NCAA Women

MATCH CENTRAL: #21 UT vs. Vanderbilt

MATCH CENTRAL: #21 UT vs. Vanderbilt


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 21 Tennessee will close out the regular season at home, hosting Vanderbilt on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on SEC Network. 

Fifth-year seniors Abbey Burdette, Mackenzie George and Hannah Zaluski and senior Lindsey Romig will be recognized prior to the match. The Senior Day ceremony will begin at 6:10 p.m. ET.

Tennessee would claim its third straight SEC East title with a win Thursday if South Carolina draws or loses against Missouri. 

The Lady Vols (10-4-2, 6-2-1 SEC) enter the matchup on the heels of a tough 6-1 loss to then-No.21 South Carolina on Sunday. Redshirt-junior Giselle Washington was the goal-scorer for UT, recording her first goal of the season in the 74th minute. Romig played all 90 minutes in goal, logging four saves.

Vanderbilt (11-2-3, 5-2-2 SEC) defeated Mississippi State 2-1 in Nashville in its last outing.

UT is 10-17-4 all-time against the Commodores and holds a record of 5-7-1 when playing at home. 

UP NEXT: The Lady Vols will head to the SEC Tournament in Pensacola, Fla. Their first match will be on Tuesday with time and opponent to be determined.

SCOUTING VANDY: Vanderbilt finshed the 2021 season at second in the SEC East Division with an 8-8-3 overall record and a 5-4-1 mark in conference matches. They return 19 players from that squad.

CLAUDIA IN CONFERENCE: Claudia Dipasupil has tallied five assists and three goals on the season. Four assists and all three goals have come in SEC games. She has scored those three goals on just six shots, five of which were on frame, for a shot percentage of .500 and a shot-on-goal percentage of .833 in conference matches. She currently leads UT in total points in SEC play with 10.

ROAD WARRIORS: With the win over Auburn, Tennessee completed its SEC away schedule with a perfect 5-0 record while only giving up two goals. Tennessee has gone undefeated on the road in SEC play twice previously in 2003 and 2018, but this marks the first time a UT team has won all away games in conference action.

EFFICIENCY ON THE WING: Dipasupil ranks fourth on the team in points (11) despite ranking 11th on the squad in minutes played (703). Among the four Lady Vols with double-digit points on the season, she is the only one who has attempted fewer than 30 shots, having taken just seven on the year.

CREATING CHANCES: The Lady Vols rank 16th nationally in shots per game (18.25) and shots on goal per game (8.56) and 10th in corner kicks per game…

Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at University of Tennessee Athletics…