MT concludes regular season at Charlotte

Thursday, October 30

Charlotte, N.C.

6:00 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

*Charlotte

10/29/2014 10:26:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Blue Raiders set for last regular season match

By: @MTAthletics

GAME NOTES
LIVE STATS
LIVE VIDEO

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee soccer concludes the regular season with a game at Charlotte on Thursday Oct. 30 at 6 p.m.

The Blue Raiders clinched a spot in the Conference USA Championship after securing a 1-0 victory against UAB last weekend to sit at 5-3-1 in conference play and 8-7-2 overall.

MT has only played Charlotte once in program history as the Blue Raiders and the 49ers played to a 2-2 draw last year.

Middle Tennessee has won four of its last five games and is 5-1-1 in its last seven games. In those seven games the Blue Raiders have scored 11 goals.

BLUE RAIDER BULLET POINTS

This marks the first time the Blue Raiders will compete in the C-USA Championship as they currently are fourth in the standings with one more game left in the season. The Blue Raiders can't move any higher in the standings but will need a result against the 49ers to remain in fourth.
The C-USA Championship is in Charlotte, N.C. as the first round of games in the single elimination tournament start on Nov. 5th.
This will be the first time 13 of the Blue Raiders have the opportunity to play in the postseason with five of those players being starters.
Charlotte has lost its last two games and is 3-3-1 in its last seven games.
The 49ers redshirt senior Jennifer Lee hails from Oak Ridge, Tenn. and played for the same high school as freshmen Alex Gonzalez and Peyton McCollum.
The Blue Raiders freshmen are putting together a strong first season in collegiate soccer with three of them starting regularly with Kathy Thomas on the backline, Cameron Cox in the center midfield and McCollum playing up top. McCollum has two goals and an assist while Thomas added a goal this season.
Angie Lai is hitting full stride to close the season as she has scored a goal in Middle Tennessee's last three games and has been a part of four of MT's last five goals.
Lai has had a hand in seven of the Blue Raiders goals this season with four goals and three assists. With four goals this year, Lai has the second-most goals for the Blue Raiders this season only behind Grace Summers with five.
Kelsey Brouwer ranks top-five in the program in career saves (202), Wins (22), shutouts (17), games played (46), save percentage (.795), ties (6) and starts (45).
This season Brouwer has collected 81 saves and recorded 7 shutouts. Her seven shutouts ties a MT program record she set in 2013.
Brouwer's 81 saves is the most she's made in a single season as she averages 4.76 saves per game and ranks second in C-USA in total saves.
Tori Hawkins leads the Blue Raiders this season in assists with five and total shots with 39. Hawkins has three assists in conference play which ranks tied for sixth in the league. All five of Hawkins' assists this season have come in MT victories.