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MATCH CENTRAL: #23 Tennessee vs. Ole Miss

MATCH CENTRAL: #23 Tennessee vs. Ole Miss


The No. 23 Tennessee soccer team is primed for a 7 p.m. ET Thursday matchup against Ole Miss to open SEC play. 

Admission is free for all preseason and regular-season soccer matches. Additionally, For fans planning to attend, we will have one shuttle (ADA accessible) picking up at Ag Campus and dropping off at the top of Cronan and Stephenson. Shuttles will begin at 5:30pm and run until one hour postgame. Please note that Tennessee’s clear bag policy will be in effect.

 

GAME PROMOTIONS:

  • Giveaway: 500 scarves
  • Food Trucks: Good Hombres | Irveys
  • Anthem: Saintly Singers from the Episcopal Church
  • There will be additional parking at Ag. Campus. Fans can also walk to Regal Stadium via the greenway on Neyland Drive.

UT is coming off an impressive and resilient 1-0 victory over No. 5 Memphis, tallying their sixth-consecutive clean sheet in the process. The six shutouts in a row are its most since 2021.
UT concluded its non-conference slate with an undefeated record at home, going 4-0-1 in the process.
MAC & ALLY PUTTIN’ EM ON NOTICE: Tennessee soccer’s Mac Midgley and Ally Zazzara were both slated to SEC Weekly awards, the conference announced Monday. Midgley was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week as Zazzara was tabbed SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Midgley, who has been firing on all cylinders for the Lady Vols, scored the lone goal during a 1-0 win over No. 5 Memphis. It marked her second goal of the season. The junior currently has three goal contributions and six shots on goal heading into SEC play. Zazzara, who picked up her sixth-consecutive shutout, currently holds the fourth-best goals against average in the country with a .148 mark while also boasting a .933 save percentage.

BACKLINE BALLIN’:  The Tennessee defense has allowed just 7.3 shots per game and is tied for third nationally with an .857 shutout percentage. Additionally, UT has held its opponents scoreless for 580.58 consecutive minutes.

SCOUTING THE REBELS: Similarly to UT, Ole Miss has 10 returners from the 2023 season, along with 17 newcomers. The Rebels are coming off a 1-4 loss against Lipscomb. Ten players have contributed at least one goal for Ole Miss, as Freshman Katie Ramsden enters Thursday’s match with three assists on the season. Defensively, the Rebels have posted four shutouts this year.

MATCHUP HISTORY: The Lady Vols hold an 18-4-2 all-time record against Ole Miss. Tennessee’s last matchup with the Rebels was a 1-0 win in Oxford,…

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