Soccer Heads to Knoxville To Face No. 16 Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — LSU Soccer (8-3-3, 3-2-1 SEC) is about to tackle No. 16 Tennessee (9-3-1, 5-1 SEC) in Knoxville on Friday, October 14 at 6:00 p.m. CT on the Regal Soccer Stadium.

The match shall be obtainable via streaming on SEC Community Plus. Hyperlinks to observe and dwell stats for the match might be discovered on lsusports.internet. 

Sequence Historical past – Tennessee

LSU trails within the collection historical past towards Tennessee by a margin of 4-14-4. The final time the 2 groups met in 2018, they battled to a 1-1 draw within the SEC Match earlier than the Tigers superior on penalty kicks, 7-6.

Final Time On The Pitch 

The LSU Tigers hosted the Alabama Crimson Tide on the LSU Soccer Stadium on Sunday, October 9, the place the Tide grabbed a 5-0 victory over the Tigers.

LSU had the primary probability within the match simply 25 seconds in as midfielder Ida Hermannsdottir had a shot on purpose that was saved by Alabama goalkeeper McKinley Crone. The Tigers believed that they took the early lead within the 10th minute when midfielder Wasila Diwura-Soale headed house a purpose, however it was referred to as again as a result of offsides. 

Alabama received on the board first within the 21st minute. Kate Henderson pressured Swift into making a heavy contact in her field and managed to poke the ball into the purpose. The Crimson Tide doubled their lead within the 32nd minute as Gianna Paul knocked a cross into the again of the web. 

Swift completed the primary half with 4 saves, together with an incredible aerial catch within the 31st minute. The primary half completed 2-0 in favor of Alabama and the groups headed in for the halftime break. 

The Crimson Tide prolonged their result in 3-0 seven minutes into the second half. Felecia Knox took a direct free-kick from simply outdoors the field and despatched a powerful shot on purpose that deflected off an LSU participant and rolled into the bottom-right nook. 

Alabama gained a penalty kick within the 68th minute as Shannon Cooke introduced down an attacker within the field. Reyna Reyes stepped as much as the spot and slotted the ball into the bottom-right nook to make it 4-0 on the day. 

The ultimate purpose got here a minute later as Riley Mattingly-Parker dispossessed an LSU defender within the field, took a contact and ripped a curling shot from 15 yards out into the top-right nook. Mattingly-Parker prolonged Alabama’s result in 5-0 on the day and the Crimson Tide accomplished a shutout in Baton Rouge.  

Swift completed the second half with three saves to take her complete on the day to seven.

Prime Scoring Tigers

Freshman Ida Hermannsdottir and fifth-year senior Alesia Garcia have led the way in which in objectives for the Tigers this season. Hermannsdottir presently leads the workforce with six objectives whereas Garcia follows with 5.

Hermmansdottir discovered her first collegiate purpose within the thirty third minute towards San Diego to offer the Tigers the 1-0 lead towards the Toreros. She discovered her second and third profession objectives within the twenty seventh and 82nd minutes towards Grambling to earn the primary brace of her collegiate profession. This marked back-to-back video games the place the freshman discovered the again of the web.

The ahead continued her scorching streak and tallied the fourth purpose of her profession at No. 6 Rutgers, when she intercepted a ball within the last third and hit a right-footed effort that beat the Scarlet Knights’ goalkeeper and landed within the backside left nook. 

Objective quantity 5 got here in her SEC debut towards Vanderbilt as she hit a free kick from 25 yards out that was highly effective sufficient to beat the diving goalkeeper and land within the bottom-left nook. The purpose was the sport winner for LSU, who gained 2-1 on the day.

Hermannsdottir’s sixth and most up-to-date purpose got here at Texas A&M, when she charged into the field earlier than being upended by an Aggie defender and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Not quick on confidence, Hermannsdottir stepped up and calmly positioned the ball on the left aspect of the purpose to tie the match at 2-2 in School Station.

Ahead Alesia Garcia has additionally been a frontrunner within the offense, recording 5 objectives for the Tigers. Garcia opened her scoring on the season in California. The ahead tallied her first purpose towards Pepperdine within the 54th minute. The Waves goalkeeper was unable to regulate the ball on a deflected shot from Jordan Johnson and Garcia seized the chance. She pounced on the free ball and positioned it into the again of the web. The purpose was the primary of the season for Garcia and the twenty sixth of her collegiate profession.

Her second purpose got here towards the San Diego Toreros to mark the second straight sport she discovered the again of the web for the Tigers. Garcia capped the night time off in trend for the Tigers as she scored the fourth purpose of the match within the 87th minute to safe the highway win. 

The Colorado native continued her scoring at Southern Miss within the 52nd minute for the Tigers as she despatched a rocket into the top-right nook from 19 yards out to take the 1-0 lead within the match.

