No. 3/1 Vanderbilt heads to Ole Miss Thursday before a top-10 battle at Tennessee Sunday morning
No. 3/1 Vanderbilt (8-0-1, 1-0-1 SEC) at Ole Miss (7-3, 0-2 SEC)
Thursday, Sept. 24 • 7 p.m. CT
Ole Miss Soccer Stadium • Oxford, Miss.
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No. 3/1 Vanderbilt (8-0-1, 1-0-1 SEC) at No. 9/6 Tennessee (6-0-2, 1-0-1 SEC)
Sunday, Sept. 27 • 11 a.m. CT
Regal Soccer Stadium • Knoxville, Tenn.
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OXFORD, Miss. — No. 3/1 Vanderbilt is on the road twice this week, taking on Ole Miss Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Oxford before heading east to Knoxville for a ranked battle with No. 9/6 Tennessee at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU Sunday.
The Opponents
Scouting the Rebels
Scouting the Lady Vols
Record Ranking
Setting the Tone
• Vanderbilt is third in the country in each of the following statistics: goals per game (3.78), assists (4.33) and points (11.69).
• They are one of three SEC schools and 16 overall without a loss in 2026, leading the nation in winning percentage (.944).
Sydney’s Scoring Surge
• Even by her lofty standards, senior forward Sydney Watts is on a production heater to start 2026.
• With nine goals and four assists in eight games, the All-American is third nationally with 22 points.
• She is second in program history and sixth among active D-I players with 34 career goals. She set a program record by scoring in seven consecutive games to open the season.
Best of the Best
• The win over Memphis on Aug. 21 was the ninth win in 12 top-25 battles Vanderbilt has played since the 2025 season.
• The Dores went 4-2 in top-25 regular season battles in 2025, won three more en route to the SEC Tournament title and went 2-1 against ranked competition in the NCAA Tournament.
• At home, they are 7-1 in top-25 matchups.
Protecting The Plex
• The Dores went 11-1-1 at home last season and are 6-0 at home in 2026.
• Since 2022, they are 39-5-8 at home.
Alpha Assisters
• Sophomore Olivia Stafford and freshman Lena Tusche are tied for second nationally and first in the SEC with seven assists apiece.
• Tusche tied a freshman record with three assists against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 3, while Stafford has logged an assist in five of the opening nine games.
