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VUCommodores.com @VandySoccer 1 2020-21 Schedule/Results 8-4-0 Overall 4-4-0 SEC September (1-1) Sun. 20 Kentucky* ...................... W, 3-2 Sun. 27 at Tennessee* ............... L, 0-1 (OT) October (3-2) Sat. 3 at Missouri* ...................... L, 1-2 Sun. 11 South Carolina* ............ L, 1-2 (2 OT) Sun. 18 at Florida* ................ W, 2-1 (2 OT) Sun. 25 #15 Georgia* .................... W, 1-0 Fri. 30 at LSU* ......................... W, 2-0 November (4-1) Sat. 7 Ole Miss* ........................ L, 1-2 Sun. 15 [10] Mississippi State^............ W, 4-0 Tues. 17 [2] #13 Tennessee^ .............. W, 4-2 Thurs. 19 [3] #8 Texas A&M^ ............... W, 3-1 Sun. 22 [1] #6 Arkansas^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-1 February (0-0) Mon. 22 at Middle Tennessee (Exh.) ....... W, 4-0 Sat. 27 DePaul (Exh.) ..................... Noon March (0-0) Sun. 7 Racing Louisville FC (Exh.) ........ 5 p.m. Thurs. 11 Kennesaw State ................. 3 p.m. Sun. 21 Lipscomb ....................... 6 p.m. Sat. 27 Memphis........................ 6 p.m. April (0-0-0) Sun. 11 at Duke ......................... 1 p.m. April 22-May 17 NCAA Tournament ................. TBA *SEC contest ^ SEC Tournament (Orange Beach, Ala.) ^^ Exhibition Game All times CT Follow the Commodores Twitter/Instagram: @VandySoccer Facebook: Vanderbilt Women’s Soccer Web: VUCommodores.com Communications Contact SID: Andrew Wilson Cell: 919-624-6365 Email: [email protected] Address: 2601 Jess Nealy Dr., Nashville, TN, 37212 #8/5 Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4-0, 4-4 SEC East) vs. DePaul Blue Demons (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Big East) Feb. 27, 2021 • Noon CT • Nashville, Tenn. Watch: SEC Network+ The Matchup • Playing its second exhibition of the 2021 spring season, Vanderbilt will match up with DePaul on Saturday afternoon at Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for noon on SEC Network+. • Vanderbilt and DePaul have never met in an official capacity on the soccer field to date. Our Spring Schedule • Vanderbilt is set to play a spring schedule that consists of three exhibitions and four regular-season games before turning its attention to the NCAA Tournament. • Selections for the tournament are scheduled for April 19. Vanderbilt has the automatic bid from the SEC because of its SEC title in November. • The slate sees Vandy play regular-season games against Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Memphis and Duke after exhibitions against Middle Tennessee and DePaul. It will round out its exhibition schedule on March 7 with an intriguing matchup against Racing Louisville FC of the NWSL. Last Time Out (Officially) • Last time out, Vanderbilt captured its third SEC Tournament title and its first since 1994 with a 3-1 victory over top-seeded and sixth-ranked Arkansas in Orange Beach, Ala. • After Arkansas got on the board in the first minute, Vanderbilt answered in the third minute and Kimya Raietparvar’s fifth-minute penalty kick proved to be the game winner. For good measure, Abi Brighton added an insurance tally in the second half to give the Dores the 3-1 win that sent Arkansas to its fifth SEC title game loss in five years. Last Time Out (Unofficially) • Vanderbilt shook the rust off Monday night with a 4-0 exhibition victory over Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro. • The Commodores and Blue Raiders went scoreless in the first 45 minutes before Vanderbilt put three on the board in 10 minutes an hour into the game. • All in all, Abi Brighton, Madi Allen, Mairin Boyle and Alea Hyatt were the goal scorers for the Commodores. Ranked Dores • Vanderbilt enters the spring season with its highest ranking ever at No. 5 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. This comes after the Commodores were No. 8 in the most recently release of the United Soccer Coaches poll after the fall season. • Previously, Vanderbilt’s highest ranking was No. 7 during the 2018 season in both polls. Head Coach Darren Ambrose • In his sixth season leading Vanderbilt soccer, Darren Ambrose has guided one of the best runs in program history. • The Dores have amassed a 69-37-10 record and 33-20-7 SEC mark during his tenure. Thirteen of those wins are over ranked opponents. • To date, Vanderbilt has three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament with a fourth coming in April thanks to the secured automatic bid, an SEC regular season championship (2018), a tournament championship (2020) and an East Division championship (2019) under his leadership. • Ambrose is the first Vanderbilt head coach in 21 years to have three consecutive double-digit win seasons (2017-19) and will make it four years in a row with two wins during the spring season. Coming Alive • After scoring 11 goals in eight regular-season games in 2020, Vanderbilt came alive in the SEC Tournament with a tournament-record 14 goals in four games while allowing just four. • Seven players tallied goals in the tournament with Raegan Kelley leading the way with three. Haley Hopkins, Maddie Elwell and Abi Brighton also added two apeice with Kimya Raietparvar nailing two penalty kicks. SEC Postseason Honors • After the fall regular season, Haley Hopkins was named a First Team All-SEC honoree for the second time in her career while Ella Shamburger and Maddie Elwell earned second-straight Second Team All-SEC honors.

