No. 8/3 [1] Vanderbilt vs No. 5/4 [2] TCU
Saturday, Nov. 29 • 6:30 p.m. • ESPN+
Vanderbilt Soccer Complex • Nashville, Tenn.
Series History
• Vanderbilt leads the all time 1-0-0 overall, with the lone matchup between the two schools combine in 1997 when the Commodores visited TCU and walked away with a 4-0 victory
• The Dores 18 wins tie for the most in program history
• Vanderbilt soccer head coach Darren Ambrose is one win away from becoming the all-time winningest head soccer coach at Vandy
The Opponent
• TCU enters the contest 17-2-3 overall, coming off a 1-1 tie over defending national champs North Carolina, forcing penalty kicks and advancing 4-3 in PKs
• The Frogs haven’t lost a game since Oct. 2 when they took a 3-1 deficit to Colorado
• TCU will play in its second NCAA Quarterfinal match ever on Saturday against the Commodores
• TCU has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments and recently hosted the second and third round for the first time
Scouting Report
• Seven Castain currently ranks second in program history for goals (40) and third for points (95) while not missing a match for her entire career. She leads the team in goals this season with 17 and has registered 38 points on the year
• Cameron Patton, All-Big 12 First Team leads the team in assists with eight and has tallied at least one point in seven of the last 11 matches
• Olivia Geller, Has appeared in 16 matches this season, totaling 49 saves and six clean sheets – most recently against Memphis and secured a season and career-high eight saves vs North Carolina
Last Time Out
• Melania Fullerton registered the game-winner in the second half to send top-seeded Vanderbilt to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in program history after taking down LSU 1-0 at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex on Monday afternoon. With the win, Vanderbilt improves to 18-3-2, marking the program’s most victories in a season since 1994. Fullerton, a junior from Dallas, Texas, delivered the game-winner in the 65th minute, finishing a cross from Grace Freeman and Courtney Jones to break the drought
• The Commodores outshot LSU 18–11 and generated 13 corner kicks while holding 57 percent possession. Vanderbilt’s attack forced Tigers goalkeeper Audur Scheving into six saves, including five in the opening half. LSU had a chance to equalize in the 73rd minute after drawing a penalty, but senior goalkeeper Sara Wojdelko denied Ida Hermannsdóttir’s attempt with a diving stop to her right. The save secured Wojdelko’s 11th shutout of the season, tied for the third-most in program history, and her 22nd career clean sheet, also third-most all-time at Vanderbilt
History Happens Here
• The Commodores continue its historic season, reaching the Elite Eight for first time in program history. The Dores reached the Sweet 16 for the first time ever during the 2024 season
• Vandy has tallied 18 wins this year, the most since tying the program record that was set in 1994
• Head coach Darren Ambrose is one win away from becoming Vanderbilt soccer’s all-time winningest head coach
• The Commodores have posted 14 clean sheets, the most since the program record of 15 was set in 2005
WOJO MOJO
• Vandy’s defense has the third-best GAA in the country at .513
• Wojo leads the charge in net, with the current fourth-best GAA in a single season in program history (.51)
• For her career, she’s at .70 which is currently the second-best in program history in the career category
• Woj has tallied 22 career clean sheets, taking third place in program history
• This season, she has posted 11 shutouts which is third most in a single season in program history and tied for ninth in the country
