University of Tennessee Athletics
Thursday, October 5
Knoxville, TN
7:00 PM
University of Tennessee
vs
Ole Miss
Soccer Central: #21 Vols vs. #24 Ole Miss
October 04, 2017 | Soccer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After back-to-back road games, the No. 21 Tennessee soccer team returns to home competition Thursday against No. 24 Ole Miss.
The game kicks off at 7 p.m. Eastern at Regal Soccer Stadium. Admission is free.
The Vols (10-1-1, 2-1-1) are coming off a 2-0 victory last week at Alabama. Ole Miss (9-2-1, 2-2-0) lost 2-0 to No. 3 South Carolina at home.
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The game kicks off at 7 p.m. Eastern at Regal Soccer Stadium. Admission is free.
The Vols (10-1-1, 2-1-1) are coming off a 2-0 victory last week at Alabama. Ole Miss (9-2-1, 2-2-0) lost 2-0 to No. 3 South Carolina at home.
For more news and notes:
SHUTOUT COUNTER: 8
- Tennessee had 8 shutouts through 12 games, matching the shutout total for last season with six regular-season games remaining.
- Ole Miss also has eight shutouts.
- Shae Yanez has recorded seven complete-game shutouts in goal, giving her 10 in her career. She ranks sixth in the NCAA and tops in the SEC in goals against average (0.34).
- Center backs Mackenzie Gouner and Maya Neal have started all 12 games on defense, crossing the 1,000-minutes played marker last week.
- The Vols have outscored teams 26 to 4 this season, including 6 to 2 in SEC play.
- The Vols went 486 minutes without allowing a goal earlier this season (8/24 to 9/10).
LAST WEEK...
- The Lady Vols defeated Alabama 2-0 on the road in their lone match last week. It was Tennessee's sixth road win this season, first in SEC play.
- Khadija "Bunny" Shaw scored her team-leading ninth goal of the season. She is just two goals away from matching Hannah Wilkinson's team-leading 11 goals last year.
- Salera Jordan scored her first goal in Tennessee uniform. She had seven goals last year at MTSU.
RETURN TO RANKINGS
- UT has been in the national rankings the last three weeks, checking in this week at No. 21.
- The Vols are currently a season-best No. 10 in the RPI; Ole Miss is No. 25.
VS. OLE MISS
- Series: UT leads 14-4-2
- In Knoxville: UT leads 5-3-1
- Last Meeting: The teams split the meetings last year. Ole Miss won in the regular season, but the Vols defeated Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament 2-0.
- Ranked Wins: Tennessee's last top-25 win came in a 3-0 win over No. 21 Missouri (10/26/14). The last top-10 win -- outside of shootouts -- was 1-0 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (10/19/12).
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