SOCCER CENTRAL: Middle Tennessee

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Tennessee soccer team looks to extend its season-opening winning streak Sunday against Middle Tennessee at 6 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Central).

The Vols (5-0) are tied with their best start in program history after a 3-0 victory over Belmont on Friday. Middle Tennessee (0-3) had a game scheduled for Friday against Middle Tennessee, but it was postponed because of rain.

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OPENING NOTES

Tennessee is off to a 5-0 start, the best opening to a season for UT since going a program-best 5-0 to begin 2012. UT's longest program winning streak is nine matches (2004).
The Vols are now halfway through non-conference play with four matches to go before opening the SEC season at Kentucky.
Newcomers Khadija Shaw and McKinley Burkett lead the Vols early with two goals each heading into the weekend. Shaw scored twice in the 6-1 win over ETSU. Burkett scored against ETSU and added an early game-winner over Charleston. (Update: Shaw recorded a hat trick on Friday, giving her five goals on the season.)
Tennessee has four shutouts through five games. The Vols had eight shutouts last year.

THE TEAM

Tennessee's 24-player roster features nine newcomers and 15 returners, including last year's All-SEC and NSCAA all-region honorees Maya Neal and Rylie O'Keefe. Sophomore midfielder Katie Cousins is also back after playing for Team USA at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup last year.
O'Keefe accumulated the most points last season among the returners, totaling 19 points on five goals and nine assists while starting all 21 matches.
The new class of 7 freshmen and 2 transfers was ranked 11th in the country by TDS. Five were ranked in the IMG Academy Top 150. Khadija Shaw signed with the Vols after an All-American junior college career.

INSIDE THE SERIES

VS. BELMONT
Series: Tennessee leads 1-0-0
Goals For/Against: 8-0
Last Match: Tennessee defeated Belmont in the only meetings between the programs 8-0 in 2015 in Knoxville.
Earlier This Year: Belmont defeated MTSU 3-2.

VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Series: Tennessee leads 5-1-0
Last Match: UT won the last meeting 3-0 last year in Knoxville with goals from MA Vignola, Hannah Wilkinson and Cali Hutson.
Connections: Sophomore Salera Jordan was Tennessee's leading scorer last season.

OPENING NOTES

THE TEAM

INSIDE THE SERIES

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Players Mentioned

McKinley Burkett

Katie Cousins

Cali Hutson

Salera Jordan

Maya Neal

Rylie O'Keefe

Bunny Shaw

Hannah Wilkinson

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