The Chattanooga soccer team opens Southern Conference action this week with a road match at Wofford on Thursday. The Mocs then return home to open league play at Finley Stadium against Samford.
This will be the 32nd meeting between the Mocs and Terriers. Wofford leads the series 16-10-5. Chattanooga is currently on a two-match win streak and is unbeaten in 10 of the last 11 meetings.
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The Mocs beat the Terriers 2-0 at home for a second straight shutout on the season.
Chattanooga’s offense scored two early goals and the defense held the Terrier attack at bay. Caroline Richvalsky scored the game winner, her seventh goal of the season, in the 17th minute and Birna Johannsdottir scored just over a minute later on a penalty kick for her fourth goal on the year. UTC outshot Wofford 19-8 and had a 10-2 shots on goal advantage.
The Mocs closed out the non-conference slate with a tie at Belmont on Sept. 15. UTC put together a schedule that featured a pair of strong SEC foes in Tennessee and Alabama and a first-time meeting against 15th-ranked Xavier. The Mocs opened the season with a 2-2 tie on the road at Georgia State and finished play out of conference with 1-1 ties against Tennessee Tech and the Bruins. Chattanooga shut out Jacksonville State 1-0 in Gamecock territory.
Caroline Richvalsky leads UTC with three goals, ninth in the Socon, and six points. Zoey Mize, tied for fourth in the league, has accounted for three assists and is second on the team in scoring. Ella Attaway, Clarissa Salinas and Brenna Swiger each have a goal for the Mocs and Nicole Solete has an assist. Caroline Ekern has played every match in the net for Chattanooga this season. She has a 1.63 goals against average and 30 saves, tied for fourth in the conference.
The Terriers are on a four-game unbeaten streak that includes three wins and a tie. Wofford posted clean sheets in its last three outings and shut out Stetson in the second game of the season. The Terriers average 1.22 goals per game and have a .465 shots on goal percentage.
Ines Obradovac has a team-high five goals, tied for third in the SoCon, and leads the Terriers with 11 points and three game winners. Megan Childress has two goals and two assists and is second on the team in scoring while Millie Murphy also has a pair of goals. Elizabeth Navola has started four games and accounted up three wins. She has a .955 saves percentage, third in the SoCon, and a 0.22 goals against average.