CULLOWHEE, N.C. --- Chattanooga's women's soccer team is set to take on top-seeded Western Carolina Sunday afternoon in Cullowhee, N.C., in the semifinal round of the 2024 Southern Conference Championships.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
#5 Mocs at #1 Western Carolina
Site: Cullowhee, N.C. | E.J. Whitmire Stadium
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Links for video streaming on ESPN+ and live stats available online at GoMocs.com on the women's soccer schedule page.
 
MOCS vs. WESTERN CAROLINA
The Catamounts lead the series 14-9-3 all in the regular season. This is the first meeting between the two programs in the postseason. On the road, UTC trails the series 4-8. WCU has won three of the last four meetings with UTC claiming six of the last 10 including a five-game win streak.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
Western Carolina won 1-0 in the season-finale for both teams on Oct. 27 in Chattanooga. The teams were nearly even on shots with the Catamounts edging UTC 11-10 on shots. The Mocs and Catamounts battled more than 73 minutes to keep each other out of the goal. It would be in the 74^th minute that Western Carolina buried a shot to come away with the win.
 
NEWS AND NOTES
Mocs in the SoCon Semifinal Round
• This is the Mocs fourth time in the semifinal round of the Southern Conference Tournament
• UTC is 0-3.
• The last time was in 2022. UTC fell 2-1 in double overtime (no Golden Goal) to UNCG in Chattanooga.
 
UTC Against the Top Seed
• The Mocs are 0-2 against the top seed in the SoCon Tournament. UTC fell 3-0 to Furman in 2003 and 5-0 to Samford in 2021.
 
Mocs in the Southern Conference Tournament

1996	First Round	#5	at #4 Appalachian State	L, 2-6
1997	First Round	#7	at #2 Wofford	L, 0-3
2003	Quarterfinal	#4	vs. #5 ETSU	W, 3-1
	Semifinal		vs. #1 Furman	L, 0-3
2004	Quarterfinal	#4	vs. #5 Davidson	L, 1-2
2005	Quarterfinal	#6	vs. #3 UNC Greensboro	L, 0-2
2014	First Round	#10	vs. #7 Wofford	L, 0-5
2015	First Round	#8	vs. #9 VMI	2OT, 0-0 (2-3 PK)
2016	Quarterinal	#6	vs. #3 Mercer	L, 0-3
2017	Quarterfinal	#6	vs. #3 UNC Greensboro	L, 0-2
2018	First Round	#7	vs. #10 VMI	L, 0-1
2019	Quarterfinal	#6	vs. #3 UNC Greensboro	2OT, 1-1 (2-4 PK)
2020 (21)	Semifinal	#3	vs. #2 Furman	L, 0-1
2021	First Round	#8	vs. #9 Wofford	2OT, 1-1 (5-3 PK)
	Quarterfinal		vs. #1 Samford	L, 0-5
2022	Quarterfinal	#1	vs. #8 Wofford	W, 2-1
	Semifinal		vs. #4 UNC Greensboro	LO2, 1-2
2023	Quarterfinal	#6	vs. #3 Samford	LO2, 2-3
2024	Quarterfinal	#5	vs. #4 Mercer	WOT, 3-2

 
First Round        0-4-2 (PK: 1-2)
Quarterfinal      3-6-1 (PK: 0-1)
Semifinal            0-3-0
Final                     0-0-0
Overtime             0-2-3 (PK: 1-2)
 
Mocs in the Chattanooga Record Book
• Caroline Richvalsky is seventh on the Mocs career list with 42 points. She has 17 career goals, tied for seventh, and 11 assists, eighth all-time. She is tied for fourth all-time with 183 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 also 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 23 and tied for third with 14 shutouts. She is fifth with a 1.18 career goals-against average and tied for fith for saves (167). Her 1.19 goals against average this season is currently 10th on the single season list.
 
Mocs in the National Rankings (10/29)
• Zoey Mize is 55th for assists per game (0.41) and 53^rd in the NCAA for total assists with seven. She assisted on five of Caroline Richvalsky's six goals and had two against The Citadel (Sophia Mize, Sylvie Keck).
• Caroline Richvalsky is 34th for shots per game at 3.83 and 37^th for shots on goal per game with 1.83 per game. She is 148^th in the NCAA for goals total goals with seven.
• Clarissa Salinas is tied with 329 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 30th in the NCAA for Goalie Minutes Played at 1629:13. She has played every minute in goal for Chattanooga this season.
 
Mocs Team Rankings in NCAA

• 132	Corner Kicks per Game	4.89
• 143	Shots on Goal per Game	5.94
• 145	Shots per Game	12.89
• 148	Goals-Against Average	1.215
• 159	Shot Accuracy	0.461
• 182	Won-Lost-Tied Percentage	.472