CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga soccer team travels to Rock Hill, S.C., to take on Winthrop in non-conference action Sunday evening at Eagle Field.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, August 12
Time: 5:00 p.m.
The link for live stats is available online on the women's soccer schedule page on GoMocs.com. There will NOT be a video stream of the game.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. WINTHROP and THE LAST TIME THEY MET
The two programs have met just once. The Mocs came away with a 4-0 victory over the Eagles last season at Finley Stadium in the season opener. The Mocs outshot Winthrop 19-6 with a 6-1 shots on goal advantage.
 
Paige Thomas got the scoring started in the 34^th minute and Caroline Richvalsky added to the tab with a goal less than four minutes later. In the second half, Zoey Mize, assisted by Ella Grace Dillard, found the back and of the net and Ayden Wood nailed it shut in the 86^th minute on an assist from Clarissa Salinas.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (0-0-1)
Chattanooga's Quinn Johnson scored a late goal on a free kick to put the Mocs up 1-0 on UT Martin in the season opener. However, the Skyhawks scored a penalty kick in the last minute to tie the match. UTC outshot UTM 13-2 with a 6-1 shots on goal advantage. Both teams had three corner kicks and the Mocs were called offside twice.
 
ABOUT WINTHROP (0-1)
The Eagles opened the season at Southern Conference foe Western Carolina Thursday in Cullowhee. After scoring the first two goals of the match in the first half, Winthrop gave up two in the period for a 2-2 draw at the half and WCU added two more in the second half for the win.
 
MOCS NEWS AND NOTES
 
JOHNSON SCORES IN OPENING DRAW
Quinn Johnson scored the Mocs first goal of the season on a free kick from 30 yards out in the 77th minute against UT Martin. However, the Skyhawks converted on a PK in the final minute to tie the match.
 
CAROLINE EKERN EARNS EXTRA YEAR
As of July 31 2026, a federal court has granted a class-wide preliminary injunction requiring the NCAA to allow 2021-22 high school graduates (Class of 2022) a fifth year of eligibility for the 2026-27 season if they exhausted their four seasons of eligibility this past spring. The NCAA is appealing this ruling.
 
Due to this ruling, keeper Caroline Ekern was granted a fifth year of eligibility and rejoined her teammates on the pitch. She is the Mocs winningest keeper and the all-time leader for UTC in clean sheets.
 
JOHNSON NAMED TO PRESEASON TEAM
Sophomore Quinn Johnson was named to the Southern Conference Coaches Preseason All-Conference Team. She was the 2025 SoCon Freshman of the Year and was third on the team in scoring. She returns as the Mocs top scorer.
 
MOCS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH
The Mocs were picked to finish fifth in the SoCon preseason coaches poll by a one-point margin behind Western Carolina and one point ahead of Mercer. UTC placed fourth in 2025.
 
ZOEY MIZE JOINS STAFF AS ASSISTANT
Zoey Mize, a 2026 graduate of UTC, joins the Mocs coaching staff as an assistant coach. She will work with head coach Gavin McKinney and assistant coach Josie Rix with the field players and day-to-day development of the squad. Mize is the Mocs all-time leader for assists as a four-year starter.
 
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