JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 21, 2024) – Part II of the Buccaneers' three-game home stand is set for Thursday night when ETSU women's soccer welcomes Tennessee to Summers-Taylor Stadium. Game time is set for 6 p.m.
GAMEDAY INFO
ETSU (1-1) vs. Tennessee (1-1)
Thursday, Aug. 22 • 6 p.m. • Summers-Taylor Stadium •
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ABOUT THE BUCS
- ETSU enters Thursday's match with an overall record of 1-1-0
- The Bucs opened their home stand with a 1-0 win over Eastern Kentucky on Sunday
- Grace Eatz scored the game-winner off a free kick in the 35th minute, resulting in her seventh career goal
- As a team, ETSU registered 24 shots, compared to EKU's 10
- Ashton Blair registered her 12th career shutout, which places her second all-time among Buccaneer leaders
- Blair is tied with Lea Ann Cutshall (2015-18) for second and needs one more shutout to tie the all-time program record, set by Jasmine Elliott (2013-16)
- Blair made four saves on Sunday and now has 138 for her career … The Buccaneer keeper needs two more saves to move into a tie for eighth with Leslie Maczka (1997) and seven to move into a tie for seventh with Lauren Fannon (1999-2000)
ABOUT TENNESSEE
- Like ETSU, Tennessee sits 1-1-0 after its first two games of the season
- The Vols opened the season with a 1-0 setback at Indiana and knocked off Chattanooga 2-0 on Sunday
- Sunday's match with the Mocs was tightly contested with the Vols' first goal coming via an own goal, while their second score came in the 90th minute by Sammi Woods
- Woods was joined by Jaida Thomas, Mac Midgley and Kate Runyon on the 2024 SEC Preseason Watch List
- Thomas ranks second on Tennessee's all-time goals list with 39 and is four shy of tying the program record
- The Vols brought in 17 newcomers to make up the 2024 roster … Of the 17, 10 are freshman and seven are transfers with collegiate experience
- Tennessee has reached the last three NCAA Tournament with the Vols being knocked out in the second round last year by No. 15 Nebraska in Lincoln
SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday marks the ninth all-time meeting between the two in-state programs
- Tennessee has won the eight previous matchups, including a tightly contested 3-1 game last season in Knoxville
- This marks Tennessee's fifth trip to Johnson City and the first since Sept. 6, 2018
WHAT'S NEXT
ETSU closes out its home stand against Liberty on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
For more information on Buccaneer women's soccer, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer tab.