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2020-21 Schedule/Results8-4-0 Overall • 4-4-0 SECSeptember (1-1)Sun. 20 Kentucky* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-2Sun. 27 at Tennessee* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 0-1 (OT)

October (3-2)Sat. 3 at Missouri* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2Sun. 11 South Carolina* . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2 (2 OT)Sun. 18 at Florida* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (2 OT)Sun. 25 #15 Georgia* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0Fri. 30 at LSU* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-0

November (4-1)Sat. 7 Ole Miss* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 1-2Sun. 15 [10] Mississippi State^. . . . . . . . . . . .W, 4-0Tues. 17 [2] #13 Tennessee^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 4-2Thurs. 19 [3] #8 Texas A&M^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-1Sun. 22 [1] #6 Arkansas^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-1

February (0-0)Mon. 22 at Middle Tennessee (Exh.) . . . . . . . W, 4-0Sat. 27 DePaul (Exh.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon

March (0-0)Sun. 7 Racing Louisville FC (Exh.) . . . . . . . . 5 p.m.Thurs. 11 Kennesaw State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 p.m.Sun. 21 Lipscomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.Sat. 27 Memphis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.

April (0-0-0)Sun. 11 at Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.April 22-May 17 NCAA Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA

*SEC contest ^ SEC Tournament (Orange Beach, Ala.)^^ Exhibition GameAll times CT

Follow the CommodoresTwitter/Instagram: @VandySoccerFacebook: Vanderbilt Women’s SoccerWeb: VUCommodores.com

Communications ContactSID: Andrew WilsonCell: 919-624-6365Email: [email protected]: 2601 Jess Nealy Dr., Nashville, TN, 37212

#8/5 Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4-0, 4-4 SEC East) vs.DePaul Blue Demons (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Big East)

Feb. 27, 2021 • Noon CT • Nashville, Tenn.Watch: SEC Network+

The Matchup• Playing its second exhibition of the 2021 spring season, Vanderbilt will match up with DePaul on Saturday afternoon at Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for noon on SEC Network+.• Vanderbilt and DePaul have never met in an official capacity on the soccer field to date.

Our Spring Schedule• Vanderbilt is set to play a spring schedule that consists of three exhibitions and four regular-season games before turning its attention to the NCAA Tournament. • Selections for the tournament are scheduled for April 19. Vanderbilt has the automatic bid from the SEC because of its SEC title in November. • The slate sees Vandy play regular-season games against Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Memphis and Duke after exhibitions against Middle Tennessee and DePaul. It will round out its exhibition schedule on March 7 with an intriguing matchup against Racing Louisville FC of the NWSL.

Last Time Out (Officially)• Last time out, Vanderbilt captured its third SEC Tournament title and its first since 1994 with a 3-1 victory over top-seeded and sixth-ranked Arkansas in Orange Beach, Ala.• After Arkansas got on the board in the first minute, Vanderbilt answered in the third minute and Kimya Raietparvar’s fifth-minute penalty kick proved to be the game winner. For good measure, Abi Brighton added an insurance tally in the second half to give the Dores the 3-1 win that sent Arkansas to its fifth SEC title game loss in five years.

