The University of Memphis women's soccer team looks to keep their winning streak alive Friday against the Vanderbilt Commodores (0-1-1) at 7 p.m. at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.
Spectators can expect Vanderbilt to come out kicking in hopes of erasing last year's loss to the Tigers. During last season's matchup, the Tigers held off Vanderbilt in double overtime with the 2-1 victory. Tiger senior forward Christabel Oduro and sophomore midfielder Diamond Simpson netted the two goals for Memphis. Commodore sophomore forward Cheyna Williams netted the sole Vanderbilt goal.
The Tigers finished the 2012 season with an overall record of 10-8-1 and 6-4-1 in Conference USA. Vanderbilt finished 5-10-5 and 2-7-4 in the Southeastern Conference.
"We are a team this year that's not going to rely on one player," said Brooks Monaghan, the head coach for Memphis' women's soccer team, in a recent interview with Wolfchase Toyota Insider's Jeff Brightwell. "We got a lot of weapons. Right now, we are trying to find out the players that compliment each other on the field. You know, we're still trying to figure that out, especially with so many new players."
On the men's side, the Tigers travel to California this weekend to open their season against Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge at the Ryan Rossi Memorial Tournament.
