#17 Vanderbilt Commodores (7-1)
Tennessee Volunteers (5-1-1)
Sept. 22, 2019 • 4 p.m. CT
Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Nashville, Tenn.
Television • Sunday’s match will be broadcast on ESPNU with Drew Fellios (play-by-play) and Jordan Angeli (analyst) on the call.
1 • Vanderbilt’s first Southeastern Conference game comes against in-state rival Tennessee on Sunday.
3 • The Commodores posted a 3-1 victory against the Volunteers in their 2018 meeting. Two freshmen scored for Vanderbilt with Peyton Cutshall netting the game-winner and Haley Hopkins adding two goals.
4 • Since head coach Darren Ambrose took over at Vanderbilt, he has led the Commodores to a 4-0-1 record against Tennessee.
17 • The Commodores are ranked 17th in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll.
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.
6 • The Commodores have posted six shutouts on the season. They posted 10 shutouts last season, three shy of the program record.
3 • The Commodores had three student-athletes named to the Music City All-Tournament Team – Nia Dorsey, Grace Jackson and Raegan Kelley.
2 • Kelley scored twice against Marshall, with her second goal coming in double overtime. It was also the first multi-goal game of her career.
1 • Dorsey notched her first goal and assist during the Music City Invitational after scoring against Colgate and posting an assist vs. Marshall.
200 • Ambrose reached a significant milestone with his 200th career victory against Colgate. After defeating Chattanooga on Sept. 12, he now sits at 202 wins.
10 • Vanderbilt ranks 10th nationally in total assists (22).
2 • Vanderbilt ranks second in the SEC in several offensive categories – points (64), goals (21), goals per game (2.62), assists (22) and assists per game (2.75)
9 • Hopkins notched her team-high ninth goal of the season after scoring twice against Chattanooga, including the game-winning goal. She currently ranks second nationally in total goals.
3 • Blue Ellis recorded her first-career hat trick against Georgia State. She was the last Commodore to score three goals in a game since Sasha Grey accomplished the feat in an 8-0 victory over Jackson State.
7 • Hopkins recorded her seventh career multi-goal game against Chattanooga. The redshirt sophomore has scored in six of Vanderbilt’s eight games this season.
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.
6 • Commodore forward Maddie Elwell recorded her sixth assist against Marshall. She ranks first in the SEC, fourth nationally 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 and another against Evansville.
9 • The Commodores are ranked ninth in the TopDrawer Soccer poll.
1 • Hopkins leads the country in game-winning goals (4). She set a Vanderbilt record with five game-winning goals last season.
5 • Five Vanderbilt student-athletes were named to the preseason SEC watch list – Dorsey, Hopkins, Jackson, Myra Konte and Ella Shamburger.
70 • Throughout her Vanderbilt career, Jackson has started and played in 70 straight games while never missing a game.
1 • Hopkins leads the SEC in several offensive categories – points (21), goals (9), points per game (2.62) and goals per game (1.12).
18 • Vanderbilt is unbeaten in 18 straight games at home after defeating Chattanooga on Sept. 12.
46 • Vanderbilt’s 46 goals last season were the sixth-most goals ever scored by a Commodore team.
14 • The Commodores featured a stifling defense last season that only allowed 14 goals, the second-fewest allowed in Vanderbilt history.
16 • Vanderbilt’s 16 wins last year were its most since 2005 and third-most all time in program history.
1,177 • Vanderbilt’s home attendance record was set against South Carolina last season with 1,177 fans on-hand to cheer on the Commodores. Sunday’s match is the program’s “Pack the Plex” day, as droves of fans are expected to be on hand to help break the attendance record.