Last Time Out (Unofficially)• Vanderbilt shook the rust off Monday night with a 4-0 exhibition victory over Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro.• The Commodores and Blue Raiders went scoreless in the first 45 minutes before Vanderbilt put three on the board in 10 minutes an hour into the game.• All in all, Abi Brighton, Madi Allen, Mairin Boyle and Alea Hyatt were the goal scorers for the Commodores.

Ranked Dores• Vanderbilt enters the spring season with its highest ranking ever at No. 5 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. This comes after the Commodores were No. 8 in the most recently release of the United Soccer Coaches poll after the fall season. • Previously, Vanderbilt’s highest ranking was No. 7 during the 2018 season in both polls.

Head Coach Darren Ambrose• In his sixth season leading Vanderbilt soccer, Darren Ambrose has guided one of the best runs in program history. • The Dores have amassed a 69-37-10 record and 33-20-7 SEC mark during his tenure. Thirteen of those wins are over ranked opponents.• To date, Vanderbilt has three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament with a fourth coming in April thanks to the secured automatic bid, an SEC regular season championship (2018), a tournament championship (2020) and an East Division championship (2019) under his leadership.• Ambrose is the first Vanderbilt head coach in 21 years to have three consecutive double-digit win seasons (2017-19) and will make it four years in a row with two wins during the spring season. Coming Alive• After scoring 11 goals in eight regular-season games in 2020, Vanderbilt came alive in the SEC Tournament with a tournament-record 14 goals in four games while allowing just four.• Seven players tallied goals in the tournament with Raegan Kelley leading the way with three. Haley Hopkins, Maddie Elwell and Abi Brighton also added two apeice with Kimya Raietparvar nailing two penalty kicks.

SEC Postseason Honors• After the fall regular season, Haley Hopkins was named a First Team All-SEC honoree for the second time in her career while Ella Shamburger and Maddie Elwell earned second-straight Second Team All-SEC honors.

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head coach darren ambroseTHE AMBROSE FILECollege: USC-Spartanburg (1995)Spouse: Sherry • Two daughters: Madison, Ainsley

NOTABLES• First Vanderbilt coach in over two decades to have three consecutive double-digit win seasons• Three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since Vanderbilt’s 1994-98 seasons with a fourth on the way• 17-game winning streak at home, which spanned the 2017 and 2018 seasons • 13-game winning streak in 2018 • 16-game unbeaten streak in 2018 • Seven-game winning streak in 2019 • 14 wins over ranked opponents in his five-plus seasons, which is the most in program history • Four wins over top-10 ranked teams

ACCOLADES• 2018 SEC Coach of the Year• Winningest coach in Penn soccer history and never had a losing season as head coach at Penn

Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown High School / Previous School00 Kate Devine GK Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood1 Sophie Guilmette GK So. Montreal, Quebec Canada2 Peyton Cutshall M/F Jr. Humble, Texas Atascocita3 Madiya Harriott D Sr. Davie, Fla. American Heritage4 Raegan Kelley M Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Westminster5 Myra Konte D Sr. Woodbridge, Va. Osbourn Park6 Leila Azari M/F Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. The Bolles School7 Haley Hopkins F Sr. Newport Beach, Calif. Mater Dei8 Olivia Simmons F Sr. Rockledge, Fla. Rockledge9 Alex Kerr M/F So. Chapel Hill, N.C. Chapel Hill10 Kimya Raietparvar M So. Denton, Texas Denton11 Amber Nguyen M Fr. Snellville, Ga. Shiloh12 Blair McDonald D Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. Chadwick13 Ashtyn Fink F So. Las Vegas, Nev. Bishop Gorman14 Mairin Boyle M Jr. Burlington, Ontario Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary15 Maddie Elwell M/F Sr. Ambler, Pa. Wissahickon16 Kayla Eason D Sr. Henderson, Nev. Coronado17 Madi Allen M Jr. Oviedo, Fla. Oviedo18 Alea Hyatt M Sr. Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Barbara / USC19 Hannah Morgan D Jr. Berwyn, Pa. Conestoga20 Rebecca Rossett F Sr. Woodbury, N.J. Woodbury21 Sophia Gorski F Fr. Hinckley, Ohio Walsh Jesuit22 Ella Shamburger D Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Westminster23 Maya Antoine D So. Vaughan, Ontario Vaughan26 Tina Bruni F Fr. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Chadwick27 Alex Wagner D Fr. Atlanta, Ga. The Westminster Schools30 Mya Swinton M Fr. Gulf Breeze, Fla. Gulf Breeze31 Karissa King M/F Jr. Ventura, Calif. Whispering Oaks Christian32 Sarah Fuller GK Sr. Wylie, Texas Wylie33 Abi Brighton M Fr. Hilton Head Island, S.C. Heritage35 Vida Raietparvar* M Fr. Denton, Texas Denton-- Blue Ellis^ M Sr. Collierville, Tenn. Houston* Early enrollee, not eligible to compete this spring^ Transferred to Syracuse following 2020 fall season

