#14 Tennessee Soccer Looks to Rebound at Vanderbilt
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Oct. 15, 2011
UT (11-4, 4-3) at VANDY (8-7, 2-5) - CSS
October 16, 2011 | 2 p.m. ET
VU Soccer Complex | Nashville, Tenn.
THE VANDERBILT MATCH
- TELEVISION: Tennessee and Vanderbilt will be broadcast live on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) and is expected to be available through Watch ESPN (computer) with Justin Cazana and former Lady Vol soccer player Cameron (Conway) Broome on the call.
- Tennessee trails Vanderbilt 7-9-2 in the all-time series, making VU one of just two SEC teams (Florida is the other) to own a winning record versus the Lady Vols. UT hasn't had much success in Nashville against the Commodores as witnessed by a 2-4-1 mark at the VU Soccer Complex.
- The `Dores enter Sunday with an 8-7 overall record and a 2-5 tally in SEC play. VU entered this weekend riding a two-match winning streak after stunning then-SEC leading LSU (2-1, 2OT on Oct. 7) and topping Arkansas (2-0 on Oct. 9). VU dropped its Oct. 14th match to Georgia, 2-0
- Senior F/MF Candace West guides the way for the Vandy offense with four goals and two assists for 10 total points, one of a quartet of VU players with at least two scores in 2011. Junior GK Jessica Amlaw has seen the most action in net (614:38), posting a 1.32 GAA, 24 saves and a 3-3 record with two shutouts.
Tennessee Soccer Free Kicks
- Tennessee has demonstrated a strong ability to bounce back from losses thus far in 2011, posting a perfect 3-0 mark after its previous three defeats this season. Included among those wins are triumphs over #18 Texas A&M (1-0), #6 Florida (4-2) and Arkansas (4-0). UT dropped a 1-0 (2OT) decision on Friday night at Kentucky and will be looking for a win to finish out its weekend league road jaunt.
- Rookie net minder Julie Eckel is closing in on some long time freshman standards in Lady Vol goalkeeping history. Former Big Orange keeper Ellen Dean set the rookie records of 11 victories and 5.3 shutouts back in 1998 in helping Tennessee to a 12-8 overall record. Eckel currently sits at 11 WINS AND FIVE SOLO SHUTOUTS THROUGH JUST HER FIRST 15 MATCHES in the Orange & White, leaving the Cordova, Tenn., native with plenty of opportunity to surpass Dean's standards down the stretch in 2011. Former Lady Vol GK Sarah Kitchin set the rookie mark for goals-against-average at 1.05 over just 10 matches as a sub back in 2006. Eckel is currently ahead of that standard in possession of a 0.92 GAA.
- At this point in any season certain trends begin developing statistically with a team and Tennessee soccer in 2011 is certainly no different. Entering play on Sun., Oct. 16, the Lady Vols are an impressive 7-0-0 during day matches but just 4-4-0 during night contests. UT is a perfect 7-0-0 when leading at the half, but only 1-2-0 when behind at the break. The Big Orange is 10-0-0 in contests in which they total at least two goals and just 1-4-0 when scoring a single tally or less. Tennessee is also 9-1-0 when permitting one goal or less and just 2-3-0 when allowing two or more scores.
- The old adage proved especially true for the Big Orange soccer squad on Fri., Oct. 7, as Tennessee showed its match truly wasn't over till it was over against Ole Miss. UT spotted the Rebels a 3-0 lead at the half before the Lady Vols began a stirring rally to post a 4-3 (OT) victory on senior forward Chelsea Hatcher's "golden goal" at 91:33. The occurrence marked the LARGEST COMEBACK IN UT SOCCER HISTORY and also just the fourth time in UT annals that the team allowed three goals during a match and still managed to win. The Orange & White spotted #15 Duke a 3-1 halftime lead back on Aug. 27, 2004, before rallying for a 4-3 (OT) triumph. Tennessee also emerged victorious over Georgia (4-3, OT) on Oct. 27, 2000, and Colorado College (7-5) on Nov. 1, 1998.
Game Notes
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