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1 #DEFENDTHEGOLD MATCH 17 Auburn Oct. 22, p.m. CT ESPNU Auburn, Alabama Auburn Soccer Complex (1,500) 2017 SCHEDULES (8-6-2, SEC) DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) AUGUST (4-0) 18 Mississippi Valley State W, at Colgate W, Lamar W, at George Washington W, 2-0 SEPTEMBER (3-2-2) 3 Austin Peay W, Liberty W, #19 Cincinnati W, Vanderbilt*^# L, at #24 Alabama*# T, Mississippi State*# T, at Kentucky*# L, 0-3 OCTOBER (1-4) 5 Georgia*# W, at #24 Ole Miss*# L, Arkansas*# L, #8 UCF L, #11 Texas A&M*^# L, at Auburn*@# 5 p.m. 26 at Missouri*# 6:30 p.m. NOVEMBER (0-0) 30-5 at SEC Tournament TBA * - Denotes SEC match ^ - Denotes SEC Network - Denotes ESPNU Broadcast # - Denotes SEC Network+ Broadcast Auburn (7-4-4, SEC) DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) AUGUST (2-1-1) 18 South Alabama W, Lipscomb T, at Clemson L, 1-2 (2OT) 27 North Dakota W, 2-0 SEPTEMBER (3-2-2) 1 vs. North Carolina L, at Duke L, High Point W, Texas A&M* W, at Tennessee* T, Kentucky* W, at Mississippi State* T, 0-0 OCTOBER (2-1-1) 5 Arkansas* L, at Alabama* W, Florida* W, at Ole Miss* T, * 5 p.m. 26 at Vanderbilt* 8 p.m. NOVEMBER (0-0) 30-5 at SEC Tournament TBA * - Denotes SEC match 2017 SOCCER BREAKDOWN Record 8-6-2, SEC Ranking No. 41 (Ratings Percentage Index) Last Game Oct. 19 in Baton Rouge, La. lost to No. 11 Texas A&M, 1-0 Head Coach Brian Lee Career Record /24th year Record /13th year vs. Auburn The Tigers continue to push toward NCAA Tournament qualification for the second time in three seasons as they enter this week s games with a No. 41 ranking in the NCAA s own Ratings Percentage Index, which is the primary tool used by the selection committee for postseason bids. is ranked among the nation s top-50 women s college soccer programs in the NCAA s Ratings Percentage Index for a fifth-straight week after the Tigers came in at No. 41 nationally with the release of the latest RPI rankings on Monday morning. The Tigers opened well in the Top 20 at No. 14 in the initial ranking on Sept. 18 before climbing as high as No. 11 in the RPI on Sept. 25. Their recent run of just one win from eight matches has seen the Tigers drop to No. 27 a week ago and No. 41 this week. Auburn Senior Zoe Higgins and junior Alex Thomas are s leading goal scorers this season as Thomas leads the way with eight goals and Higgins follows with four heading into Thursday s match with Texas A&M. They have seen their contribution improve dramatically in new positions after combining for just one goal between them during the 2016 season. Higgins is the team s starting center forward, while Thomas slots in as an outside forward in the lineup. Freshman Tinaya Alexander has also made an immediate impact on the program in her debut season as she has tallied 13 points. Not only does she follow Thomas and Higgins with three goals on the year, but she served up an assist in seven-straight matches to start the season, which remains among the SEC and NCAA leaders with three matches to play. NCAA TOURNAMENT SEC RUNNERS-UP SEC WEST CHAMPIONS Record 7-4-4, SEC Ranking No. 18 (Ratings Percentage Index) Last Game Oct. 19 in Oxford, Miss. tied Ole Miss, 2-2 Head Coach Karen Hoppa Career Record /25th year Auburn Record /19th year Auburn vs NEXT UP Pushes for SEC Tournament Qualification at Auburn The Tigers (8-6-2, SEC) continue their push toward SEC and NCAA Tournament qualification on Sunday afternoon with a trip to Auburn (7-4-4, 3-1-4) for a match scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. CT on ESPNU. They also look to turn the tables against their Tiger counterparts as Auburn is riding an seven-game winning streak in the series since 2011 entering the match. Three points are crucial for as they enter Sunday s match two points and three places outside of SEC Tournament qualification in 13th place overall on the league table with a mark and five points in conference play. s lone SEC win this season came two weeks ago on its home field with a 2-1 victory over Georgia in Baton Rouge back on Oct. 5. The Tigers have since dropped four-straight matches, including three in SEC play with successive defeats to No. 24-ranked Ole Miss, Arkansas and No. 11-ranked Texas A&M during that time. Junior Alex Thomas will certainly be key to s push for postseason qualification down the stretch as she has followed a four-goal non-conference season with four more goals in her eight SEC starts as one of the top attackers in the Southeastern Conference this season. The Tigers line up across an Auburn squad that is unbeaten in its last three SEC matches while only falling once in its last nine outings since a home win over High Point on Sept. 8. Conversely, has won only once in its last nine matches after matching its best ever start to a season in team history at 7-0 during the early non-conference season. While not featuring in the national polls this week, Auburn is ranked No. 18 in the NCAA s all-important Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) that is the primary rankings system used by the selection committee to hand out at-large bids for the NCAA Tournament. Auburn is led in the attack by First-Team All-SEC forward Kristen Dodson, who leads the team with eight goals and 19 points heading into Sunday s match. Now a senior at Auburn, Dodson has also provided three assists for her teammates as the sixthleading scorer in the SEC this season. Senior midfielder Courtney Schell follows with four goals on the year to match her career high, while sophomore forward Bri Folds has chipped in with three goals on the campaign. STORYLINES The Tigers likely need to win their last two SEC matches to give themselves the best opportunity to qualify for the SEC Tournament beginning in just eight days as they sit two points outside of the Top 10 qualifying places with six points still to play for down the stretch. With a win Sunday, would end an eight-year drought with its first win at Auburn since 2009 when the Tigers took home a 2-0 win en route to finishing second on the overall SEC table that season. That remains s only win on The Plains with a 1-10 record in 11 matches played alltime at the Auburn Soccer Complex, including a two-match skid away from home with defeats in 2011 and Auburn won a double extra time thriller two seasons ago with a 3-2 win after the match was decided in the 103rd minute.