Coaching StaffHead Coach – Darren Ambrose (USC-Spartanburg), 6th seasonAssociate Head Coach – Ken Masuhr (Richard Stockton), 6th seasonAssistant Coach – Kelly Keelan (George Mason), 6th seasonDirector of Operations – Laura Lamberth (Middle Tennessee), 3rd season

Roster Breakdown

Class YearFreshmen: 8Sophomores: 5Juniors: 8Seniors: 10

State/CountryCalifornia (5): Bruni, Hopkins, Hyatt, King, McDonaldFlorida (5): Allen, Azari, Harriott, Simmons, SwintonGeorgia (4): Kelley, Nguyen, Shamburger, WagnerTexas (4): Cutshall, Fuller, K. Raietparvar, V. RaietparvarNevada (2): Fink, EasonPennsylvania (2): Elwell, MorganNew Jersey (1): RossettNorth Carolina (1): KerrOhio (1): GorskiSouth Carolina (1): BrightonTennessee (1): DevineVirginia (1): Konte-- Canada (3): Antoine, Boyle, Guilmette

Vanderbilt Quick Facts

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt UniversityNickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CommodoresLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn.Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1873Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,781School Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black and GoldChancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel DiermeierFaculty Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Ann PriceAthletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candice Storey LeeConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southeastern (SEC)Home Arena (Capacity). Vanderbilt Soccer Stadium (2,400)2019-20 Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5-2SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3-1 / 1st, SEC EastFirst Year of Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978Overall All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341-255-55 (.566)NCAA Tournaments (Last) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (2019)Overall NCAA Tournament Record. . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7-3 (.469)SEC Tournaments (Last). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 (2020)Overall SEC Tournament Record . . . . . . . . . . . 19-14-4 (.568)

Staff PronunciationsGary Redus II — ree-dusMarqu’es Webb — mar-kezzCheresse Kincaid — shuh-reece

RECORD AS HEAD COACH22nd Season

Overall: 217-108-45Vandy: 69-37-10 (6 years)

SEC: 33-20-7Penn: 148-71-35 (15 years)

Ivy: 54-34-17

AMBROSE’S MILESTONE WINSFirst win at Vandy: Aug. 28, 2015 at Gonzaga, 3-250th win at Vandy: Sept. 1, 2019 at No. 22 Pepperdine, 1-0200th career win: Sept. 4, 2019 vs. Colgate, 2-0First SEC Win: Sept. 11, 2015 vs. Mississippi State, 2-1

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• Abi Brighton rounded out Vanderbilt’s postseason honors by earning SEC All-Freshman accolades.

Senior Leadership• Prior to the regular-season finale, Vanderbilt honored 10 seniors in Haley Hopkins, Olivia Simmons, Kayla Eason, Maddie Elwell, Myra Konte, Leila Azari, Blue Ellis, Sarah Fuller, Madiya Harriott and Rebecca Rossett.• This four-year class owns a 51-20-5 record, which is good for a .704 winning percentage. The percentage thus far marks the best winning percentage by a four-year class in program history, topping the previous bests of .665 in 1997 and .663 just last year in 2019.• Overall, this marks the eighth four-year class to win 50 games with the program. The 2019 senior class was also the first group to reach the 50-win mark since six classes in a row did from 1995 to 2000.

