University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, September 24
Columbia, SC
2:00 PM
University of Tennessee
at
South Carolina
Soccer Central: South Carolina
September 23, 2017 | Soccer
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The No. 21 Tennessee soccer team faces its first top-10 foe of the season Sunday, taking on No. 3 South Carolina at Stone Stadium at 2 p.m.
The Vols (9-0-1, 1-0-1) look to remain unbeaten on the season following a 1-1 tie with Auburn on Thursday. South Carolina (8-1-0, 2-0-0) leads the SEC early after a pair of 1-0 victories against Alabama and Kentucky.
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The Vols (9-0-1, 1-0-1) look to remain unbeaten on the season following a 1-1 tie with Auburn on Thursday. South Carolina (8-1-0, 2-0-0) leads the SEC early after a pair of 1-0 victories against Alabama and Kentucky.
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FAST START
- Tennessee started the year 9-0, tied for the program's longest winning streak (2004) and the best opening to a season in program history, surpassing the 5-0 start to 2012.
- The Vols have outscored teams 22 to 3. Shae Yanez leads the SEC with 0.24 goals allowed/game.
- Newcomer Khadija Shaw leads the Vols with eight goals scored, 2nd in the SEC. Graduate Hannah Wilkinson led UT with 11 goals all of last season.
SCORELESS STREAK
- Tennessee had seven shutouts through nine games. The Vols had eight shutouts last year.
- The Vols went for 486 minutes without allowing a goal. Virginia Tech scored in the 53rd minute of the Vols' 3-1 victory to break the streak (9/10).
RETURN TO RANKINGS
- Tennessee is back in the national rankings after appearing this week at No. 21 in the United Coaches poll and No. 16 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
- The first NCAA RPI was released this week; UT is No. 11. South Carolina is No. 1
SERIES VS. SOUTH CAROLINA
- Series: Tennessee leads 12-8-2
- In Columbia: Tennessee leads 4-3-2
- Last Meeting: South Carolina has won the last three meetings. including 2-0 in Knoxville last year.
- 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).
Players Mentioned
SOC | Joe Kirt Postgame vs. Texas A&M (9.26.25)
Friday, September 26
SOC | Mattern & Norris Postgame vs. Texas A&M (9.26.25)
Friday, September 26
SOC | Leah Klurman & Cayden Norris Postgame vs. LSU (9.21.25)
Sunday, September 21
SOC | Joe Kirt Postgame vs. LSU (9.21.25)
Sunday, September 21
