SOCCER CENTRAL: LSU (SEC Quarterfinals)

Tuesday, October 30

Orange Beach, AL

1:00 PM

University of Tennessee

LSU

Photo by: Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics

October 29, 2018 | Soccer

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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- The second-seeded Tennessee Volunteers are set to open up SEC Tournament play Tuesday at noon CT, facing No. 7 seed LSU in the quarterfinals at the City of Orange Beach Sportsplex.

Tuesday's match will be televised on SEC Network, with an online version of the broadcast available at this link. Live stats will also be provided at SECSports.com.

FIVE ALL-SEC VOLS: For the second year in a row, five Tennessee players were chosen All-SEC in a vote of the league's head coaches - headlined by Bunny Shaw being named the 2018 SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Shaw, Katie Cousins and Maya Neal all repeated as First Team All-SEC honorees from a year ago, while Erin Gilroy and MA Vignola were tabbed Second Team All-SEC to round out UT's award winners.

SEASON FINALE: Senior forward Bunny Shaw scored the golden goal in the 96^th minute as Tennessee (13-2-2, 7-2-1 SEC) topped Missouri 2-1 in overtime Thursday night. Trailing 1-0 in the second half, junior midfielder Katie Cousins came through with the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 72^nd minute of action.

VOLS LOCK UP NO. 2 SEED: With the win over Missouri and other results around the league, Tennessee secured the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament, the highest for the Vols since claiming the regular season crown in 2005. Additionally, UT's .750 win percentage in conference play is the highest in seven years under head coach Brian Pensky.

DONUTS ONLY: With 11 shutouts this season, the Vols are one clean sheet away from tying a program record that was set in 2003. The Tennessee defensive unit has allowed a staggeringly low nine goals this season, on pace to shatter the record-low of 16 goals allowed in 2012.

SEC TOURNAMENT HISTORY: The Vols hold a 15-13-5 all-time record in the SEC Tournament and are on the hunt for their first championship since 2008. Tennessee has claimed four SEC Tournament titles overall, taking the trophy home in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008.

The Vols are 9-9-1 in SEC Tournament openers, including a 3-1-1 record since 2011. Last season, UT was eliminated by Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals by a score of 1-0.

THE SERIES: Tennessee owns a 14-4-3 record against LSU since 1996, with a five-match unbeaten streak dating to 2012. Last time, the Vols topped the Tigers at home on Oct. 18, winning 2-1 in double overtime thanks to a golden header from Bunny Shaw in the 108^th minute.

The Vols have faced LSU three times in the SEC Tournament, going 1-1-1.

UP NEXT: The winner of Tuesday's match will go on to face the winner between No. 3 seed Texas A&M and No. 6 seed South Carolina on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee soccer, follow @Vol_Soccer on Twitter.