Some of the Nation’s Best• With Top Drawer Soccer announcing its top players in the nation, three Commodores made the lists.• Abi Brighton has been named one of the best 11 freshmen in the country.• Haley Hopkins and Ella Shamburger were named to the organization’s Top 100 in the country. Hopkins is No. 41 and Shamburger checked in at No. 87.

Noting Fall 2020• In the season opener against Kentucky, a Haley Hopkins brace was the difference in a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Wildcats. The victory came after Kentucky scored the first two goals of the game in the opening half to lead by a pair after 45 minutes.• Across Vanderbilt’s four losses to Tennessee, Missouri, South Carolina and Ole Miss, five of the seven opponent goals came from set pieces with Tennessee scoring on a corner kick, Missouri tallying twice from the direct result of free kicks, South Carolina winning it on the PK and Ole Miss scoring the winner on a free kick.• Vanderbilt snapped a three-game losing streak - the longest to date under Darren Ambrose - with the double-overtime win at Florida. It marked the fourth win over UF in program history.• Vanderbilt’s tournament title saw the Commodores win four games in eight days.• Along the way, Vandy defeated three ranked foes, marking the first time under Ambrose that Vanderbilt has beat ranked teams in three consecutive games.

Late Decisions• Seven of Vanderbilt’s eight regular season games in 2020 were decided in the second half or later and were one-goal games.• The lone regular-season game that wasn’t decided in the second half or been a one-goal game came when Vanderbilt scored the game-winner in the 16th minute and beat LSU 2-0, marking Vanderbilt’s first first-half goal of the season. Coincidentally, since that game, Vanderbilt scored in every first half, making it six games to start the season without a first-half goal before six consecutive games with a first-half goal to close.• All three of Vanderbilt’s goals against Kentucky in the season opener came after the 53rd minute with the first two separated by just 6:11 of game action. • Against Florida, Myra Konte’s game-winning goal came in the 103rd minute of double overtime.

• Against No. 15 Georgia, Haley Hopkins scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute.• In 2019, nine of the 14 wins were decided after halftime.

New Faces• While Vanderbilt welcomed seven freshmen ahead of 2020, it now welcomes a transfer and a freshman ahead of 2021.• Alea Hyatt joined the program in January from USC. She is eligible for the spring season and the fall 2021 season. Hyatt started her career at North Carolina. A California native, Hyatt transferred closer to home to USC before coming to Vandy. • Vida Raietparvar also joined the program in January as an early enrollee. She is not eligible to compete until fall 2021.

Winning In Bunches• In all, the Dores have defeated 20 ranked opponents with 14 of those coming since Ambrose took over ahead of the 2015 season.• This 2020-21 senior class has led the Commodores to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since the 1994-98 seasons. It will head to a fourth NCAA Tournament this spring thanks to winning the SEC in the fall.• Vanderbilt has a mark of 51-20-5 over the last three-plus campaigns since the start of the 2017 season with a 24-11-3 mark in SEC play.

Hurry Home• The Commodores have won 36 matches at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex since Darren Ambrose took over ahead of 2015, including 17 straight from 2017-18.• The 10-0-1 home mark in 2018 was the best home record since 1990’s unblemished 9-0 record.• The Commodores have beat four ranked foes over the past five years at home and own a 4-4-1 record against ranked teams at home under Ambrose. • Vanderbilt has not conceded more than two goals in a match on West End since 2017.

Our State• In their last 13 games against Tennessee schools (Chattanooga, Lipscomb, Tennessee and Tennessee Tech), the Dores are 10-2-1.

Good Luck ...• In the past six seasons from 2015 to 2020-21, Vanderbilt notched 42 shutouts with 24 of those coming since 2018-19.• The 39 shutouts from 2015-19 were the most in a five-year stretch since 45 from 2005-09.• Vanderbilt recorded 11 shutouts in 2019, the most in a single season since 2005 (15).