2 UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL RK. TEAM RECORD LAST 1. Stanford (26) UCLA (3) South Carolina (2) Duke North Carolina Southern California Central Florida West Virginia Penn State Texas Tennessee Virginia Pepperdine Texas A&M Wake Forest California Princeton Florida State Ohio State Florida Cincinnati Butler NR 23. Rice Oklahoma State Rutgers NR SOCCER AMERICA POLL RK. TEAM RECORD LAST 1. Stanford UCLA North Carolina Duke South Carolina West Virginia Southern California Wake Forest Florida State Penn State Texas A&M Central Florida Tennessee Virginia Florida Texas Georgetown California Oklahoma State Cincinnati Rutgers NR 22. Princeton Ohio State Pepperdine Butler GAMECENTER Date/Time: Sunday, October 22 at 5 p.m. CT Location: Auburn, Ala. Auburn Soccer Complex (1,500) TV/Online: ESPNU/WatchESPN Series: Auburn leads, Series Notes: The series between and Auburn has certainly been defined by streaks in recent years as Auburn has won each of the last seven meetings between the two sides since the 2011 season after posted an unbeaten mark of in five matches played between the two teams from That after Auburn also reeled off five regular-season wins in a row from While falling nine games off the pace at in 26 matches played all-time between the two teams, has managed just one win on The Plains at Auburn in its history when it scored a 2-0 win on Oct. 4, 2009, en route to a runner-up finish in the SEC that season. The Tigers from Baton Rouge are just 1-10 in 11 matches played in Auburn. The sides have also played even at in five meetings all-time in the SEC Tournament. NOTEBOOK Tigers No. 41 in the NCAA s Latest RPI Ranking Soccer is ranked among the nation s top-50 women s college soccer programs in the NCAA s Ratings Percentage Index for a fifth-straight week after the Tigers checked in at No. 41 nationally with the release of the latest RPI rankings on Monday morning. The Tigers have been among the highest-ranked SEC teams in the RPI throughout this season after entering at No. 14 in the initial ranking on Sept. 18 before climbing as high as No. 11 on Sept. 25. They have since slipped to No. 19 on Oct. 2 and No. 27 a week ago. remains the only team to hand RPI No. 22 Cincinnati a defeat this season as the Bearcats are currently a contender in American Athletic Conference with an overall record and unbeaten mark in AAC play. The Tigers NCAA Tournament resume is also bolstered by two draws against RPI Top 50 teams with an away draw at No. 24 Alabama on Sept. 21 followed by a home draw with No. 48 Mississippi State on Sept. 25. Last Time Out The Tigers played scoreless with 11th-ranked Texas A&M for 87 minutes of Thursday s Southeastern Conference clash in Baton Rouge before All-American candidate Ally Watt broke through with a late winner to give the visiting Aggies the points by a 1-0 margin at the Soccer Stadium. The Tigers (8-6-2, SEC) remained two points outside of SEC Tournament qualification with the result. Watt decided the outcome with her seventh goal of the season just three minutes from time when she pounced on a loose ball near the top of the six-yard box following an entry pass by teammate Jimena Lopez with the clock ticking toward extra time. She chipped home the winner for the Aggies while leaving the Tigers just 3 minutes, 22 seconds to find an answer in the closing minutes. Freshman Lucy Parker had the first clean look for the Tigers with a curling strike from the top of the box that sailed just wide of the post in the 29th minute. Fellow freshman Tinaya Alexander created an opening herself in the final 10 minutes of the match. s All-Time Wins Over Nationally-Ranked Opponents has won 11 matches against nationally-ranked opponents in its history, including its 1-0 home win over 19th-ranked Cincinnati on Sept. 14. The Tigers have now won 11 and drawn 10 matches against nationally-ranked opponents in their history with 10 of those wins and all 10 draws coming during the Brian Lee era. Below is a listing of s wins over nationally-ranked opponents in the program s history. s All-Time Wins Over Nationally-Ranked Opponents Date Opponent Location Result Sept. 14, 2017 #19 Cincinnati Baton Rouge, La. W, 1-0 Sept. 13, 2015 #15 Duke Baton Rouge, La. W, 1-0 Sept. 8, 2013 vs. #13 USC Minneapolis, Minn. W, 1-0 Oct. 21, 2012 at #16 Missouri Columbia, Mo. W, 3-1 Oct. 23, 2011 at #11 Florida Gainesville, Fla. W, 1-0 Sept. 30, 2011 #10 Tennessee Baton Rouge, La. W, 2-0 Oct. 25, 2009 #10 South Carolina Baton Rouge, La. W, 1-0 Sept. 25, 2009 #8 Georgia Baton Rouge, La. W, 6-0 Aug. 25, 2008 #18 BYU Baton Rouge, La. W, 4-1 Oct. 5, 2007 #6 Tennessee Baton Rouge, La. W, 3-0 Sept. 8, 2002 at #15 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. W, 2-1 Thomas Adapts to New Role; Leads Tigers in Scoring One Tiger who has seen her production dramatically improve with a position change in 2017 is junior Alex Thomas, who has started all 15 matches in which she has played this season as a wide forward after playing mostly as the team s starting right back in her first two seasons with the program in 2015 and Thomas has netted a career-high eight goals this season as s leading scorer, which is quadruple her previous high of two goals scored during her freshman season in 2015 when last made the NCAA Tournament. And her production has continued through the SEC season as she has found the scoresheet four times in eight conference starts after also scoring four goals in seven appearances during the non-conference season. Among those goals are winning goals in the 44th minute of s 1-0 win over 19thranked Cincinnati on Sept. 14 and 87th minute of the team s 2-1 win over Georgia back on Oct. #DefendTheGold

