Women's Soccer Hosts No. 13 Auburn Sunday

COLUMBIA, SC – No. 22 South Carolina women’s soccer (7-1-7, 4-1-3) will take on No. 13 Auburn (12-1-4, 4-1-4) in Stone Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. The game will also celebrate 50 years of women’s varsity sports at South Carolina.

LAST TIME OUT

LAST TIME OUT 

South Carolina got things started early on the road at Tennessee, with fifth-year Cat Barry taking the game’s first shot just 30 seconds into the game. It was on target, but met by a save by Volunteer keeper Ally Zazzara. Tennessee then took over possession for the next ten minutes, with their first corner of the game followed by their first shot in the 12th minute. Junior Gamecock keeper Tina Tsaousis kept them at bay with a save at the top left corner

The Volunteers took eight more chances throughout the first half, but were unable to connect. In the 30th minute, junior Micah Bryant sent a beautiful pass up to Barry at midfield, where she took matters into her own hands all the way into the box and juked a defender to put it past Zazzara in the far left corner to make things 1-0 heading into halftime.

In the second half, Tennessee put up nine corners to the Gamecocks’ one, but the South Carolina defense held them scoreless. In the 87th minute, a foul in the box set the Volunteers up for a penalty kick, which they successfully converted to tie things at 1-1.

Barry now stands at the top of the SEC with 11 goals; it was her 44th overall. Tsaousis tied a career-high 7 saves.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Sunday’s matchup will be the 27th in program history. The Gamecocks lead the Tigers 15-7-4 overall, and have won four of the last five matchups. The two teams last met in the 2022 season, with South Carolina taking home a 2-1 win on the road.

Auburn heads into the match coming off a 2-2 tie with Georgia, seeing goals from Anna Haddock and Mallory Mooney.

PARKING INFO

Fans will have the option to park in the grass lot behind the Athletic Village Parking Garage, at any of the City of Columbia metered spots located around Stone Stadium (subject to fees required through the ParkMobile app), the Roost parking lot, or the parking lot at the indoor tennis facility. Single-game tickets are now on sale. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth 17 and under, and $3 for groups of 15 or more (with pre-purchase). Fans can also purchase the Gamecock Go Pass for $20 a month. The subscription mobile pass will give you access to all non-conference home football games and all home games for men’s and women’s basketball*, baseball*, softball, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball.

For the latest on women’s soccer, visit GamecocksOnline.com or follow the team’s social media accounts @GamecockWSoccer.