NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt Athletics is seeking to break a soccer attendance record this Sunday when the Southeastern Conference-leading Commodores face Georgia, while also looking to match the longest win streak in program history. The Commodores also jumped into the rankings this week as they were ranked 25th by the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
The Commodores, 10-1 overall and 3-0 in the SEC, will host the Bulldogs Sunday at 4 p.m. CT at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex.
The Commodores are the only team undefeated in conference play and are riding a 10-game win streak. It is one win shy of the program-record 11-game win streak established in 2005.
Vanderbilt Athletics is pushing a “Pack The Plex” promotion in hopes of breaking the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex attendance record of 1,092 fans set in 2012.
Sparked by Kaylann Boyd and Haley Hopkins, Vanderbilt has outscored its opponents 25-6 in its winning streak. Hopkins leads the team with seven goals and Boyd is right behind her with six. Those marks ranks fourth and sixth in the SEC, respectively.
They have both been solid in SEC play, each scoring twice in conference games. Boyd scored against Florida and Missouri, while Hopkins netted her second multi-goal game of the year against Alabama.
The Commodores also have been superb on defense. Goalkeeper Lauren Demarchi posts an SEC-best .917 save percentage and a second-best 0.35 goals against average. She has only allowed two goals this season.
The matchup is set to air on ESPNU. It is the second of three games this season for the Commodores on the network.