3 Higgins Finds Home on and off the Pitch Zoe Higgins appeared in all 19 matches while making five starts in her debut season with the Tigers a year ago after transferring from the University of Oregon, scoring one goal on just 14 shots while playing most of the season as a reserve midfielder. She now looks a player reborn in her senior season this fall after making a position change in the offseason to center forward. Higgins has certainly found her home on the pitch as she has started 15 matches in the middle of the attack while following junior Alex Thomas with career-high four goals with the Tigers now in the homestretch of the SEC season. While also providing two assists, Higgins is the team s third-leading scorer with 10 points. Her impact is also seen with her work rate and movement up front as 20 of the team s 23 goals this season have been scored with Higgins on the field. The Tigers have only scored three goals with Higgins watching from the sideline after being subbed out of the match. Come On You Gunners! An injection of talent at each level of the pitch has certainly provided the spark in s start to the 2017 season as no less than five freshmen have cracked the starting lineup in the non-conference season. Three of those freshmen - forward Tinaya Alexander, midfielder Lucy Parker and defender Chiara Ritchie-Williams - are England youth internationals and products of the Arsenal youth system where they were among the top prospects in the club. Parker, an attacking midfielder who enrolled at in January for the spring 2017 semester, has provided a creative dimension in midfield that was sorely lacking in the squad during a difficult 2016 season. She has scored three goals and provided four assists in 16 starts heading into Sunday s match at Auburn, including scoring the opening goal in the 35th minute and assisting Alex Thomas winning goal in the 87th minute in a 2-1 win over Georgia two weeks ago. Alexander is certainly one of the most exciting attacking talents in college soccer, regardless of class, as she has netted three goals while providing seven assists on the year. Ritchie-Williams has helped to settle an defense that conceded 29 goals to its opponents a year ago. She has formed a strong partnership with senior Jordane Carvery in the middle to anchor the back line. Fellow freshmen Tiana Caffey and Lindsey Eaton have also logged starts for the Tigers this season. Alexander Equals Record Streak vs. Cincinnati Former Tiger standout Natalie Martineau earned All-SEC honors during her senior season in 2011 as one of the league s top midfielders while leading to a runner-up finish for the SEC title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. While dishing out the fifth most assists in a single season in team history with 10, Martineau set an record with an assist in seven-straight matches from Sept. 11-Oct. 2, That mark was matched on Sept. 14 against 19th-ranked Cincinnati when freshman forward Tinaya Alexander assisted Alex Thomas opener in the 44th minute of s 1-0 win. Alexander served up an assist in her first seven career games as an Tiger to tie for No. 3 in the SEC and rank among the NCAA s best this season with seven assists heading into Sunday s match with Auburn. She is also among the SEC s leading point scorers heading into the match with 13 points that includes three goals scored. Brock-Wall goalkeeper Caroline Brockmeier kept seven clean sheets in her debut season with the Tigers in 2016 after transferring to Baton Rouge from Florida State as a redshirt sophomore. She is now just one shutout shy of matching that output with six clean sheets to her credit in 14 starts as a junior in With 13 shutouts in her 35 career starts, Brockmeier has moved into the No. 6 spot on s all-time career list with the better part of two seasons of eligibility remaining. She anchors a defensive unit that has ranked among the SEC s best during the 2017 season. Hahn Recovers from Spring ACL Tear Senior Debbie Hahn made her season debut off the bench in s 2-0 home win over Lamar on Aug. 25, just six months after tearing the ACL in her left knee at the start of spring training. Not only has Hahn appeared in 13 matches in her senior season, but she earned her way back into s starting lineup in seven outings against Liberty, Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Mississippi State, Kentucky and Texas A&M as an outside back to help solidify the defense. She has since made an impact off the bench along s forward line in recent weeks. A transfer from Florida State prior to the 2015 season, Hahn is one of the more experienced members of the squad with 49 starts in her 55 appearances during that time. Her versatility will also prove valuable to the Tigers this season as she has seen action as a forward, attacking midfielder and defender in each position in s back line during her time in Baton Rouge. Non-Conference Schedule Affected by Hurricanes Soccer has certainly not been immune to the effects of Mother Nature in the opening weeks of the season as the Tigers have seen matches affected by both Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. As Hurricane Harvey approached Southeast Texas, s home match against Lamar that was scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 27, was moved up two days to Friday, Aug. 25, as the Tigers picked up a 2-0 win in the contest. With Houston being impacted most by Hurricane Harvey making landfall on Aug. 25, s home match against the University of Houston scheduled for the following week was canceled and replaced with a home match against Austin Peay on Sept. 3. The Tigers erased a 1-0 halftime deficit to win 3-1 in a match that was scheduled just the day before. The Tigers trip to Orlando, Florida, on Sept. 8 was also affected as their match at No. 20-ranked Central Florida was canceled the day it was to be played on the orders of Florida Gov. Rick Scott. later announced the rescheduling of its match against Central Florida as the two teams squared off in Baton Rouge on Sunday with the Knights taking home a 4-0 win. That rescheduling also moved s home match with Arkansas in SEC play to Oct. 12 after being previously scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13. TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM POLL RK. TEAM RECORD LAST 1. Stanford UCLA South Carolina Duke North Carolina Southern California West Virginia Central Florida Penn State Wake Forest Texas Tennessee Virginia Florida State Texas A&M Cincinnati Georgetown Ohio State Florida Princeton Oklahoma State Pepperdine California Rutgers Florida Gulf Coast NR HERO SPORTS POLL RK. TEAM RECORD 1. Stanford North Carolina Central Florida Duke UCLA South Carolina Pepperdine Penn State Texas A&M Notre Dame Southern California Florida State Ohio State West Virginia Tennessee California Rutgers Minnesota Wake Forest Princeton Florida Arizona Virginia Nebraska Oklahoma State #DefendTheGold