Where I Come From• One Commodore hails from Tennessee as freshman goalkeeper Kate Devine is from nearby Brentwood.• Of the 31-athlete roster, Florida and California are the most represented with five coming the two states.• Other states represented include: Georgia (4), Texas (4), Nevada (2), Pennsylvania (2), New Jersey (1), North Carolina (1), Ohio (1), South Carolina (1) and Virginia (1). • Additionally, three hail from Canadian provinces.

The Dance• Vanderbilt is one of seven SEC schools to make it to the NCAA Tournament at least three times in the past five years.

NWSL in Town• Announced February 25, Vanderbilt will host Racing Louisville FC at Vanderbilt Soccer Complex on March 7, marking the first exhibition for Vanderbilt against a pro team.• Head coach Darren Ambrose on the game: “Not only can you come to Vanderbilt, get a world-class education and earn a spring board into the next chapter of your life with an influential network of people around you, but maybe being a professional soccer player is now a career you can aspire to as well here. Realistically, this can become is a pathway to the pros, If you’ve got it in you and you’ve got that desire, we believe our program is one that can develop and elevate you. It has the national profile, we’re seeing consistent success and you’re going to get exposure to that next level. We want to show that our program is moving in that direction and becoming one of those programs that’s regularly placing athletes into professional careers. The additional bonus is the Vanderbilt degree you earned will also be in your back pocket when you eventually need it.”

Next Level• In January, Myra Konte became the first Commodore every taken in an NWSL Draft by going 30th overall to the North Carolina Courage.• Konte’s selection marks the first Dore taken in a draft since 2000 when Asta Helgadottir was selected by the Carolina Courage in the inaugural WUSA Draft after returning to her native Iceland for one season prior to being selected.• Konte will return to Vanderbilt for the spring and fall 2021 seasons before joining the organization that is now co-owned by Naomi Osaka, the defending U.S. Open and Australian Open tennis champion. 

Our Trailblazer• Since her last official game between the pipes, goalkeeper Sarah Fuller made history as the first female to play in a Power Five football game on Nov. 28 when she kicked off for the Vanderbilt football team at Missouri.• With Vanderbilt’s special teams unit battling COVID-19 and contact tracing, Fuller stepped in to help the team and became the first female to participate in a game at the Power Five level just six days after winning the SEC soccer title. • Two weeks later in Vanderbilt’s rivalry game against Tennessee, Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power Five game by going 2-for-2 on extra points.• Since the end of football season, Fuller was part of President Joe Biden’s inauguration event on national television. During the event, the trailblazer introduced a fellow trailblazer in the first female to hold the office of Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris. • For more about Fuller’s story, as well as photos and video for use in publication and on air, please contact Andrew Wilson with Vanderbilt Communications.

