Sooners Host No. 4 Tennessee

NORMAN — For the fourth time this season Oklahoma Soccer faces a ranked team as the Sooners host No. 4 Tennessee Thursday, Oct. 9 at John Crain Field.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
The match will be broadcast on SEC Network and live stats will be available on statbroadcast.com.

PROMOS ON THE PITCH
Thursday's night game is this year's Hispanic Heritage Game as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.

LAST TIME OUT
OU outshot Texas A&M and threatened with nine corner kicks while Caroline Duffy made three saves in a 0-0 draw against Texas A&M Sunday, Oct. 5.

SERIES HISTORY
The Sooners and Lady Vols have met three times … Tennessee leads, 3-0 … the last meeting was Aug. 23, 2013 in Knoxville … OU and Tennessee have met once in Norman, with that contest coming in 2011.

THE SCOUT
Tennessee has won five consecutive SEC games entering Thursday … the Lady Vols are 11-1-1 and 5-1 league play after opening conference play with a 3-2 loss at Mississippi State … Alivia Stott paces the team with six goals … goalkeeper Cayden Norris was named to the Hermann Trophy Midseason WatchList.

VS. THE TOP 5
The last time OU hosted a top five team was against No. 2 Florida State August 31, 2014 … OU is looking for its first win against a top five program since defeating No. 3 Oklahoma State Sept. 7, 2011.

OF NOTE

Caroline Duffy made eight saves last week, surpassing 100 for her career
Duffy was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, the first honor for OU
OU has scored 32 goals this season. The Sooners scored 38 all of last year, which was a program record.
Keefer paces the SEC with eight assists. She is fifth in the nation.
The Sooners have a plus-18 goal differential
Ally Laccinole was named SEC Freshman of the Week Aug. 18, the first SEC weekly honor for a Sooner ever. She scored her first career goal Thursday
Naomi Clark and Elle Canty both tallied braces in their first OU starts
OU has posted 15 first half goals and 17 second half scores
Three different Sooners have posted a brace this season (Clark, Canty and Juliette Rayo)
The August 21 game against East Texas A&M saw OU set the program single game attendance record (3,211)
OU went undefeated in non-conference play for the first time in program history, going 7-0-1
Of OU's 98 points, 64 have come from a newcomer
The Sooners earned a spot in the polls for the first time since 2017 … OU started the year ranked in the polls for five consecutive weeks, a program record
The Sooners set the program corner kicks record with 16 at Tulsa Aug. 24

SOONER HONORS THIS SEASON

United Soccer Coaches Midfielders to Watch - Alexis Washington
SEC Preseason Players to Watch - Naomi Clark, Kayla Keefer, Caroline Duffy, Hadley Murrell, Alexis Washington and Michelle Pak
SEC Freshman of the Week - Ally Laccinole
Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week - Naomi Clark
SEC Defensive Player of the Week - Caroline Duffy

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Players Mentioned

Elle Canty

Naomi Clark

Caroline Duffy

Kayla Keefer

Ally Laccinole

Hadley Murrell

Michelle Pak

Juliette Rayo

Alexis Washington

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