MT Faces Final Road Test Before C-USA Action

Friday, September 19

Cullowhee, N.C.

6:00 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

Western Carolina

9/18/2014 10:57:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Blue Raiders set for match at Western Carolina

By: @MTAthletics

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee soccer hits the road for its final test before conference play begins. The Blue Raiders face Western Carolina in Cullowhee N.C. on Friday at 6 p.m. in their lone match of the week.

MT is making its first trip to Cullowhee, N.C. as the two have only met once in program history. The Blue Raiders collected a 2-0 victory against the Catamounts at home in 2003.

BLUE RAIDER BULLET POINTS:
• Western Carolina is 2-3-3 this year; the Catamounts and the Blue Raiders have faced one common opponent this season in Lipscomb in which the Blue Raider defeated the Lady Bisons 2-1 in overtime while Western Carolina fell 1-0 in overtime.
• Middle Tennessee has gone to overtime four times already this season and is 2-1-1 when playing in extra time.
• The Blue Raiders' four overtime games this season is tied for the seventh-most in MT program history. The most overtime games by Middle Tennessee in a season were in 2010 and 2007 when the Blue Raiders had six overtime games.
• The Blue Raiders have taken 95 shots this season which is the sixth-most among Conference USA teams.
• Grace Summers has four of the Blue Raiders seven goals this season. Three players on the Western Carolina have two goals this season to lead the squad.
• Two MT defenders have put away a goal this season with Emily Jorgenson and Kelsie Roberts recording a goal.
• Angie Lai adds to the Blue Raider offense with a goal and an assist this year.
• Three goals have come off set pieces this season for the Blue Raiders.
• Kelsey Brouwer has 37 saves this season for 5.29 saves per game and a .771 save percentage for the Blue Raiders.
• Brouwer is on pace to make 95 saves this season which would tie for the fifth-most saves in a season by a Blue Raider.
• Brouwer's 158 career saves ranks fifth in the Middle Tennessee record books. She needs six saves to jump to fourth all-time.
• Brouwer ranks second in C-USA in total saves this season and third in saves per game.
• The Blue Raiders open up conference play next week at home against a pair of Texas teams in UTEP and UTSA.
• Last year Middle Tennessee went 3-5-2 in league play in its first season with Conference USA and went 1-1 in the opening weekend of conference play.
• MT has never played UTEP or UTSA in the program's history.