CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's soccer team has a busy week ahead, hosting Furman on Thursday and VMI on Sunday. Sunday's match against VMI will also serve as Senior Day, celebrating seven Mocs playing in the final home match of their career at UTC.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
• Mocs vs. Furman
• Site: Chattanooga | Finley Stadium
• Time: 6:00 p.m.
• Links for live stats and video streaming on ESPN+ are available online at GoMocs.com.
• Admission is FREE
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. FURMAN
The Mocs and Paladins have met 32 times with Furman leading the series 29-1-2. The Mocs won the last meeting and the matches in 2022 and 2023 ended in 1-1 draws. In Chattanooga, Furman leads the series 14-0-1.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
Zoey Mize's shot bent in towards the goal and hit off the far post and into the net early in the match for what turned out to be the lone score on the day. The win was the first by UTC over the Paladins in program history. The win snapped Furman's nine-game unbeaten streak and extended Chattanooga's win streak to three games this season, all by shutout. Mize took a throw in from Hannah Opie and spun away from the Furman defender and going low. Near the touch line, just outside the penalty area she kicked the ball into the box with her left foot and the shot hit off the far post and bounced in for the score in the eighth minute.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (8-4-3, 2-2-2 SoCon)
• Mocs are fifth in the Southern Conference standings with eight points.
• Chattanooga leads the conference with 31 goals and has allowed 19.
• Caroline Richvalsky leads the Mocs with 22 points. She has a team-high eight goals and six assists. She is ranked in the Top 4 in four categories over her career at UTC including third for assists.
• Caroline Ekern is UTC's all-time leader for wins (31) and shutouts (19).
 
ABOUT FURMAN (8-2-4, 2-1-3 SoCon)
• The Paladins are fourth in the SoCon standings with nine points.
• Furman is second in the league for goals with 29 and has allowed just 12 goals this season.
• Norah Roller leads the team with 14 points on five goals and two assists.
• Callah Dando and Ellie Herrmann each have a team-high four assists.
• Reese DeJong has eight wins on the season with a 0.89 goals against average and a 83.1 save percentage.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. VMI
Chattanooga holds a slight 6-5-2 edge against the Keydets. The series is tied in Chattanooga at 3-3-1. UTC has won the last six and unbeaten in seven of the last eight.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
The Mocs beat VMI 3-1 in Lexington last season extending its win streak to four games. VMI scored first, getting a goal in the second minute. Caroline Richvalsky scored the equalizer in the 17^th minute and assisted on Sophia Mize's goal just before halftime. Clarissa Salinas, who assisted on the first goal, drove home the third of the match in the 78^th minute. Nicole Solete assisted on Mize's goal.
 
ABOUT VMI (1-13-1, 0-6-0 SoCon)
• The Keydets have not tallied a win or tie in league play this season.
• VMI has scored 10 goals so far while allowing 53.
• Mackenzie Hobik leads the team with two goals and two assists for four points.
• Maren Ryberg has started 15 games in net and has 101 saves with one shutout.
 
Gates open one hour prior to kick off and admission for all Chattanooga home soccer matches is free. Enter through the South Gate. Parking is available around Finley Stadium.
 
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