| WHEN |
Friday, October 29, 2021 |
| WHERE |
Greenville, S.C. | Stone Stadium |
| TIME |
8:00 p.m. |
SERIES
HISTORY |
24-3-3, UNCG leads |
LAST
MEETING |
W, 1-0 at Greensboro, N.C. on Oct. 24, 2021 |
| RECORDS |
UNCG: 4-7-6, 3-4-2 SoCon
Western Carolina: 10-7-1, 5-4-0 SoCon |
Ticket Information
(at Furman) $5 for both quarterfinal and semifinal rounds
SoCon Championship Page
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The six-seeded UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer rematches the third-seeded Western Carolina University, just five days after playing each other in a regular season finale, in Southern Conference (SoCon) quarterfinal matchup.
The Spartans and Catamounts will face off on neutral territory on Friday, October 29 at Stone Stadium on the campus of Furman University with a kick off at 8:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
- Sophomore Caroline Woods currently leads the team with nine points, scoring four goals and one assist.
- Woods was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for recording five points (2 G, 1 A) in two games mid-October.
- Senior Nicole Souply is second on the team with seven points tallying three goals and one assist, while junior Maddy Gilhool has scored two goals and added two assists.
- Senior Aiyanah Tyler-Cooper has been in net for the Spartans in all but 135 minutes of play. She was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week for back-to-back shutouts to open the season and then earned the honor again mid-September weeks ago for two more clean sheets.
- Among the SoCon, Tyler-Cooper is tied for first in shutouts (7), is second in saves per game (6.19), third save percentage (.853) and saves (99), and sixth in goals against average (1.02).
- UNCG was picked to finish fifth in the SoCon Preseason Poll.
- Senior Kayla Campbell was the lone Spartan to be named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-SoCon team. She led all defenders in 2019 with five goals, while being a force on the back line helping UNCG to six clean sheets.
SPARTANS VS. CATAMONTS REWIND
- UNCG secured a 1-0 victory Sunday afternoon, just five days ago, at UNCG Soccer Stadium against Western Carolina University in its regular season finale.
- Spartan freshman Mel Herrera scored her first-career goal to give UNCG the win, while sophomore Parker Sikora tallied her first assist of the season.
- Tyler-Cooper stopped five shots and earned her 25th shutout of her career, tying for second in the UNCG record books with Jennifer Stillman '06.
- UNCG outshot Western Carolina 11-8, while the Spartans recorded six corner kicks and the Catamounts had two.
SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA
- Valentine Pursey leads the Catamounts with eight goals and two assists for 18 points.
- Naya Marcil and Kirsten Hahn each have scored three goals, while Marcil has chipped in four assists and Hahn has added three helpers.
- Melody Mezzina and Ashlee Owens have split time in net for Western Carolina.
- Mezzina has let up six goals, while Owens has given up 1415
- Western Carolina was voted to finish sixth in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll.
SPARTANS IN PLAYOFFS
- UNCG is 37-14 all time in SoCon playoff games with 23 appearances.
- The Spartans are 16-6 when playing in quarterfinal matchups.
- The two teams have faced each other seven times in SoCon Tournament matchups, only facing them twice in a quarterfinal game.
- This is the seventh year under eighth-year head coach Michael Coll that the Spartans have made playoffs.
- Dating back to 1997 when the Spartans entered the SoCon, UNCG has reached playoffs all but one year.
PINK GAME
On Friday, October 1, the Spartans hosted VMI and sported bright pink socks and recognized and remembered those who have passed, are currently battling, and who are in remission from cancer.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and if you are interested in donating to a local not-for-profit organization, please visit:
https://cloud.communication.conehealth.com/make-a-donation
