Soccer Opens SoCon Play Thursday at Tennessee Tech

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's soccer team is on the road Thursday for the Southern Conference opener against Tennessee Tech. This is the Golden Eagles first game in league play since joining the SoCon.

GAME DAY INFORMATION
at Tennessee Tech
Thursday, September 17
Cookeville, Tenn. | Tech Soccer Field
Links for live stats and ESPN+ online at GoMocs.com

CHATTANOOGA vs. TENNESSEE TECH
The Mocs lead the series 14-6-4 with even 7-3-2 marks both at home and on the road. Over the last six matches, UTC is 2-0-4 with back-to-back ties in the last two meetings.

LAST TIME THEY MET
In the last outing, the two programs tied 2-2 in regulation. Tech scored in the 15^th minute and the Mocs tied it up 14 minutes later on a goal from Caroline Richvalsky. Just before halftime Paige Thomas, who assisted the first goal, gave UTC the lead in the 42^nd minute. TTU scored the lone goal in the second half, tying the match 2-2 in the 63^rd minute. UTC outshot the Golden Eagles 17-11 and made four saves.

CHATTANOOGA
The Mocs are 4-1-3 overall and riding a five-game unbeaten streak that includes wins over Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State. UTC has outscored its opponents 17-8 and holds a 134-54 shots advantage. Quinn Johnson leads the Mocs with 11 points on five goals and one assist. She is third for goals and sixth for scoring. Landry Olson and Emma Reeves have seven points each. Reeves has three goals and Olson has a team-best three assists. Addie Taylor started the last two matches in the net. She is 1-0-1 with two saves.

TENNESSEE TECH
The Golden Eagles are 3-4-2 on the year with wins over Austin Peay, Radford and Murray State. They have been outscored 13-4 on goals and average 6.2 shots per game. Four players each have one goal. Tori Soutuyo, Natalie Howard and Halle Bibee each have a game winning goal and Kennedy Dade has one goal. Drew Tolley is 3-1-0 in goal with 15 saves and four goals against. Laila McNamee has played in seven games and is 0-3-2 with 25 saves and nine goals against.

UP NEXT
September 20th vs The Citadel – SoCon Home Opener

Alumni Game: Join us as we welcome back Mocs Soccer alumni for a special celebration of the program's past and present.
Race Day at Finley: Shift into high gear for a Cars-themed day at Finley Stadium featuring fun activities, great music, and Mocs Soccer!

NEWS AND NOTES
UNBEATEN STREAK EXTENDS TO FIVE
The Mocs have a five-game unbeaten streak going that includes wins over Austin Peay (3-0), Eastern Kentucky (2-1) and Morehead State (2-1) along with ties at Lipscomb (2-2) and North Alabama (1-1). It is the Mocs longest unbeaten streak this season. UTC's longest unbeaten streak is seven games set in 2022. It included five wins and two ties.

JOHNSON GOALS LEAD MOCS
Quinn Johnson scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season at North Alabama (9/10). She is tied for fourth in the SoCon. She is tied for second in the league with two game winners.

REEVES TALLIES FIRST GAME WINNER
For the second time this season, Emma Reeves was in the right place at the right time. After heading in a goal in the box at Belmont off a free kick, Reeves was stationed at the net, inside the box and had a well-placed shot into the goal for the game winner at Morehead State (9/6). It was her third goal of the season and first game winner of her career.

ADDIE TAYLOR MAKES MOCS DEBUT
Freshman keeper Addie Taylor got a taste of college soccer Sunday at Morehead State and came away with her first victory. UTC beat the Eagles 2-1 on the road.

OLSON TAPS IN GAME WINNER
Landry Olson picked up a pass sent across the box from Ayden Wood and snuck her shot into the net between the keeper and the post against Eastern Kentucky for her first game winner.

DUNAHAY STRIKES AGAIN
After scoring her first goal in the first 40 seconds of the second half at Lipscomb (8/27), Savannah Dunahay scored her second goal at the 1:24 mark of the game in the Mocs win over Eastern Kentucky (8/30).

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Players Mentioned

Savannah Dunahay

Quinn Johnson

Landry Olson

Emma Reeves

Caroline Richvalsky

Addie Taylor

Paige Thomas

Ayden Wood

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at Tennessee Tech on Sep 17, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus The Citadel on Sep 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at VMI on Oct 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Western Carolina on Oct 4, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at Wofford on Oct 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Samford on Oct 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at Furman on Oct 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus UNC Greensboro on Oct 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Results

Completed Event: Women's Soccer at North Alabama on September 10, 2026 , Tie , 1, to, 1

Completed Event: Women's Soccer at Morehead State on September 6, 2026 , Win , 2, to, 1

Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus Eastern Kentucky on August 30, 2026 , Win , 2, to, 1

Completed Event: Women's Soccer at Lipscomb on August 27, 2026 , Tie , 2, to, 2

Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus Austin Peay on August 23, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Women's Soccer at Belmont on August 20, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 2

Completed Event: Women's Soccer at Winthrop on August 16, 2026 , Win , 5, to, 0

Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus UT Martin on August 12, 2026 , Tie , 1, to, 1