{"id":944069,"date":"2026-10-24T04:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/944069\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T04:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:14:16","slug":"soccer-draws-with-uncg-on-senior-night-pink-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/944069\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer Draws with UNCG on Senior Night, Pink Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga women’s soccer team battled UNC Greensboro to a 1-1 draw Friday night at Finley Stadium on Senior Night. The Mocs, decked out in their pink kits for breast cancer awareness, move to 8-3-5 overall and 4-2-2 in Southern Conference action while the Sparts finished the night at 7-5-4 on the year and 3-2-3 in SoCon play.
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\nChattanooga struck first on Paige Thomas’<\/a> ninth goal of the season in the seventh minute. EG Dillard<\/a> saved the ball off the end line down the left side and eluded her defender to find Thomas moving toward the goal inside the box for the score.
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\nIt didn’t take long, however, for the Spartans to answer back, scoring the equalizer in the 12th minute. That score remained throughout the game.
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\nThe Mocs were outshot 9-3 in the opening frame and keeper Addie Taylor<\/a> made all six of her stops in the first half. However, the second half saw the Mocs as the aggressors, outshooting UNC Greensboro 8-3. UTC placed four shots on frame in the latter half.
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\nIn the final minutes, Thomas and Dillard each had close calls, but the Spartans keeper held off the attack with two of her four saves on the second half.
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\nThomas led Chattanooga with four shots and the lone goal, while Dillard added the assist. Emma Reeves<\/a>, Quinn Johnson<\/a> and Reese Wilson<\/a> each contributed scoring opportunities as the Mocs searched for a second-half breakthrough.
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\nSENIORS HONORED
\nPrior to the match, the Mocs honored seniors Landry Olson<\/a>, Savannah Dunahay<\/a>, Lilly Kate Varino<\/a>, Betha Pucek<\/a> and Carmya Mastrangelo<\/a>. The were escorted to the sidelines by their families in a tunnel of their teammates.
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\nBREAST CANCER AWARENESS
\nFriday’s game was the Mocs “Breast Cancer Awareness” game. Chattanooga wore their kits trimmed in pink with the keepers in full pink.
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\nUP NEXT
\nChattanooga closes out the home slate Thursday, October 29 against ETSU. The match will kick off at Noon to accommodate the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association (TSSAA) girls state championships to be held at Finley Stadium.
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