The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's soccer team will host UT Martin Friday night and Radford Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at Finley Stadium.
The Mocs are 1-3-1 after earning a scoreless draw at Morehead State. Through five games the Mocs have given up just four goals with two shutouts. UTC held Alabama to just one goal after the Tide had averaged 4.33 goals per game in its previous three matches. Chattanooga's win was an 8-0 contest at home against Alabama A&M.
Peyton McCollum leads the team with six points on two goals and two assists.
Ellie Myrick has a team-high 16 shots with two goals, one assist and five points. McKenzie Gregg is third on the team in scoring with one goal and two assists for four points. Five more players have contributed to the Mocs scoring this season.
In goal, freshman Melia Correa has clocked 380 minutes. She has 17 saves for a .810 saves percentage and a 0.95 goals against average. She and Katie Emig each have one shutout with Emig recording the Mocs one win.
The Skyhawks are 1-4 on the year. After falling to Western Kentucky, UAB and Mississippi State, UTM defeated Troy 2-1 before falling to UMKC in their last contest. Martin has five goals on the year and has allowed 17 on 93 shots. The Skyhawks average one goal per game and have a .100 shots percentage with a .340 shots on goal percentage.
Saphyra Coombs-James and Danae Kaldaridou each have a team-high two goals and Maggie Burkett has the Skyhawk's fifth score. Shannon Grattan leads the team with two assists with two more players contributing to the scoring effort. In goal, Maya Jamison and MaKenzie Crawford have shared time with Jamison recording 315 minutes. She has 25 saves and has allowed eight goals while Crawford has given up nine. They pair have a .653 saves percentage and a 3.40 goals against average.
The Mocs are 5-2-1 against the Skyhawks. The last time the two teams met was in 2006 in Chattanooga with the teams ending in a double-overtime 1-1 draw. At home UTC is 4-0-1 against its sister school.
The Highlanders opening match at Howard was cancelled. In its next two matches, Radford fell to former SoCon foe Appalachian State (1-2) and current member ETSU (0-1). The Highlanders earned their first victory of the season with a 2-0 shutout against USC Upstate at home. Radford is averaging one goal per game with three on the year and is averaging 14.7 shots per game.
Jasmine Casarez leads the team with two goals on 11 shots. Jordan Lundin has a team-best two assists with 10 shots. Mckensey Ziegler has the Highlanders' third goal thus far. Courtenay Kaplan has started all three games in the net and has given up three goals with 11 saves for a .786 saves percentage.
The Mocs and the Highlanders have not met on the pitch since 2000 with the Mocs claiming the victory by a 2-0 margin on the road. Radfords owns a 4-1 advantage over UTC after winning the first four meetings.