JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Lady Railsplitters (3-9-1, 2-6-1 SAC) hope to finish the final week of the regular season strong after back-to-back overtime losses as they travel to Carson-Newman to face the Eagles (11-3-1, 6-2-1 SAC) in a South Atlantic Conference match Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Both teams last played Saturday—Lincoln Memorial fell 3-2 in overtime in is home finale against Anderson, while Carson-Newman tied at Brevard 0-0 despite outshooting the Tornados 55-2.
 
Schedule/Game Day Links
 
Tuesday, October 25 at Carson-Newman (5:30 p.m.) Live Stats / Video
 
Notes on the Lady Railsplitters:
 
- Lincoln Memorial fell in overtime for the second consecutive game against Anderson Saturday. This time the Trojans scored with just 12 seconds remaining in the first extra period to clinch the 3-2 victory. The Lady Railsplitters lost at Mars Hill Wednesday in double overtime when the Lions scored with 2:35 remaining.
 
- For the first time in program history, the Lady Railsplitters have played four consecutive matches that have required overtime. They are 1-2-1 over the stretch and have played nearly 60 total minutes of extra time.
 
- Caroline Souza (São Paulo, Brazil) and Melissa Carpenter (Jacksonville, Fla.) scored for the Lady Railsplitters Saturday in their 3-2 overtime loss. Souza leads the team with four goals while Carpenter is second on the team with three.
 
- Before last week, the last time the Lady Railsplitters lost a regular season match in overtime was October 16, 2013 against USC Aiken—a span of nine matches. They then lost two such matches in a four-day span.
 
- Lincoln Memorial honored its three seniors Saturday – Kathryn Lundy (Pinckney, Mich.), Michelle Hunter (Tecumseh, Ontario) and Marissa Kiernan (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) – during a halftime ceremony.
 
- