No. 25/19 Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee
Sunday, September 7 • 6 p.m. • ESPN+
Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Series History
• This will be the 10th matchup in program history, in series that Vanderbilt leads 8-1
• The instate battle first started in 2005 with a 2-0 Vanderbilt win. The last time the teams faced each other was last year, marking a 3-0 Commodore victory in Nashville
• Vandy has only given up one goal to MTSU under head coach Darren Ambrose
The Opponent
• Middle Tennessee enters the contest 4-2-1 overall in 2025, coming off a 0-1 loss at Lipscomb Thursday night
• MTSU has registered wins over Belmont (2-1), Jackson State (3-0), Alabama A&M (2-0) and West Georgia (3-0)
• The Blue Raiders’ 3-0-1 start at home marks their best home record since 2006, remaining unbeaten through the month of August
Scouting Report
• Taijah Fraser leads the pack with a team-high tying seven points off three goals and one assist
• Freshman forward Alli Craig recorded her first career brace in last week’s 3-0 win over Jackson State. Craig converted both of her shots on goal, finishing the week with a 66.7% shot percentage in 93 minutes of action
• Sophomore Demi Gronauer returns to MTSU after a standout 2024 season, earning CUSA All-Tournament honors with five shutouts and 4.79 saves per match, second-most in the conference. Gronauer has made 16 stops this year and conceded eight goals
Last Time Out
• No. 25 Vanderbilt soccer secured a top-25 win over No. 16 Georgetown in a 1-0 decision on Thursday night at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. The win marked the Commodores’ first over a top-25 opponent since defeating No. 25 Clemson in the 2022 NCAA Tournament
• Midfielder Ally Bollig provided the difference just before halftime, registering her first career goal in the 43rd minute for Vanderbilt (5-1)
• Graduate keeper Sara Wojdelko anchored the Commodores with a season-high nine saves, posting her second shutout of the year and the 13th of her career
Almost Top-10
• Sara Wojdelko hit the 100 career saves mark against #16 Georgetown, registering nine stops in a 1-0 win Thursday evening
• The keeper is just four stops away from cracking into the program’s top-10. Below is a list of the program’s top-10 in saves:
1. 320, Rachel Bachtel (2007-10)
2. 262, Christy Barringer (1992-95)
3. 234, Lauren Korff (1990-93)
4. 224, Tyler Griffin (2004-06)
5. 208, Christiana Ogunsami (2014-16)
6. 166, Kate Devine (2020-25)
7. 160, Lauren Whitt (1998-02)
8. 148, Kaitlyn Fahrner (2016-17)
9. 130, Esther Thompson (2002-03)
10.108, Stacee Sproul (2000-03)
11.104, Sara Wojdelko (2022-present)
