Vanderbilt Commodores (11-3-1, 4-2-1)
22/20 Texas A&M Aggies (10-3-3, 4-2-1)
Oct. 24, 2019 • 7 p.m. CT
Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Nashville, Tenn.
Television • Thursday’s match will be broadcast on SEC Network+ with Kevin Ingram (play-by-play) and Laura Stewart (analyst) on the call.
5 • Vanderbilt looks to extend its unbeaten streak to five straight games when it plays host to Texas A&M on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT.
20 • Texas A&M comes into Nashville ranked 20th in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
5 • Vanderbilt put up five goals against LSU on Oct. 18, for a 5-1 victory and its most goals in an SEC game since a 5-0 win over Georgia on Sept. 30, 2018.
9 • Goalkeepers Lauren Demarchi and Taiana Tolleson have combined for nine shutouts this season with them each playing a half each game. The Commodores posted 10 shutouts in 2018, three shy of their program record.
10 • After defeating Missouri (Oct. 10), Darren Ambrose earned his third-straight 10-win season at Vanderbilt. This marks the fifth-straight season Vanderbilt has secured a winning campaign in his time in Nashville.
4 • The Commodores are currently tied for fourth with Texas A&M in the SEC with a 4-2-1 record and 13 points.
9 • The Commodores have utilized nine different starting lineups this season after multiple key performers have suffered injuries.
3 • Leila Azari has scored three goals in Vanderbilt’s last three games. She scored twice against LSU and once against Missouri. She also notched an assist in each game.
4 • Four different Commodores scored against LSU, including Azari. Kaylann Boyd, Hannon Eberts and Maddie Elwell all scored their first goals of the year as well.
362 • It was 362 days since Eberts suffered an ACL injury against Kentucky on Oct. 21, 2018. In her second game of 2019, she scored her first goal since her freshman season in 2016.
10 • Haley Hopkins notched her team-leading 10th goal on the season after scoring the game-winner against Missouri (Oct. 10).
7 • Hopkins recorded her seventh career multi-goal game against Chattanooga (Sept. 12).
2 • Hopkins sits at second in the SEC in goals (10) and ranks third in points (24).
2 • Madi Allen scored her second-career goal against Georgia on Oct. 4 in Vanderbilt’s 1-0 win. Each of her two career goals have come against Georgia.
3 • The Commodores’ three losses have come against as many top-20 teams – No. 13 Arkansas, No. 16 Louisville and No. 19 Florida.
30 • The Commodores have outscored opponents 30-7 this season.
109 • The Commodores’ first conference victory came in the 109th minute to knock off in-state rival Tennessee in their 1-0 double-overtime thriller on Sept. 22.
1 • Madiya Harriott’s first goal of the season couldn’t have come at a better time as she scored the game-winning goal in double overtime against Tennessee (Sept. 22).
7 • Vanderbilt opened its season with a seven-game winning streak, the most wins to start a season for the Commodores since a 6-0 start in 2005.
2 • Raegan Kelley scored twice in Vanderbilt’s 3-2 double overtime win over Marshall (Sept. 8). Her second goal came in double overtime, marking it as her first multi-goal game of her career.
200 • Ambrose reached a significant milestone with his 200th career victory against Colgate on Sept. 6. After defeating LSU on Oct. 18, he sits at 206 wins.
3 • Blue Ellis recorded her first-career hat trick against Georgia State (Aug. 22). She was the first Commodore to score three goals in a game since Sasha Grey accomplished the feat in an 8-0 victory over Jackson State in 2016.
2 • Two Commodores recorded their first collegiate goal in the season opener when Mairin Boyle and Alex Kerr scored in the second half against Georgia State (Aug. 22).
7 • Commodore forward Maddie Elwell recorded her seventh assist against LSU (Oct. 18). She leads the team and already surpassed her 2018 total (4).
2 • Kerr notched two goals in her first two games as a Commodore, scoring once against Georgia State (Aug. 22) and another against Evansville (Aug. 25).
77 • Throughout her Vanderbilt career, Grace Jackson has started and played in 77 straight games while never missing a game.
77 • Nia Dorsey has also played in 77 straight games in her Vanderbilt career with 69 starts. The last time the Commodores took the field without Dorsey or Jackson in their lineup was Nov. 4, 2015 against Florida in a 2-1 loss.
1,193 • The Commodores set a home attendance record against Tennessee after 1,193 fans attended the Sept. 22 affair, breaking the record of 1,177 set against South Carolina on Oct. 12, 2018.
