CHARLESTON, S.C. – With a wild regular season behind them, The Citadel (9-8, 4-5) plays its chances in the SoCon Tournament with a home rematch against VMI in the opening round Tuesday at 3 P.M. The Bulldogs had previously beaten the Keydets on Sunday, 5-1.
 
VMI MATCH INFORMATION
Live Links: VIDEO | STATS
Date and Time: Tuesday Oct. 25, 3 P.M.
Location: WLI Field
 
THE SERIES WITH VMI
All-Time Record: 9-7
Home Record: 5-3
Away Record: 4-4
Last Meeting: Oct. 23, 2022 vs. VMI (W, 5-1)
 
TOURNAMENT TIME!
Just two days after a 5-1 home win over VMI, The Citadel rematches the Keydets Tuesday in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament at 3 P.M. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with Dave Weinstein on the call. A Bulldogs win will send them on the road to play at two-seed Samford on Friday, who they beat earlier this season.
 
VMI WIN PUTS SKID IN REARVIEW
After sitting as high as third in the SoCon standings entering their four-match home stand, The Citadel dropped the first three matches of said stretch to Western Carolina, Mercer, and UNCG, giving up a combined 13 goals. The Bulldogs overturned their fortunes by claiming their fourth league win against VMI Sunday, 5-1, to earn the seventh seed for the conference tournament. It also clinched another winning season for The Citadel at 9-8, giving the Bulldogs their first back-to-back winning seasons in program history.
 
YOSUE RISING THROUGH THE RANKS!
Suzuka Yosue had two goals and one assist against VMI Sunday to become The Citadel's all-time career leading scorer with 82 points, passing Mariana Garcia's top mark of 79 from 2010-13. Yosue is already the program's career assists leader with 34, while her 24 goals is fifth all-time.
 
TRAQUAIR ON THE WINNING TRACK
Head coach Ciaran Traquair became the winningest head coach in program history this season with 51 wins. His 48th victory, a 1-nil win at Samford on Sept. 23, allowed Traquair to pass Bob Winch for number one all-time. His .422 winning percentage is also first all-time.
 
GOALIE CAROUSEL IN MOTION
The Citadel is not short on goalkeeping with four on the roster: Brie Sikes, Jessica Newton, Grace Laws, and Shannon Curtis. Sikes has seen the majority of time in net with nine starts, collecting a 5-4 record. Jess Newton is next on the list with five starts and a 2-3 mark. Freshman Grace Laws has appeared in five matches with three starts, earning SoCon Defensive Player of the Week early in the season after wins at USC Upstate and Presbyterian.
 
THE CITADEL SOCCER BY THE NUMBERS
 
2nd in SoCon with...
      106 Points
      35 Goals
      2.06 Goals Per Game
      36 Assists
      2.12 Assists Per Game
      15.76 Shots Per Game
 
3rd in SoCon with...
      268 Shots
      94 Corner Kicks
 
2022 SOCON TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, Oct. 25: First Round (at higher seeds)
Match 1: No. 9 Furman at No. 8 Wofford, 7 p.m.
Match 2: No 10 VMI at No. 7 The Citadel, 3 p.m.
 
Friday, Oct. 28: Quarterfinals (at No. 1 & 2 seeds)
Match 3: Winner Match 1 at No. 1 Chattanooga,
6:30 p.m. (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Match 4: No. 4 UNCG vs. No. 5 Western Carolina,
4 p.m. (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Match 5: Winner Match 2 at No. 2 Samford,
3:30 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
Match 6: No. 3 Mercer vs. No. 6 ETSU,
6 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
 
Sunday, Oct. 30: Semifinals (at No. 1 & 2 seeds)
Match 7: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4,
2 p.m. (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Match 8: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6,
1 p.m. CT (Birmingham, Alabama)
 
Saturday, Nov. 5, or Sunday, Nov. 6: Final
(Highest remaining seed, location TBD)
Match 9: Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8, TBD