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The Last TimeWon at Home ..................................................................................10.25.20 vs. #15 Georgia (1-0)Won on Road ................................................................................................ 10.30.20 at LSU (2-0)Won a Neutral Game ......................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Beat a Ranked Opponent ...............................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Lost to Ranked Opponent ..................... 11.17.19 vs. #7 South Carolina (2-0) [SEC Tournament]Tied Ranked Opponent .............................................. 10.13.19 at #7 South Carolina (0-0, 2OT)Shutout an Opponent ............................11.15.20 vs. Mississippi State (4-0) [SEC Tournament]Did Not Score ...............................................................................09.27.20 at Tennessee (0-1, OT)One Goal ........................................................................................ 11.07.20 vs. Ole Miss (1-2, OT)Two Goals ..................................................................................................... 10.30.20 at LSU (2-0)Three Goals .....................................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Four Goals .................................................. 11.17.20 vs. #13 Tennessee (4-2) [SEC Tournament]Five Goals.....................................................................................................10.18.19 vs. LSU (5-1)Six+ Goals ....................................................................................08.22.19 vs. Georgia State (7-0)Tied at Home ................................................................. 10.12.18 vs. #9 South Carolina (0-0, OT)Tied on Road ............................................. 11.15.19 at Clemson (0-0, 2OT) [NCAA Tournament]Tied a Neutral Game .............................................11.2.16 vs. Arkansas (0-0) [SEC Tournament]Lost at Home ................................................................................. 11.07.20 vs. Ole Miss (1-2, OT)Lost on Road ..........................................................................................10.03.20 at Missouri (1-2)Lost a Neutral Game............................. 11.17.19 vs. #7 South Carolina (2-0) [SEC Tournament]Recorded a Home Shutout ............................................................10.25.20 vs. #15 Georgia (1-0)Recorded an Away Shutout ......................................................................... 10.30.20 at LSU (2-0)Neutral Site Shutout ..............................11.15.20 vs. Mississippi State (4-0) [SEC Tournament]Allowed Zero Goals.................................11.15.20 vs. Mississippi State (4-0) [SEC Tournament]Allowed One Goal ...........................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Allowed Two Goals .................................... 11.17.20 vs. #13 Tennessee (4-2) [SEC Tournament]Allowed Three Goals ............................................. 11.16.18 at Baylor (3-1) [NCAA Tournament]Allowed Four Goals .......................................................................10.06.16 at #11 Arkansas (4-0)Allowed Five Goals ............................................................................09.19.99 at Texas A&M (5-1)Allowed Six+ Goals ....................................................................10.10.14 vs. #10 Texas A&M (6-2)Overtime ........................................................................................ 11.07.20 vs. Ole Miss (1-2, OT)Double Overtime ............................................................................ 10.18.20 at Florida (2-1, 2OT)Penalty Kicks ............................................. 11.15.19 at Clemson (0-0, 2OT) [NCAA Tournament]Scored First Goal ......................................... 11.19.20 vs. #8 Texas A&M (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Conceded First Goal .......................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Comeback Victory ......................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament] (Trailed 1-0)Led Possession ............................................ 11.19.20 vs. #8 Texas A&M (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Trailed Possession .........................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Equal Possession ....................................... 11.17.20 vs. #13 Tennessee (4-2) [SEC Tournament]Took More Shots ............................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Allowed More Shots ....................................................................... 10.18.20 at Florida (2-1, 2OT)Took Equal Shots ............................................................ 10.11.20 vs. South Carolina (1-2, 2 OT)More Fouls ......................................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Fewer Fouls ................................................. 11.19.20 vs. #8 Texas A&M (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Equal Fouls ............................................................................................10.03.20 at Missouri (1-2)More Cards ....................................................................... 10.11.20 vs. South Carolina (1-2, 2 OT)Fewer Cards ....................................................11.22.20 vs. #6 Arkansas (3-1) [SEC Tournament]Equal Cards.............................................11.15.20 vs. Mississippi State (4-0) [SEC Tournament]Won a NCAA Tournament Home Game ....................................... 11.10.18 vs. Murray State (4-0)Won a NCAA Tournament Away Game ...................................11.11.98 at UNC Greensboro (5-1)Won a NCAA Tournament Neutral Game ........................................11.10.17 vs. Ohio State (2-1)Lost a NCAA Tournament Away Game ....................................................11.16.18 at Baylor (3-1)Lost a NCAA Tournament Neutral Game ...................................... 11.17.17 vs. Santa Clara (3-1)Tied a NCAA Tournament Away Game ....................................... 11.15.19 at Clemson (0-0, 2OT)

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2020-21 Vanderbilt Women's SoccerCombined Statistics

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as of Feb 25, 2021

Date Opponent Score Att.* 09/20/2020 Kentucky W 3-2 0* 09/27/2020 at Tennessee Lot1 0-1 600* 10/03/2020 at Missouri L 1-2 215* 10/11/2020 South Carolina Lot2 1-2 64* 10/18/2020 at Florida Wot2 2-1 368* 10/25/2020 Georgia W 1-0 32* 10/30/2020 at LSU W 2-0 416* 11/07/2020 Ole Miss Lot1 1-2 100* 11/15/2020 vs Mississippi St. W 4-0 0

11/17/2020 vs Tennessee W 4-2 0* 11/19/2020 vs Texas A&M W 3-1 513* 11/22/2020 vs Arkansas W 3-1 750

Team statisticsVANDY OPP

SHOT STATISTICSGoals-Shot attempts 25-154 14-101Goals scored per game 2.08 1.17Shot pct. .162 .139Shots on goal-Attempts 76-154 51-101SOG pct. .494 .505Shots/Game 12.8 8.4Assists 18 11