Her fourth end towards No. 6 Rutgers got here on a rebound purpose after the Scarlet Knights goalkeeper loosely deflected a shot from Thoreson. The purpose from Garcia took the early 1-0 lead for the Tigers in New Jersey. 

Garcia’s fifth purpose of the season and first in convention play got here towards Mississippi State. Defender Rammie Noel broke away down the left flank and despatched a cross to the again put up and located Garcia, who was unmarked and calmly headed the ball house. The purpose was a powerful response from the Tigers and tied the match in Starkville 1-1.

Youth On The Pitch

After scoring three every in non convention play, forwards Mollie Baker and Sage Glover each discovered the again of the web in SEC play for the primary time of their collegiate careers within the Tigers win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday, October 2. The freshmen each narrowly path the highest scorers with 4 every on the yr.

Glover gave LSU a 2-1 lead within the match as she completed off a implausible workforce sequence with a 10-yard purpose that landed within the right-corner. Baker’s purpose got here within the 58th minute when the match was tied at 2-2. The freshman tracked a cleared ball to midfield and capitalized on a mistake in protection to interrupt away with tempo and beat the goalkeeper one-on-one. 

Freshman Baker and Glover are tied because the second main purpose scorers with 4 every. Of LSU’s 31 objectives scored this season, 12 have come from true freshmen (38.7%) whereas one other 12 objectives have come from fifth yr seniors/graduate college students.

The Tigers have 13 purpose scorers and have proven sturdy depth within the scoring division by scoring two or extra objectives in each match however one this season (1-1 draw vs. UCF).

Terrific Thoreson

Angelina Thoreson leads the workforce in assists with six. The freshman continues to be a confirmed weapon on each side of the ball and continues to create scoring alternatives for the Tigers. 

Thoreson recorded her first profession help within the season opener towards Stephen F. Austin, the place she despatched in a floor go contained in the field that discovered Baker for the end.

Her second help got here on the highway at San Diego on a sturdy and correct floor cross from the appropriate aspect of the field that discovered Glover, who slotted it previous the goalkeeper and prolonged the Tiger result in 3-1.

Thoreson tallied help No. 3 in Friday’s match towards Grambling. Thoreson managed the ball on the sting of the field and laid off a easy go to Hermannsdottir, who got here in charging from midfield and smashed the purpose from 24 yards out.

The ahead scored the primary collegiate purpose of her profession at LSU within the squad’s matchup towards Princeton on September 8. Thoreson took the early lead for the Purple & Gold within the 14th minute as she slotted a ball from 15 yards out into the bottom-left nook.

Thoreson tallied her fourth help within the Tigers face off with No. 6 Rutgers and took a shot on purpose, which fell free off the goalie and located Garcia for the rebound end. 

In opposition to Missouri, Thoreson tallied her fifth help as she laid off a go to Dobles, who hit a first-time cross into the field and located Prince, who took a volley contact that discovered the again of the web. 

The freshman continued her tally of assists towards Kentucky. Thoreson despatched a floor cross on a first-time effort to seek out Sage Glover, who scored within the 34th minute to offer the Tigers the 2-1 lead towards the Wildcats. The help elevated Thoreson’s team-high complete on the yr to 6.

The forwards six assists rank sixth within the convention via 14 video games performed. 

The Sweden native performed the final three seasons (2019, 2020, 2021) for IK Uppsala, knowledgeable membership again in Sweden and revamped 50 appearances for the membership. Thoreson performed the 2019 season within the Damallsvenskan division, which is the very best degree of ladies’s soccer in Sweden. She scored 5 objectives in 20 video games performed throughout the 2021 season.

Tigers vs. Ranked Opponents

The Tigers matchup towards Tennessee would be the squad’s fourth ranked opponent matchup this season and second in convention. 

LSU has a 5-7-1 document towards ranked opponents below head coach Sian Hudson. Throughout Hudson’s time, LSU has performed in 13 ranked matches and have been aggressive in all of them. The 5 wins below Hudson come from No. 14 Ole Miss, No. 15 USF, No. 19 UCF, No. 21 Arizona State, and No. 4 Arkansas. 

The losses got here towards No. 8 Texas A&M within the fall of 2020, a one-goal loss to Arkansas on the 2021 SEC Match, and two extra time losses to ranked Auburn groups. LSU’s final draw towards a ranked opponent got here in August when the workforce drew 2-2 at No. 14 Pepperdine.

In complete, the Purple and Gold have gained 18 matches and drawn 11 matches towards nationally-ranked opponents in program historical past.

SEC Standings

LSU sits in fifth place within the SEC with 4 video games remaining on the convention schedule. The highest 10 groups within the league advance to the convention match which can happen from October 30 – November 6 in Pensacola, Fla.

The Tigers have earned 10 factors in convention play this yr and rank fourth within the SEC West division. The 2 division champions will function the highest two seeds on the SEC Match, and the ultimate eight groups are determined by factors accrued in convention play. 

For a full record of standings, go to secsports.com.

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