No. 24 Vanderbilt vs Auburn
Thursday, Oct. 2 • 7 p.m. • SEC Network+
Vanderbilt Soccer Complex • Nashville, Tenn.
Series History
• Auburn leads the all-time series 10-8-6, with the first meeting between the programs coming in 1993 in which Vandy won 4-1.
• The last time the two programs met, Auburn was ranked No. 6 in the nation and resulted in a 2-2 tie in Auburn in 2024
• Vandy has traveled to Auburn the last three meetings, but at home the Commodores are 3-4-4 when hosting the Tigers. The last time the programs faced in Nashville was 2017 when the Dores took a 2-1 win
• Under head coach Darren Ambrose, the Dores are 2-1-2 against the Tigers
The Opponent
• Auburn, who fell to LSU 1-3 last time out, enters the match 5-3-3 overall with a 1-1-2 record on the road
• Despite out shooting, out cornering and out possessing LSU, Auburn still fell short in a contest that saw a two-hour and 44 minute weather delay
• Erin Flurey registered her eighth goal for the Tigers to equalize the match in the 52nd, but LSU struck again in the 68th to seal the win
Scouting Report
• Erin Flurey, a team captain, transfered to Auburn ahead of 2025 from Florida State and has started every match this year posting eight goals and dishing one assist. Flurey posted four goals in a 6-0 win over Kennesaw State
• Olivia Woodson, Auburn’s leading scorer last season, tallied a season-high four points against Southern Miss and scored in back-to-back matches against Texas A&M and at Mississippi State
• Dylan Driver, a forward from Georgia, has registered nine consecutive starts. Driver has dished seven assists, four of which came in consecutive games
• Ayana Yapo has earned all 11 starts in net, registering 17 saves on the year and allowing eight goals. The freshman has four solo shutouts and two combined shutouts
Last Time Out
• No. 13 Vanderbilt soccer fell at Texas as the Longhorns capitalized on a late penalty kick to claim a 2-1 victory at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Friday night
• After a scoreless first half, Texas (3-7-1, 1-3-0 SEC) broke through in the 67th minute when Amalia Villarreal finished off a pass from Ava McDonald. Vanderbilt (7-3-1, 1-2-1 SEC) answered in the 79th minute as Olivia Stafford netted her fourth goal of the season, converting a ball from Mary Beth McLaughlin and Courtney Jones to draw even
• The Commodores were issued a red card in the 90th minute, forcing a Texas penalty kick with 10 seconds remaining. Villarreal converted to seal the 2–1 win for the Longhorns. The Commodores out shot the Longhorns 17-10 and finished with an 8-3 margin in corner kicks
Cracked into Top-10
• In Vandy’s game at Arkansas, keeper Sara Wojdelko cracked into the program’s top-10 in all-time 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. 115, Sara Wojdelko (2022-present)
