Women’s Soccer Travels to Auburn for Friday Night Contest

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss women's soccer team (3-3-0) will take on SEC opponent Auburn (3-2-0) at the Auburn Soccer Complex in Auburn, Ala. on Friday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. (CT).

The last time out
The last time that Southern Miss took the pitch, they captured an 8-0 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Sunday (September 8) afternoon.

Junior midfielder Jenny Caracheo led the Golden Eagles with a hat trick and six points in the contest.

Redshirt junior forward Alice Campos registered two goals and an assist in the match while redshirt junior forward Hailey Pohevitz recorded a goal and an assist. Redshirt sophomore forward Mackenzie Hamilton and junior forward Ariel Diaz also tallied a goal each.

Junior midfielder JoAnnie Ramos, junior defender Keely Hoppmeyer and freshman defender Chantae Blackwood were all credited with one assist a piece in the match.

On Sunday, the Golden Eagles' defense posted their second shutout of the week and of the 2019 season.

Noteworthy moments

Caracheo's hat trick recorded in Sunday's contest, marked the first hat trick of her Southern Miss career. Her hat trick also marked the first hat trick of the season for any Southern Miss player.
Caracheo's three goals scored in the match tie her for the third-most goals scored in a match by any Southern Miss women's soccer player.
The six points that Caracheo logged in the match tie her for the sixth-most points scored in a match by any player in the history of the Southern Miss women's soccer program.
Hamilton's goal scored just before the end of the first half of Sunday's match marked her first of the 2019 season.
Blackwood's assist, which came on Hamilton's goal, marked the first assist of her Southern Miss career.
Diaz's goal scored in the 84^th minute of Sunday's match marked the first of her Southern Miss career. Diaz is currently in the middle of her first season with Southern Miss after transferring from North Texas.
As a team, Southern Miss finished Sunday's match with a total of 36 shots, the sixth-most shots ever recorded by any Southern Miss women's soccer team in a match.
Senior goalkeeper Karsen Gildea saw her first action of the season when she took over in the net to begin the second half. The Ocean Springs, Miss. native registered 45 minutes of playing time in the match.

Breaking down the all-time record
Auburn leads the all-time series, 1-0.

The last meeting on the pitch
The lone meeting between the Southern Miss and Auburn women's soccer programs occurred on September 22, 2013 at the Auburn Soccer Complex in Auburn, Ala. Auburn won the contest by a final score of 6-0.

The opponent
Auburn is led by longtime Head Coach Karen Hoppa. Hoppa was named the head coach of the Auburn women's soccer program in 1999. After defeating Missouri 1-0 on October 14, 2018, Hoppa became the eighth female head coach to amass 300 wins at the Division I level. Over the course of her career at Auburn, Hoppa has guided the Tigers to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances.

For the 2019 season, Auburn currently holds a 3-2 record. Auburn's three wins have come against Kennesaw State, Mercer and Maryland. #14 South Florida and Virginia Tech are responsible for handing the Tigers their two losses on the season.

Match info
Friday night's match will NOT be live streamed. A radio broadcast will be provided via Tigers All-Access, and SIDEARM Sports live stats will also be available. The live stream and live stats links are listed above, and on the Southern Miss website.

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Women’s Soccer Travels to Auburn for Friday Night Contest

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Players Mentioned

Chantae Blackwood

Alice Campos

Jenny Caracheo

Ariel Diaz

Karsen Gildea

Mackenzie Hamilton

Keely Hoppmeyer

Hailey Pohevitz

JoAnnie Ramos

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