4 October 20, SOCCER SEC COMMUNICATIONS Craig Pinkerton (Soccer Phone: (205) THIS WEEK IN THE SEC All Times Eastern Thursday, October 5 at #9 Florida 2, Missouri 1 Vanderbilt 2, at Kentucky 0 Arkansas 2, at Auburn 0 at 2, Georgia 1 at #3 South Carolina 3, Mississippi State 2 at #21 Tennessee 6, #24 Ole Miss 4 at #19 Texas A&M 2, Alabama 0 Sunday, October 8 #9 Florida 3, at Vanderbilt 0 #21 Tennessee 3, at Missouri 2 (OT) at #24 Ole Miss 4, 1 #19 Texas A&M 2, at Georgia 1 (2OT) #3 South Carolina 2, at Arkansas 0 Kentucky 1, at Mississippi State 0 Tuesday, October 10 Auburn 4, at Alabama 2 Thursday, October 12 Missouri 2, at Kentucky 1 Arkansas 1, at 0 #16 Florida State 2, at #10 Florida 0 Friday, October 13 at #19 Tennessee 4, Georgia 0 at #20 Texas A&M 1, Ole Miss 0 Sunday, October 15 #8 UCF 4, at 0 Loyola (Chicago) 5, at Kentucky 2 at Auburn 1, #10 Florida 0 at #3 South Carolina 3, Vanderbilt 0 at Alabama 3, Mississippi State 2 (2OT) Thursday, October 19 at #20 Florida 2, Kentucky 0 Mississippi State 3, at Georgia 0 #14 Texas A&M 1, at 0 #3 South Carolina 2, at Missouri 0 Auburn 2, at Ole Miss 2 (2OT) at Vanderbilt 2, #11 Tennessee 1 Alabama 1, at Arkansas 0 Sunday, October 22 #20 Florida at #11 Tennessee SECN+ 1:00 p.m. Arkansas at Kentucky SECN+ 2:00 p.m. Ole Miss at Mississippi State SEC Network 5:00 p.m. at Auburn ESPNU 6:00 p.m. Georgia at #3 South Carolina SECN+ 6:00 p.m. Missouri at Alabama SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt at #14 Texas A&M SECN+ 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 26 South Carolina at Florida SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia SECN+ 7:00 p.m. at Missouri SECN+ 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Arkansas SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Alabama at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Texas A&M at Mississippi State SECN+ 8:00 p.m. Auburn at Vanderbilt SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Conference Overall W-L-T Pts Home Away W-L-T Pct. Home Away Neutral Str South Carolina W12 Texas A&M W8 Florida W1 Vanderbilt W1 Tennessee L1 Auburn T1 Ole Miss T1 Arkansas L1 Mississippi State W1 Alabama W2 Missouri L1 Kentucky L L4 Georgia L8 SEC Offensive Player of the Week Auburn s Kristen Dodson, a senior forward from Aurora, Ill., recorded three goals in wins over Alabama and 10th-ranked Florida last week. She turned in her sixth career brace and third of the season in the Iron Bowl of soccer. Dodson got the Auburn offense going with its first two goals at Alabama one on a diving header and the other on a touch inside the box. The senior followed it by scoring her 10th career game-winning goal against No. 10 Florida fourth most in program history. The win was the Tigers third straight against Florida and fourth in the last five meetings. Dodson leads the team with eight goals and 19 points. Five of her goals have come in the last five games. SEC Defensive Player of the Week South Carolina s Grace Fisk, a sophomore defender from Bromley, London, England, started for Carolina against Vanderbilt and helped hold the Commodores to just three shots. Vanderbilt put just one attempt on frame. The Gamecocks have yet to allow more than three shots on goal in SEC play this season. SEC Freshman of the Week Auburn s Alyssa Malonson, a freshman defender from Houston, Texas, played all 90 minutes in against Alabama and 10th-ranked Florida. She assisted on the Tigers fourth and final goal of the Iron Bowl. Malonson played a pretty chip over the top to Kristen Dodson, who converted the game-winner against Florida. A member of the Auburn back line that turned in its sixth shutout of the season and fourth in SEC play against Florida, she leads the team with six assists on the season. Seven SEC teams rank in the top 25 of the NCAA RPI (as of Oct. 16), including No. 1 overall South Carolina. Tennessee ranks 8th, Texas A&M 9th, Auburn 18th, Florida 23rd, Alabama 24th and Ole Miss 25th. South Carolina leads six SEC teams receiving mention in the October 17 United Soccer Coaches Rankings. The Gamecocks are ranked third while Tennessee is 11th, Texas A&M is 14th and Florida is 20th. Auburn and Ole Miss receiving votes in the poll. Led by the highest scoring duo in the nation, Ole Miss ranks third in the NCAA with 51 goals scored (as of Oct. 17). Junior CeCe Kizer ranks fourth nationally with 13 goals scored while freshman Channing Foster is seventh with 12. The Rebels rank third nationally with 3.40 goals per game. Florida recorded the 400th victory in program history on Oct. 5 with a win over Missouri. It was also the 400th UF win for Becky Burleigh, who has led the program since its debut in the 1995 season. South Carolina s Savannah McCaskill is among 10 finalists for the women s 2017 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate soccer. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. Four SEC students were among the 31 women named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists. Mikayla Krzeczowski (South Carolina), Savannah McCaskill (South Carolina), Gabby Seiler (Florida) and Ally Watt (Texas A&M) were listed on the preseason watch list for the most prestigious individual award in college soccer presented annually. SEC women s soccer is in its 25th season deeply rooted in the national scene of collegiate soccer. Since the SEC initiated women s soccer as a varsity sport in 1993, the sport s popularity has grown through the country and especially in the Southeast.