GOAL BREAKDOWNTotal Goals 25 14Penalty 2 1Unassisted - -Overtime 1 3Goals scored average 2.08 1.17

CORNER KICKS 71 36Goals off corners - -

PENALTY KICKS 2-2 1-1OFFSIDES 17 21PENALTIES

Fouls 112 118Yellow cards 14 19Red cards 0 0

ATTENDANCETotal 196 1599Dates/Avg Per Date 4/49 4/400Neutral Site #/Avg 4/316 -

Record Overall Home Away NeutralAll Games 8-4-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-0-0Conference 7-4-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 3-0-0Non-Conference 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

# Player GP G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GWG PK-ATT7 Hopkins, Haley 11 5 0 10 36 .139 18 .500 3 0-06 Azari, Leila 12 2 5 9 13 .154 9 .692 1 0-04 Kelley, Raegan 12 4 0 8 16 .250 8 .500 1 0-0

33 Brighton, Abi 12 2 2 6 17 .118 7 .412 1 0-015 Elwell, Madison 12 2 1 5 15 .133 7 .467 0 0-05 Konte, Myra 10 2 1 5 10 .200 6 .600 1 0-0

10 Raietparvar, Kimya 12 2 0 4 8 .250 5 .625 1 2-28 Simmons, Olivia 12 1 2 4 7 .143 1 .143 0 0-0

17 Allen, Madi 12 1 0 2 6 .167 2 .333 0 0-099 Ellis, Paola 7 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 0 0-027 Wagner, Alex 8 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0-021 Gorski, Sophia 8 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0-03 Harriott, Madiya 11 0 2 2 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0

11 Nguyen, Amber 10 0 2 2 4 .000 3 .750 0 0-09 Kerr, Alex 9 0 1 1 5 .000 4 .800 0 0-0

30 Swinton, Mya 10 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-032 Fuller, Sarah 9 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-022 Shamburger, Ella 12 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-023 Antoine, Maya 11 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-01 Guilmette, Sophie 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

16 Eason, Kayla 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-026 Bruni, Tina 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-012 McDonald, Blair 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-014 Boyle, Marin 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0Total 12 25 18 68 154 .162 76 .494 - 2-2Opponents 12 14 11 39 101 .139 51 .505 - 1-1

## Goalie GP MIN. GA GAAVG SAVES PCT W-L-T SHO/CBO32 Fuller, Sarah 9 838:32 9 0.97 28 .757 7-2-0 3/01 Guilmette, Sophie 3 271:59 5 1.65 6 .545 1-2-0 0/0

TM TEAM - 00:00 0 0.00 3 1.000 0-0-0 0/0Total 12 1110:31 14 1.13 37 .725 8-4-0 3Opponents 12 1110:31 25 2.03 52 .675 4-8-0 1

Goals by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALVandy 10 14 0 1 25Opponents 7 4 2 1 14

Shots by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALVandy 62 90 1 1 154Opponents 48 47 5 1 101

Saves by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALVandy 19 17 1 0 37Opponents 26 26 0 0 52

Corners by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALVandy 28 42 0 1 71Opponents 13 20 3 0 36

Fouls by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTALVandy 60 50 1 1 112Opponents 55 58 4 1 118

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00 Kate Devine | GK 1 Sophie Guilmette | GK 2 Peyton Cutshall | M/F 3 Madiya Harriott | D 4 Raegan Kelley | M

5 Myra Konte | D 6 Leila Azari | D 7 Haley Hopkins | F 8 Olivia Simmons | F 9 Alex Kerr | M/F

10 Kimya Raietparvar | M 11 Amber Nguyen | M 12 Blair McDonald | D 13 Ashtyn Fink | F 14 Mairin Boyle | M

15 Maddie Elwell | M/F 16 Kayla Eason | D 17 Madi Allen | M 18 Alea Hyatt | M 19 Hannah Morgan | D

20 Rebecca Rossett | F 21 Sophia Gorski | F 22 Ella Shamburger | D 23 Maya Antoine | D 26 Tina Bruni | F

27 Alex Wagner | D 30 Mya Swinton | M 31 Karissa King | M/F 32 Sarah Fuller | GK 33 Abi Brighton | M 35 Vida Raietparvar | M