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@MizzouSoccer Hosts Georgia Friday in SEC Opener

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This Week: Friday, Sept. 15 // Sunday, Sept. 17
OPPONENT LOCATION DAY TIME VIDEO STATS 
 Georgia   Columbia, Mo.  Friday   6:30 p.m.  SEC Network +  Stats
 Albany   Columbia, Mo.   Sunday   6:30 p.m.   SEC Network +   Stats

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Mizzou soccer team (3-4-1) officially opens Southeastern Conference play on Friday as the team hosts Georgia at 6:30 p.m. at Walton Stadium. The Tigers then conclude non-conference action at home on Sunday, Sept. 17 with a match against Albany at 6:30 p.m. CT Both matches will air live on SEC Network +.

PROMOTIONS

Friday, Sept. 15

  • Free vuvuzelas to the first 250 fans
  • Free pizza to the first 100 Mizzou students

Sunday, Sept. 17

  • Free admission with your Mizzou football ticket stub 

TIGER TIDBITS

  • Missouri owns a 4-1 edge in the all-time series with Georgia
  • Sunday marks the first-ever meeting between the Tigers and Great Danes
  • Mizzou is coming off a 2-1 comeback win over San Diego State on Sept. 10
  • The Tigers trailed the Great Danes 1-0 after only six minutes of action but used goals from freshmen Tess Rellihan and Lindsey Whitmore to earn the victory
  • Rellihan is now tied with senior Jessica Johnson with a team-high two goals 
  • Whitmore became the seventh Tiger to score so far in 2017
  • Tigers who have found the back of the net this season include: seniors Savannah Trujillo and Johnson, redshirt sophomore Madison Lewis, sophomore Sarah Luebbert, and freshmen Rellihan, Macy Trujillo and Whitmore
  • Macy Trujillo became the first true freshman to score Missouri's first goal of the season since Candace Johnson against Memphis on Aug. 17, 2012
  • Luebbert has a team-high six points on one goal and a team-best four assists

LAST TIME OUT

  • Mizzou went 1-1 last weekend, including a 2-1 win over San Diego State at home on Sept. 10 
  • On Sept. 7, the Tigers suffered a tough 2-1 road loss at Northwestern.
  • Mizzou went up 1-0 against the Wildcats after goal from senior Jessica Johnson but surrendered two goals later in the match
  • Three days later Missouri went down 1-0 to San Diego State early but used two unanswered goals to earn the win
  • Freshman Tess Rellihan tallied the equalizer late in the first half and freshman Lindsey Whitmore notched the game-winner, her first career goal, in the 69th minute

FRESHMEN LEAD TIGERS TO WIN OVER SDSU

  • Both of Mizzou's two goals against San Diego State came at the feet of Tiger freshmen
  • Tess Rellihan tallied Mizzou's equalizer in the first half and Lindsey Whitmore netted the game-winner in the second half
  • Rellihan's goal was the second of her career and second in three matches, as she also scored at TCU on Sept 3
  • She is now tied with senior Jessica Johnson with a team-high two tallies
  • Whitmore found the back of the net for the first time in her Missouri career with her goal 

WHITMORE NABS MEMORABLE FIRST CAREER GOAL

  • Freshman Lindsey Whitmore's first goal in a Tiger uniform was a memorable one, as she netted the game-winner in Mizzou's 2-1 comeback win over San Diego State on Sept. 10
  • Missouri trailed 1-0 early in the first half and made it a 1-1 match by halftime
  • With the score still tied in the 69th minute, Whitmore one-timed a loose ball in the box on the open net to propel the Tigers to the win and put her into the scoring column
  • Whitmore became the seventh Tiger to score a goal so far this season, including the third freshman

LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT...GEORGIA

  • The Bulldogs enter this weekend with a 4-3-1 record, with wins over High Point (1-0), Charlotte (1-0), Lipscomb (3-0) and Coastal Carolina (9-1)
  • Georgia averages 1.88 goals per contest while allowing only 0.75 goals per game
  • Mollie Belisle paces the team with four goals for eight points, while Kelsey Killean has three goals and an asssit for seven points
  • Keeper Louise Hogrell leads the squad in minutes played in net and owns a 0.89 GAA

LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT...ALBANY

  • Albany is 2-5 on the season with wins over Iona (1-0) and Siena (2-1)
  • The Great Danes average 0.86 goals per match and allow 2.29 goals per game
  • Mariah Williams leads the squad with three goals on the year
  • Keeper Andrea Leitner has started five matches in net and owns a 2.2