5 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 Women s Soccer 2017 SEC TOURNAMENT October 29 - November 5 Orange Beach Sportsplex Orange Beach, Ala First Round Sunday, October 29 Match 1 1:00 p.m. CT SEC Network 2 Quarterfinals Tuesday, October 31 Match 3 Noon CT SEC Network Semifinals Thursday, November 2 Championship Sunday, November 5 Match 8 6:00 p.m. CT SEC Network 8 9 Match 2 3:30 p.m. CT SEC Network Match 4 2:30 p.m. CT SEC Network Match 5 5:00 p.m. CT SEC Network Championship 2:00 p.m. CT SEC Network 4 5 Match 6 7:30 p.m. CT SEC Network Match 7 3:30 p.m. CT SEC Network The Road To Orange Beach (as of 10/20) Seeding Pts SEC Matches Remaining 1. South Carolina UG, at UF 2. Texas A&M VU, at MS 3. Florida at UT, SC 4. $Vanderbilt at AM, AU 5. $Tennessee UF, at AR 6. Auburn LS, at VU 7. ^Ole Miss at MS, UA 8. ^Arkansas at UK, UT 9. Mississippi St UM, AM 10. Alabama MO, at UM 11. $Missouri at UA, LS 12. $Kentucky AR, at UG 13. % at AU, at MO 14. Georgia at SC, UK $ Vanderbilt is 4th and Tennessee is 5th 2A. VU won the head-to-head meeting ^ Ole Miss is 7th and Arkansas is 8th 2A. UM won the head-to-head meeting % Missouri is 11th and Kentucky is 12th 2A. MO won the head-to-head meeting SEC Tournament Format There shall be a single-elimination tournament of the top ten teams played at the conclusion of the SEC regularseason schedule. The tournament champion shall be the SEC representative to the NCAA championship. The top ten teams with the highest point total, regardless of divisions, will participate in the tournament. The following point system is utilized to determine regular season standings and seeding for the tournament: a win counts as three points, a tie as one, and a loss as zero points. If a game(s) is cancelled, neither team will receive a point and the standings will be determined by average points per game. The tournament shall be played in a Sunday- Tuesday-Thursday-Sunday format with Monday, Wednesday,, Friday and Saturday designated as off/practice days. Seeding The tournament will be seeded 1-10 regardless of division based on the point system implemented to determine regular season standings. If teams are tied, the following procedures, in order as follows, will be used to break the tie: Two-Team Tie The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken: A. Head-to-head competition between the tied teams. B. Points earned versus common opponents. C. Goal differential versus common opponents. D. Goals scored versus common opponents. E. Won-Lost record of the two teams versus highest seeded common opponent and proceeding through the No. 14 seed, if necessary. F. Goal differential versus highest seeded common opponent and proceeding through the No. 14 seed, if necessary. G. Goals scored versus highest seeded common opponent and proceeding through the No. 14 seed, if necessary. H. Coin flip by the Commissioner. Three-Team Tie (or more) The following procedure will be used until the tie is broken. If at any time this tie breaker results in only two remaining tied teams, then the two-team tiebreaker will be used beginning with Subsection A in that procedure and continuing from that point: A. If all teams have played one another, then most points earned in those matches only. B. If all teams have not played, but one team has defeated all teams in the tie break, then that team breaks the tie and shall be placed highest. Remaining teams will continue with the tie break procedure. C. If all teams have not played one another and a team does not have all wins over the tied teams, then use Subsection B in the two-team tie break procedures and continue through the two team tie-break procedures until ties between all teams are broken (except Subsection H will read if three or more teams are still tied, the Commissioner will conduct a draw ).

