University of Tennessee Athletics
SOCCER CENTRAL: Tennessee vs. Belmont
September 13, 2015 | Soccer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee soccer team hosts Belmont on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Regal Soccer Stadium.
Sunday's match will feature an SEC Network +/WatchESPN broadcast with Roger Hoover as the play-by-play announcer and VFL Tori Beeler Watson providing analysis. UTSports.com will also feature live stats and a live blog.
Sunday's match will also be the first-ever meeting between UT and Belmont.
The Vols (4-0-3) are coming off of a thrilling 1-0 victory over Arkansas in their SEC opener on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark. Ariel Kupritz scored in the 34th minute on a beautiful strike from the top left corner of the box to the right upper 90. The goal was the first of Kupritz's career. Julie Eckel (4-0-3) was magnificent in goal, making five saves and breaking up several crosses into the six-yard box to post her sixth shutout in seven games this season.
Belmont (1-3-1) is coming off of a scoreless tie against Evansville on Sept. 11 in Evansville, Ill. After opening the year with a 1-0 home win over Little Rock on Aug. 23, Belmont has gone winless in its last four matches and the Bruins have been outscored, 6-2, in that span. Goalkeeper Stephanie Bukovec (1-3-1) has a 1.10 GAA and 37 saves on the year.
Tennessee next hosts Auburn at 3 p.m. ET on Sept. 20 on SEC Network.
