Chattanooga Mocs soccer team gets shutout in SoCon home opener against Samford | Local Sports

The Chattanooga soccer team fell 1-0 to Samford in Southern Conference action on a hot Sunday afternoon at Finley Stadium.

The Mocs move to 2-5-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play while the Bulldogs improve to 4-6-1 on the year and match Chattanooga 1-1 in the early SoCon standings. The match was the first for UTC at home against a SoCon team.

Samford’s goal came early in the first half off a corner kick. Whitacker Buchanan’s pass was headed into the goal by Ella Simpson for what would prove to be the game winner in the 14th minute. 

The Mocs had a few opportunities to score with shots on goal from freshman Paige Thomas and sophomore Carmya Mastrangelo.

Each team had seven shots with UTC edging the Bulldogs 5-4 on corner kicks. Caroline Richvalsky led the Mocs with three shots and Caroline Ekern had three saves. 

Chattanooga will host UNC Greensboro next Sunday, Sept. 29 at Finley Stadium with a 1 p.m. kickoff.

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