No. 8/14 [1] Vanderbilt vs Tennessee Tech
Friday, Nov. 14 • 7 p.m. • ESPN+
Vanderbilt Soccer Complex • Nashville, Tenn.
Series History
• Vanderbilt leads the all-time series 7-0 with the first matchup taking place 2003, resulting in a 2-0
Commodore win. In all seven meetings, Vanderbilt has conceded only one goal
• The two programs met earlier this season, resulting in a 6-0 win, the second-most goals scored by the Dores this year
• Vandy enters the match on a nine-game unbeaten streak while Tech is on an 11-game unbeaten streak
The Opponent
• Tennessee Tech enters the contest 7-6-8 overall, coming off a 2-0 win over Lindenwood to secure the OVC championship
• The Golden Eagles have registered five-straight clean sheets, not allowing a goal since Oct. 12 and haven’t
lost since Sept. 14
• Tech has now gone unbeaten in a program-record 11 straight matches
• Tech’s trip to Music City will mark the program’s second-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, but the
first time officially making it to the first round of the tourney after the Golden Eagles fell 1-0 at Liberty in an NCAA Tournament play-in match in 2000
Scouting Report
• Katie Tooney, who scored both goals in the conference championship, has 23 career goals, just one shy of
securing second-place all-time in Golden Eagles history
• Maggie Conrad, collected five saves last time out en route to her 24th career clean sheet and 30th career win, both second-most in program history. The senior from Cedar Rapids, Iowa was named the OVC Tournament MVP
• Natalie Howard, is tied for most-goals for the Golden Eagles with seven on the year and has dished two assists for 16 points
Last Time Out
• Senior Vivian Akyirem scored the equalizing goal, graduate Sara Wojdelko delivered a highlight performance, and No. 8 ranked Vanderbilt downed No. 25 LSU 8-7 in a three-hour-long penalty kick thriller to win the SEC Tournament championship on Sunday at the Brosnaham Soccer Complex. It is the fourth SEC Tournament title in program history, and the second in six seasons for Vanderbilt under Ambrose after winning in 2020
• Vanderbilt (15-3-2) fell behind early after LSU (13-5-4) scored in the 25th minute off the foot of Gabbi Ceballos. It was just the third time all season the Dores conceded the opening goal to an opposing team
• After each side drilled four penalty kicks each, sophomore Mary Beth McLaughlin added to the score to give Vanderbilt an 8-7 advantage. And with another make-or-break kick on the line, Wojdelko sealed it for the Dores, stopping a shot from Jazmin Ferguson to clinch the match win
• Four Dores were selected to the SEC all-tournament team: Watts, Wojdelko, Jones and freshman Olivia Stafford. Jones also finished as the tournament’s MVP, joining Myra Konte from 2020 as the only players in program history to receive the honor
WOJO MOJO
• Vandy’s defense has the fifth-best GAA in the country at .49
• Wojo leads the charge in net, with the current fifth-best GAA in a single season in program history
• For her career, she’s at .70 which is currently the second-best in program history in the career category
• Woj has tallied 20 career clean sheets, tied for third in program history with Rachel Batchel
• This season, she ha posted nine shutouts which is tied for third most in a single season in program history
