GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 17, 2026) - The ETSU women's soccer team is back in action for just the third time in 14 days when they visit the UNCG Spartans. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday in Greensboro.
MATCHUP: ETSU (8-4-1, 5-1-0) at UNCG (7-5-2, 3-2-1)
DATE: October 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
VENUE: UNCG Soccer Stadium (Greensboro, North Carolina)
TV: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
With four games remaining, ETSU has a one point advantage over Samford and Furman and a two point advantage over Chattanooga and the Paladins and Mocs still to come on the schedule. The Bucs can clinch a bye to the quarterfinals of the 2026 SoCon Tournament with a win at UNCG and a Tennessee Tech loss to Samford on Sunday. Reagan Fitzgerald has scored in five of the last seven games and sits at 23 career goals, one shy of tying Simona Koren for seventh on the all-time list. Jada Cooper scored twice against VMI on October 11 and has five points in the last three games.
The Spartans had a four game unbeaten streak snapped at Furman on Thursday with a 2-1 loss where all three goals were scored in the first 39 minutes. Merle Greulich found the net for the fourth time in three games for the Spartans, and the German junior is tied with breakout sophomore Laney Smith for the team lead in goals, while Smith leads the team in assists (3) and points (13). The Spartans will be without starting goalkeeper Blythe Clarke, who was shown a red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity in the 90th minute against the Paladins.
ETSU and UNCG have met in 24 prior matches in women's soccer. The Spartans own a 13-10-1 advantage over the Buccaneers, but ETSU is 10-3-1 against the Spartans since rejoining the SoCon in 2014 and 5-0-1 in the last six games. The Bucs won the last match-up on September 21, 2025, when Ruby Teixeira scored off a Caroline Wawak cross in the 75th minute to give ETSU a record-tying sixth consecutive win as part of a 12-game unbeaten streak.
For more information on ETSU women's soccer, go to ETSUBucs.com.
