The Chattanooga soccer team travels to Furman and VMI this week for the final road games of the regular season. The Mocs will take on Furman Thursday, October 17 at Stone Stadium in Greenville, S.C., and then travel to Lexington, Va., to face VMI at Patchin Field Sunday, Oct. 20.
The series between UTC and Furman dates back to 1996, Chattanooga’s first season. The Mocs have yet to get a win over the Paladins, however, the last two meetings between the programs have ended in draws. On the road, UTC tied the Paladins 1-1 in 2022 after 15 losses.
The Mocs are one a two-game win streak with back-to-back 2-0 wins over SoCon foes ETSU and The Citadel.
Chattanooga has 12 goals scored on the season led by Caroline Richvalsky with five. All five goals are assisted by Zoey Mize who leads UTC with seven assists. Richvalsky is 10th in the league with 11 points and tied for seventh in goals. Mize is tied for the league lead in assists and tied for 14th in scoring. UTC has eight different goal scorers. Caroline Ekern has played all 1260 minutes between the pipes, second best in the conference, and has a 1.29 goals against average, fourth best in the league.
The Paladins are riding a nine-game unbeaten streak with six wins and three draws. Overall, Furman is 7-4-3 and 3-0-2 against the SoCon and currently in a tie for third with Mercer and UNC Greensboro. The Paladins have 22 goals on the year led by Jenny Jacobson with four goals and nine points. Tara Katz and Nieva Gaither each have three goals and Valentina Masquera and Ellie Herrmann each lead the way with three assists. Reese DeJong, the current SoCon Defensive Player of the Week and Addison Corn have split time in goal this season. They have allowed 20 goals and have a 1.43 goals against average and .747 combined save percentage with four shutouts.