6 2017 Soccer Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 19, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 18 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W Aug 20 at Colgate W Aug 25 LAMAR W Aug 31 at George Washington W Sep 03 AUSTIN PEAY W Sep 10 LIBERTY W Sep 14 #19 CINCINNATI W * Sep 17 VANDERBILT L * Sep 21 at Alabama T o * Sep 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE T o * Sep 29 at Kentucky L * Oct 05 GEORGIA W * Oct 08 at #24 Ole Miss L * Oct 12 ARKANSAS L Oct 15 #8 CENTRAL FLORIDA L * Oct 19 #11 TEXAS A&M L TEAM STATISTICS OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Sh ots / G a me CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 11/495 5/806 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 9 Thomas, Alex Alexander, Tinaya Higgins, Zoe Parker, Lucy Howard, Nicole Reed, Dana Clarke, Jade Caffey, Tiana Cutura, Marlena Weber, Ellie Hahn, Debbie Ritchie-Williams, C Pitre, Christyna Carvery, Jordane Garrett, Haley Funderburk, Sara Eaton, Lindsey Cantrill, Caitlin Guerrero, Raven Larimore, Alexis Stiebing, Chelsea Vandegrift, Alex Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Alfeld, Lily 1 26: /0 14 Brockmeier, Caroline : /0 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents

7 2017 Soccer Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 19, 2017) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. * Sep 17 VANDERBILT L * Sep 21 at Alabama T o * Sep 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE T o * Sep 29 at Kentucky L * Oct 05 GEORGIA W * Oct 08 at #24 Ole Miss L * Oct 12 ARKANSAS L * Oct 19 #11 TEXAS A&M L TEAM STATISTICS OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Sh ots / G a me CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 10 6 Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 5/557 3/976 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 9 Thomas, Alex Parker, Lucy Howard, Nicole Higgins, Zoe Cutura, Marlena Hahn, Debbie Caffey, Tiana Reed, Dana Alexander, Tinaya Weber, Ellie Eaton, Lindsey Pitre, Christyna Carvery, Jordane Clarke, Jade Stiebing, Chelsea Cantrill, Caitlin Ritchie-Williams, C Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 14 Brockmeier, Caroline 8 760: /0 Total 8 760: Opponents 8 760: Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents

8 2017 Soccer #11 Texas A&M vs (Oct 19, 2017 at Baton Rouge, La.) Texas A&M (12-2-1, SEC) vs. (8-6-2, SEC) Date: Oct 19, 2017 Attendance: 402 Weather: Texas A&M gk 0 Morche, Cosette f 1 Watt, Ally d 4 Ritchie, Kendall f 5 Crabtree, Brittany m 9 Piper, Grace m 10 Malherbe, Stephanie m 14 Lopez, Jimena m 18 McCain, Addie d 24 Walton, Callyn m 77 Harvey, Mikaela d 99 Alston, Briana Hajdu, Kate Arrieta, Cienna Paulson, McKayla Smith, Rheagen Totals Morche, Cosette 90: Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M m 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex m 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya d 15 Eaton, Lindsey m 17 Caffey, Tiana m 20 Cutura, Marlena d 31 Hahn, Debbie Higgins, Zoe Pitre, Christyna Clarke, Jade Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 90: TM TEAM 0: Texas A&M Texas A&M :38 TAMU Watt, Ally (7) Lopez, Jimena Finish on the rebound at the top of the 6-yard box. Win-Morche, Cosette (12-2-1). Loss-Brockmeier, Caroline (8-6-2). Stadium: Soccer Stadium Officials: Referee: Timothy Debysingh; Asst. Referee: Thai Huynh; Michael Silver; Alt. Official: Tyler Mitcham; Timekeeper: Hunter Lemoine; Scorer: Will Stafford; Offsides: Texas A&M 1, 0.

9 2017 Soccer #8 Central Florida vs (Oct 15, 2017 at Baton Rouge, La.) Central Florida (10-1-1) vs. (8-5-2) Date: Oct 15, 2017 Attendance: 402 Weather: Central Florida gk 1 Varis,Vera Lawrence,Carrie Callahan,Bridget Adamek,Kayla Ferrara,Morgan Fredriksson,Saga Orschmann,Dina Soree,Zandy Aman,Maura Kuoksa,Katriina Sousa,Kathellen Creighton,Christine Moore,Julia Nemeroff,Lauren Sanders,Stefanie Vera,Jen Murnin,Madison Taylor,Jessica DeBose,Hannah Totals Varis,Vera 90: Central Florida Central Florida Central Florida f 3 Higgins, Zoe m 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex m 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya d 15 Eaton, Lindsey m 17 Caffey, Tiana d 20 Cutura, Marlena Alfeld, Lily Pitre, Christyna Cantrill, Caitlin Reed, Dana Stiebing, Chelsea Funderburk, Sara Weber, Ellie Clarke, Jade Guerrero, Raven Garrett, Haley Hahn, Debbie Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 63: Alfeld, Lily 26: Central Florida Central Florida :20 UCF Sanders,Stefanie (3) (unassisted) Shot from 8 yards at tight angle :04 UCF Lawrence,Carrie (1) (unassisted) Scored directly from the corner kick :39 UCF Adamek,Kayla (8) (unassisted) Freed herself with back heel then finish off the dribble :01 UCF Murnin,Madison (2) Sanders,Stefanie Scored on a shot from distance. Win-Varis,Vera (8-1-1). Loss-Brockmeier, Caroline (8-5-2). Stadium: Soccer Stadium Officials: Referee: Juliana Duncan; Asst. Referee: Jennifer Politz; Erin Plitsch; Alt. Official: Alexander Connelly; Timekeeper: Hunter Lemoine; Scorer: Will Stafford; Offsides: Central Florida 0, 2.

