Oct. 17, 2013
COLUMBIA, S.C.– Riding a five-game winning streak, the second of the season, and entering the NSCAA Top 10 for the first time since 2009, the No. 7 Gamecocks hit the road this weekend as they travel to Missouri on Friday and No. 24 Ole Miss on Sunday. Fri- day’s kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, while Sunday’s is set for 2 p.m. ET.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
Date/Opponent: Friday, Oct. 18 at Missouri
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
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Location: Columbia, Mo.
Stadium:Walton Stadium
Date/Opponent: Sunday, Oct. 20 at Ole Miss
Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET
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Location: Oxford, Miss.
Stadium:Ole Miss Soccer Stadium
ON THE HORIZON
After their last two-game road weekend, South Carolina will split next weekend with a home game against Vanderbilt on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, before traveling to Starkville, Miss.,
SCOUTING MISSOURI
The Tigers enter the game without a win since upsetting Florida at home on Sept. 29, going 0-2-1 in their last three games. Aside from a 3-1 win over Mississippi State to start the conference season, all of Missouri’s games have been one-goal differ- ence except for a 1-1 draw with Vanderbilt.
Junior midfielder Kaysie Clark leads the Tigers in both goals (6) and points (14), while senior attacker Danielle Nottingham owns the team lead in assists with five. Redshirt junior McKenzie Sauerwein has start all 14 matches in goal, posting 69 saves, three shutouts and carrying a 1.13 goals against average.
ALL-TIME VS. MISSOURI
South Carolina has only played Missouri once its history, falling 1-0 last season at Stone Stadium in the Tiger’s inaugural season in the SEC.
SCOUTING OLE MISS
Entering the weekend, the Rebels stand at 4-2 in the SEC after winning their last two matches 3-1 at Georgia two weeks ago and 1-0 last week against visiting Vanderbilt. Ole Miss has two win streaks of four games this season.
The Rebels attack is led by the senior duo of Rafaelle Souza and Mandy McCalla who have accounted for 24 of the teams 40 goals this season and 58 of the teams 105 points. Souza, a Brazilian international, is one of the top attackers in the country as she leads the Rebels in goals (13), assists (6) and points (32).
ALL-TIME VS. OLE MISS
The Gamecocks own an 8-4-2 record all-time against the Rebels. Last season, Ole Miss ended a five-game losing streak to the South Carolina with a 2-1 defeat of the team in Columbia.
GAMECOCK MILESTONE
Against Alabama on Oct. 11, Head Coach Shelley Smith earned her 150th win at South Carolina. Since 2006, Smith has averaged just over 13 wins a season includ- ing a program-best 19 in 2009.
