JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2026) – The third-seeded ETSU women's soccer team will take on sixth-seeded UNC Greensboro on Sunday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Women's Soccer Tournament. Kickoff between the Buccaneers and Spartans is set for noon at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
MATCHUP: UNC Greensboro (8-6-5, 3-3-4 SoCon) at ETSU (9-6-2, 6-3-1 SoCon)
DATE: November 8, 2026, at Noon
VENUE: Summers-Taylor Stadium
TV: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
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ETSU finished out the regular season last Sunday with a 3-0 victory over The Citadel. The victory capped the Bucs' regular season at 9-6-2 overall and 6-3-1 in SoCon play. It is the first time that ETSU has won nine or more matches in back-to-back seasons since 2015-16.
Earlier this week, three Buccaneers earned All-SoCon Second Team honors:
Reagan Fitzgerald,
Natalie Capannelli and
Ella Parker. Fitzgerald paced the Buccaneers with 19 points (eight goals, three assists), while Capannelli recorded a career-high nine points (three goals, three assists). Parker anchored an ETSU defense that allowed the fourth-fewest goals in the SoCon (18).
Speaking of defense, goalkeeper
Addison Yelton enters the postseason with 14 career shutouts, the second-most in program history. Yelton is also tied for third in program history with 17 career victories.
UNC Greensboro is coming off a 4-0 victory over VMI in a first-round matchup on Friday evening. The Spartans scored four goals in Friday's win, surpassing their combined offensive output from their final five regular-season matches (two goals). A player to watch for the Spartans is Rina Ogimoto, who was named to the All-SoCon Second Team earlier this week. Ogimoto scored two goals and added one assist in 2026.
ETSU and UNCG played to a scoreless draw earlier this season in Greensboro. Sunday will mark the 26th all-time meeting between the Bucs and Spartans, with UNCG holding the slight edge, 13-10-2. It will also be the fourth postseason matchup in the series. The Bucs won the last postseason meeting in the 2014 SoCon Quarterfinals in overtime, 3-2.
For more information on Buccaneer women's soccer, visit
ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer tab.