10 2017 Soccer Arkansas vs (Oct 12, 2017 at Baton Rouge, La.) Arkansas (8-7-1, SEC) vs. (8-4-2, SEC) Date: Oct 12, 2017 Attendance: 536 Weather: Arkansas gk 0 Jordan Harris Tori Cannata Taylor Malham Carsen Parker Kayla McKeon Jessi Hartzler Stefani Doyle Reece Christopherson Haley Vanfossen Parker Goins Nayeli Perez Katie Kienstra Caroline Campbell Brooke Pirkle Reid Sibley Abbi Neece Totals Jordan Harris 90: Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas d 2 Carvery, Jordane f 3 Higgins, Zoe m 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex m 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya d 15 Eaton, Lindsey m 17 Caffey, Tiana d 20 Cutura, Marlena Reed, Dana Weber, Ellie Clarke, Jade Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 90: Arkansas Arkansas :05 ARK Parker Goins (8) (unassisted) Finish from top of the 6-yard box. Win-Jordan Harris (5-3-1). Loss-Brockmeier, Caroline (8-4-2). Stadium: Soccer Stadium Officials: Referee: Jonathan Weiner; Asst. Referee: Kyle Borne; Alyssa Pennington; Alt. Official: Wayne Robinson; Timekeeper: Hunter Lemoine; Scorer: Will Stafford; Offsides: Arkansas 1, 1.

11 2017 Soccer vs #24 Ole Miss (Oct 08, 2017 at Oxford, Miss.) (8-3-2, SEC) vs. Ole Miss (10-3-1, 3-3 SEC) Date: Oct 08, 2017 Attendance: 712 Weather: 84 & Partly Cloudy f 3 Higgins, Zoe mf 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex mf 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya d 15 Eaton, Lindsey mf 17 Caffey, Tiana d 20 Cutura, Marlena Pitre, Christyna Reed, Dana Stiebing, Chelsea Weber, Ellie Clarke, Jade Hahn, Debbie Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 90: TM TEAM 0: Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss gk 00 Marnie Merritt mf 3 Bella Fiorenzo f 5 CeCe Kizer d 6 Grace Johnson f 8 Alley Houghton mf 10 Julia Phillips mf 12 Channing Foster mf 15 Mary Kate Smith d 22 Ella Johnson d 23 Chanel Thomas d 26 Liza Harbin Grace Waugh Marisa Kutchma Courtney Carroll Madison Smith Gabby Little Sophie Dineen Alyssa Frazier Molly Martin Totals Marnie Merritt 90: Ole Miss Ole Miss :54 OM Molly Martin (3) Grace Waugh Turn in the box and lofted shot over the keeper 2. 54:47 OM Channing Foster (12) Julia Phillips Dribbled around defender and slotted into bottom right corner 3. 66:30 Thomas, Alex (8) Reed, Dana Shot from middle of the 18 off the left post and in 4. 77:39 OM CeCe Kizer (12) Gabby Little Low cross across the face of goal tapped in 5. 85:06 OM CeCe Kizer (13) Mary Kate Smith Cross into the box tapped home Win-Marnie Merritt (9-2-1). Loss-Brockmeier, Caroline (8-3-2). Stadium: OM Soccer Stadium Officials: Referee: Rebekah Friedrich; Asst. Referee: Alicia Messer; Ryan Starr; Alt. Official: John White; Timekeeper: Pierce Morrison; Scorer: Mitch Praxl; Offsides: 2, Ole Miss 4.

12 2017 Soccer Georgia vs (Oct 05, 2017 at Baton Rouge, La.) Georgia (4-8-1, SEC) vs. (8-2-2, SEC) Date: Oct 05, 2017 Attendance: 563 Weather: Georgia gk 1 Louise Hogrell m 4 Mariel Gutierrez d 8 Caroline Chipman d 11 Summer Burnett f 14 Sydney Shultis m 15 Katie Higgins d 17 Delaney Fechalos f 22 Kelsey Killean m 23 Alex Pallo d 25 Kayla Bruster f 34 Reagan Glisson Landon Lambert Daria Stan Delaney Erwin Mollie Belisle Natalie Goodman Ashley Andersen Katie Ralys Carly Settles Totals Louise Hogrell 90: Georgia Georgia Georgia f 3 Higgins, Zoe m 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex m 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya d 15 Eaton, Lindsey m 17 Caffey, Tiana d 20 Cutura, Marlena Pitre, Christyna Weber, Ellie Hahn, Debbie Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 90: Georgia Georgia :24 Parker, Lucy (3) Cutura, Marlena Floated header over keeper from #20 free kick :36 UGA Daria Stan (1) Penalty kick 3. 86:04 Thomas, Alex (7) Parker, Lucy Finish from 10 yards on through ball by #5 YC-UGA #3 (62:08); YC- #23 (72:53) Win-Brockmeier, Caroline (8-2-2). Loss-Louise Hogrell (4-8-1). Stadium: Soccer Stadium Officials: Referee: Ceciah Valero; Asst. Referee: Deleana Quan; Sam Bilbo; Alt. Official: Brandon Cohen; Timekeeper: Hunter Lemoine; Scorer: Will Stafford; Offsides: Georgia 2, 1.

