CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's soccer team opens postseason play this Friday, October 31, in the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals, taking on Furman at Shauna Yelton Field in Birmingham, Ala., hosted by top-seeded Samford.
 
The Mocs (10-4-4, 4-2-3 SoCon) enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed, riding momentum from a 1-0 road win over Western Carolina to close the regular season.
 
Game Day Information
SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal
Mocs vs. Furman
Friday, October 31
8:00 p.m. EDT
Birmingham, Ala. | Shauna Yelton Field
Links for live stats and video streaming on ESPN+ available online at GoMocs.com
 
Last Time Out vs. Furman
These two teams last met on October 16 at Finley Stadium, battling to a 1-1 draw. Freshman Quinn Johnson opened the scoring just 85 seconds into the match, assisted by Zoey Mize and Caroline Richvalsky. Furman equalized in the 74th minute.
 
Chattanooga outshot Furman 24-8 in that match and held an 8-2 edge in shots on goal, but Furman goalkeeper Reese DeJong made seven saves to preserve the tie.
 
Chattanooga vs. Furman
While Furman has a resounding 29 wins against the Mocs, Chattanooga has gone unbeaten in the last four meetings that include a win in 2024 and a 1-1 draw at Finley Stadium earlier this month.
 
Chattanooga By the Numbers

• Chattanooga has been dominant at home (8-0-1).
• UTC has scored a SoCon-leading 36 goals this season while allowing just 20, averaging 2.0 goals per game.
• 10 season wins ranks second all-time for the Mocs.
• Caroline Richvalsky leads the team with 9 goals and 8 assists, followed by Paige Thomas (8 goals) and Quinn Johnson (5 goals).
• Goalkeeper Caroline Ekern has posted 7 shutouts and a 1.11 goals-against average.

 
About Furman
Furman (8-2-5, 2-1-4 SoCon) enters as the No. 5 seed, led by Maddie Massie and Norah Roller up top. The Paladins are unbeaten in their last five matches and have allowed just one goal per game on average.
 
What's Next
The winner of Friday's match advances to the SoCon semifinals on Sunday, November 2, also in Birmingham.