University of Tennessee Athletics
SOCCER CENTRAL: Tennessee at Missouri
October 15, 2015 | Soccer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --The Volunteers' soccer team will look to remain unbeaten on the road when they travel to take on Missouri this Sunday afternoon.
The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU at 2 p.m. ET., with Glen Davis and Cat Whitehill on the call.
Tennessee (7-2-5, 3-2-2 SEC) is coming off a 3-1 win at Alabama last Sunday night to improve their road record to 2-0-4 this season.
The Vols had a breakout offensive performance in in the win over the Crimson Tide, scoring their most goals in a conference game this season. Freshman midfielder Rylie O'Keefe became the seventh true or redshirt freshman to score a goal for the Vols this season, blasting home a free kick in the 10th minute. Junior forward Anna McClung scored the game-winner in the 67th minute on an assist from freshman Mackenzie Gouner and redshirt freshman Anna Bialczak scored her third goal of the year to cap off the scoring in the 86th minute.
Tennessee still leads the SEC in goals against (eight), goals against average (0.53) and shutouts (nine). The Vols also rank fourth in the conference with 30 assists and 228 shots.
Sunday will provide a big opportunity for Tennessee to move up the conference standings as Missouri (6-4-4, 4-2-1 SEC) is currently tied for third in the SEC. The Vols enter the game in a tie for seventh, but trail the Tigers by just two points and first-place South Carolina by just five.
The Tigers are 3-1-1 in their last five games and defeated Georgia, 2-0, on Sunday in their last outing. Sophomore midfielders Savannah Trujillo (four goals) and Jessica Johnson (two goals, three assists) lead the Tigers' attack while freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Dossey leads the conference with a 0.52 GAA and has only allowed four goals in eight games.
The Big Orange have never lost to Missouri, posting a 2-0-1 record with all three meetings coming over the past three years. Both wins in the series came against ranked Missouri teams, including a 3-0 victory over the 21st ranked Tigers last season in Knoxville.
Following Sunday's contest, the Vols return to Regal Soccer Stadium for their final two home games of the season, hosting Ole Miss on Oct. 23 and Kentucky on Oct. 25.