13 2017 Soccer vs Kentucky (Sep 29, 2017 at Lexington, Ky) (7-2-2, SEC) vs. Kentucky (6-7-0, SEC) Date: Sep 29, 2017 Attendance: 1533 Weather: 76 degrees, sunny, wind 6mph NW f 3 Higgins, Zoe m 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex m 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya m 17 Caffey, Tiana d 23 Weber, Ellie d 31 Hahn, Debbie Pitre, Christyna Cantrill, Caitlin Reed, Dana Eaton, Lindsey Stiebing, Chelsea Cutura, Marlena Clarke, Jade Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 90: Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky gk 33 Soucie, Evangeline f 2 Ignoffo, Foster m 4 Olding, Hollie f 6 Jimenez, Miranda d 12 Novak, Kelly m 15 Crosetti, Gina m 17 Keen, Katy f 18 Babo, Sophie m 21 Mitchell, Eva d 22 Hayden, Danielle d 25 Atkins, Payton Barney, Tate Grosso, Julia Williams, LaMaya Newland, Caroline Zoeller, Abigail Totals Soucie, Evangeline 90: Kentucky Kentucky :58 UK Crosetti, Gina (1) Jimenez, Miranda End line, served into box, flicked on at top of Ignoffo, Foster six and finished 2. 64:33 UK Babo, Sophie (1) Ignoffo, Foster Cross across the box and rifled in past GK 3. 67:49 UK Babo, Sophie (2) Jimenez, Miranda End line service beat keeper far post YC- #31 (16:02); YC-UK #12 (23:22); YC- #11 (36:02); YC-UK #18 (36:02); YC-UK #TM (36:02); YC- #17 (49:46); YC- #6 (75:28) Win-Soucie, Evangeline (6-7-0). Loss-Brockmeier, Caroline (7-2-2). Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex Officials: Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic; Asst. Referee: Chad Collins; Christopher Stoltz; Alt. Official: Rizal Milliken; Timekeeper: Susan Terry; Scorer: Chris Shoals; Offsides: 2, Kentucky 3.

14 2017 Soccer Mississippi State vs (Sep 24, 2017 at Baton Rouge, La.) Mississippi State (7-1-2, SEC) vs. (7-1-2, SEC) Date: Sep 24, 2017 Attendance: 781 Weather: Mississippi State gk 1 Catalina Perez Khalyn Harmon A.K. Ward Payton Gruenewald Mallory Eubanks Brooke McKee MaKayla Waldner Sam Blanchard Courtney Robicheaux Kelly Dorney Carly Mauldin Gracie East Gabriella Coleman Hannah Smith Kiley Martens Danie Meuret Hayden Oswalt Totals Catalina Perez 110: Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Mississippi State Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Mississippi State Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Mississippi State f 3 Higgins, Zoe m 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex m 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya m 17 Caffey, Tiana d 23 Weber, Ellie d 31 Hahn, Debbie Pitre, Christyna Reed, Dana Eaton, Lindsey Cutura, Marlena Clarke, Jade Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 110: TM TEAM 0: Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Mississippi State Fouls 1 2 OT O2 Total Mississippi State :23 MSU Mallory Eubanks (1) (unassisted) Shot from edge of the area inside right post :10 Thomas, Alex (5) Higgins, Zoe Finished far post from 6 yards out in left side. Hahn, Debbie 3. 63:51 Thomas, Alex (6) Penalty kick 4. 86:31 MSU MaKayla Waldner (6) Sam Blanchard Header across goal inside far post. YC- #2 (47:00); YC-MSU #4 (51:51); YC-MSU #18 (63:00); RC-MSU #TM (64:10); YC- #10 (70:09); YC- #31 (95:02) Mississippi State-Catalina Perez (7-1-2). -Brockmeier, Caroline (7-1-2). Stadium: Soccer Stadium Officials: Timekeeper: Hunter Lemoine; Scorer: Will Stafford; Offsides: Mississippi State 2, 1. There were two 40-minute lightning delays in the first half.

15 2017 Soccer vs Alabama (Sep 21, 2017 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.) (7-1-1, 0-1-1) vs. Alabama (8-2-1, 0-1-1) Date: Sep 21, 2017 Attendance: 682 Weather: 84 degrees and sunny f 3 Higgins, Zoe mf 5 Parker, Lucy f 9 Thomas, Alex mf 10 Howard, Nicole f 11 Alexander, Tinaya mf 17 Caffey, Tiana d 23 Weber, Ellie d 31 Hahn, Debbie Pitre, Christyna Reed, Dana Eaton, Lindsey Cutura, Marlena Clarke, Jade Totals Brockmeier, Caroline 110: TM TEAM 0: Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Alabama Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Alabama Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Alabama Alabama gk 1 Kat Stratton d 4 Nealy Martin f 6 Abbie Boswell mf 7 C. Jimenez Delgado mf 8 Emma Welch f 9 Chloe Maize f 12 Casey Wertz d 14 Chatham DeProspo mf 15 Hailey Brohaugh d 17 Kayla Mouton mf 45 Maddy Anzelc Taylor Morgan C. Maartensson Alexis Mouton Totals Kat Stratton 110: Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Alabama Fouls 1 2 OT O2 Total Alabama :36 Howard, Nicole (3) Parker, Lucy Caffey, Tiana 2. 49:48 UA C. Maartensson (1) Emma Welch Cross into box and header into net YC- #9 (17:20); YC- #11 (105:09) -Brockmeier, Caroline (7-1-1). Alabama-Kat Stratton (8-2-1). Stadium: Alabama Soccer Std Officials: Referee: Corey Rockwell; Asst. Referee: Sam Bierster; John White; Alt. Official: Amanda Ross; Timekeeper: Brian Ogden; Scorer: Nia Barnes; Offsides: 2, Alabama 2.