| Vanderbilt Commodores (10-2-3, 4-2-2 SEC) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-3-3, 4-3-1 SEC) |
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| Sunday, Oct. 23 • 3 p.m. CT |
| Vanderbilt Soccer Complex |
| Nashville, Tenn. |
| SEC Network |
| Live Stats |
| Game Notes |
The Matchup
• Vanderbilt will host Mississippi State Sunday in its final home match of the regular season.
• The Commodores own an 18-3-0 record vs. the Bulldogs all-time and have won the past seven meetings including all three under head coach Darren Ambrose.
• Sunday is Senior Day for Vanderbilt. Maya Antoine, Alex Kerr and Kimya Raietparvar will be recognized during a pregame ceremony.
Last Time Out
• Vanderbilt scored five times on the road Thursday to take down Florida 5-2. With the win, Vanderbilt has won 10 or more games in four of Darren Ambrose’s eight seasons at the helm.
• Raegan Kelley scored a brace in the win and Peyton Cutshall, Amber Nguyen and Abi Brighton also found the back of the net. Kelley now has 27 career goals, ranking seventh on Vandy’s all-time list.
Where We Rank
• Vanderbilt ranks 47th in the latest RPI standings with the only two losses coming against top-50 opponents.
• Raegan Kelley is 12th in NCAA D-I in total assists and 20th in total points while ranking third in the SEC in points per game and total goals.
• The Commodores are currently first in the SEC East standings, one point ahead of Tennessee.
Anchor Down Defense
• Led by a veteran backline of fifth-year seniors Ella Shamburger and Abena Aidoo, senior Maya Antoine and junior Alex Wagner, Vanderbilt ranks 37th nationally in goals-against average (0.733) and 38th in shutout percentage (0.533).
• The Commodores have eight shutouts and didn’t allow a goal through the first five games of the 2022 campaign.
• Vanderbilt played didn’t allow a goal from the run of play through the first 917 minutes of the season.
Head Coach Darren Ambrose
• In his eighth season leading Vanderbilt soccer, Darren Ambrose has guided one of the best runs in program history.
• The Commodores went unbeaten (6-0-1) through nonconference action for the first time in program history.
• The Dores have amassed an 88-49-17 record and 42-26-10 SEC mark during his tenure. Sixteen of those wins are over ranked opponents, meaning Ambrose has guided the program to 16 of its 24 wins over ranked teams.
• To date, Vanderbilt has four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, an SEC regular season championship (2018), a tournament championship (2020) and an SEC East Division championship (2019) under his leadership.
• Ambrose was the first Vanderbilt head coach in 21 years to have three consecutive double-digit win seasons (2017-19).
