Middle Tennessee Welcomes Florida Atlantic for Senior Day Sunday

Sunday, October 23

Murfreesboro, TN

12:00 PM CT

Middle Tennessee

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: MT Athletic Communications

10/22/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Game Notes

By: Austin Pert, MTSU Athletics

6MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will honor a six-member senior class this Sunday afternoon after they play the Florida Atlantic Owls at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium. Kickoff for the Senior Day match is set for noon CT.

Forwards Cambell Kivisto, Gentry Davis and Elizabeth Slavinsky, defenders Caroline Manley and Jennifer Francis, and goalkeeper Hannah Suder will all be recognized for their years of service to the program on and off the pitch.

Suder enters the match in the top 10 of several program goalkeeper charts. The native of Jacksonville, Fla. is:

Seventh in shutouts (8)
Sixth in games played (46)
Sixth in minutes played (3845:32)
Sixth in games started (41)
Seventh in career saves (163)

Meanwhile, Manley enters Sunday having played and started in each career match since her freshman season in 2019. The defender has also played 4,226 consecutive minutes across 46 matches dating back to late in the '19 campaign. The three-year captain also earned both USC All-South Region and C-USA All-Tournament Team honors last season for her superb play.

Florida Atlantic at MTSU

Oct. 23 | 12:00 p.m. CT | Dean A. Hayes Soccer Stadium
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The Blue Raiders will look to double their winning streak on Sunday against the Owls, having dispatched FAU in Boca Raton, Fla. last season off a goal from then-senior Sam DeBien in the 57'. Middle Tennessee is 10-8-0 all-time against its foes from South Florida.

First Blood

Middle Tennessee was 5-0-1 when scoring first during the regular season last year. Over the past three seasons, the Blue Raiders are 18-4-2 in matches when striking first.

Fresh Guidance

Middle Tennessee added two new coaches during the offseason in Zak Davis and Hannah Hoefs.

Davis joins the Blue Raiders after serving as the assistant women's soccer coach at George Washington University for the past four seasons. Over his four seasons with the Colonials, Davis helped lead GW to a 33-27-9 overall record and a 20-14-4 mark in Atlantic-10 Conference play.

Before arriving in Murfreesboro, Hoefs coached at Shenandoah University for a year and a half during two different stints with the Hornets. Hoefs began her collegiate coaching career when she first joined the coaching staff at Shenandoah in June 2020 following her standout career as a midfielder at Loyola University of Maryland.

Opponent Breakdown
Florida Atlantic
Nickname: Owls
Head Coach: Patrick Baker
2022 Record: 7-7-3 (3-4-1 C-USA)
2021 Record: 6-7-5 (4-2-2 C-USA)
Starters Returning/Lost from 2021: 7/4
MTSU's All-Time Record vs Florida Atlantic: 10-8-0 (Last: W, 1-0, Oct. 1, 2021)

Looking Ahead

Middle Tennessee remains home for one last match this Wednesday against Rice. Kickoff in Murfreesboro is set for 7 p.m. The Blue Raiders then fly to Miami and will conclude the regular season next Saturday night at Florida International.

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