an insurance goal for the Mocs late in the match.
 
SOCON STANDINGS

1	Western Carolina	22
2	Samford	17
3	Chattanooga	15
4	Mercer	14
	Furman	14
6	UNC Greensboro	12
7	ETSU	9
8	VMI	4
	Wofford	4
10	The Citadel	1

 
SUNDAY SOCON SCHEDULE – all games at 2 p.m.
Western Carolina at Chattanooga
UNC Greensboro at Samford
Furman at The Citadel
Mercer at Wofford
ETSU at VMI
 
MOCS SHUTOUT FURMAN IN FIRST WIN OVER THE PALADINS
For the first time in 32 tries, the Mocs came away with a victory against the Paladins. Furman was 29-0-2 against the Mocs with two overtime wins. UTC is unbeaten against the Paladins in the last three meetings that includes the win this season and back-to-back draws.
 
MIZE-MIZE CONNECTION FOR FRESHMAN'S FIRST GOAL
Freshman Sophia Mize scored her first collegiate goal with a little help from her sister junior Zoey Mize. Zoey took the throw in down low outside the box. She fed Sophia just outside the penalty area on the left. Sophia drove into the area, and pulled up for the shot into the upper right side for the game winner.
 
MIZE, RICHVALSKY TEAM UP FOR SIX GOALS
Juniors Caroline Richvalsky and Zoey Mize have teamed up to lead the Mocs this season. Mize has a team-high five assists and all five are to Richvalsky for all five of her goals. Mize scored her first goal this season and it was from Richvalsky's lone assist of the year. The pair first connected on the Mocs season-opening goal at Georgia State. Mize got her second assist of the season setting up Richvalsky for the game winner at Jacksonville State. The duo once again paired up to score the equalizer against Tennessee Tech at Finley Stadium. In the SoCon opener at Wofford, Mize fed Richvalsky for the game winner against the Terriers. The latest is a doozy. Richvalsky fed the ball in to Mize in front of the net for the game winner against ETSU. Later in the match, Mize's pass downfield was picked up and hit home by Richvalsky for the duo's sixth connection on the field. Mize has five assists, all to Richvalsky and Richvalsky's one assist is to Mize.
 
ZOEY MIZE TIED FOR SOCON LEAD IN ASSISTS
Zoey Mize is tied for the Southern Conference lead for assits with seven. She is tied with Mercer's Kendall Cook. She assisted on the Mocs first goal of the season at Georgia State as well as the game winner at Jacksonville State and Wofford and the equalizer against Tennessee Tech. She fed Caroline Richvalsky for a fifth time with the Mocs second goal against ETSU. She assisted on her sister Sophia's first collegiate goal, the game winner against The Citadel and on a corner to Sylvie Keck.
 
MOCS IN THE CHATTANOOGA RECORD BOOK
• Caroline Richvalsky is tied for sevent on the Mocs career list with 42 points. She has 16 career goals, eighth all-time, and 10 assists, tied for eighth. She is sixth all-time with 170 shots taken.
• Zoey Mize is tied for fourth on UTC's all-time list with 13 assists, five off UTC's all-time mark. Her seven assists this season is tied for fourth on the single season list. She tallied two assists in the Mocs win over The Citadel, marking the second time in her career that she has aided two goals in the same game.
• Caroline Ekern second on UTC's career list for wins with 22 and tied for third with 14 shutouts. She is fifth with a 1.17 career goals against average and sixth for saves (159). Her 1.19 goals against average this season is currently 10th on the single season list.
 
MOCS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Zoey Mize is 38^th for assists per game (0.44) and 29^th in the NCAA for total assists with seven. She assisted on five Caroline Richvalsky's goals and had two against The Citadel (Sophia Mize, Sylvie Keck).
• Caroline Richvalsky is 45^th for shots per game (3.5) and 81^st for shots on goal per game (1.56).
• The Mocs are ranked 147th for shot accuracy (.464), 162^nd for shots on goal per game (5.69) and 168th for shots per game (12.25). UTC is 141^st for goals against average (1.188).
• Clarissa Salinas is tied with 307 players this year so far for penalty kicks. She is 1-for-1 with the game-tying PK against Georgia State. The Mocs are one of 137 teams to hit all PK attempts.
• Caroline Ekern is 62^nd in the NCAA for Goalie Minutes Played at 1440:00. She has played every minute in goal for Chattanooga this season.
 
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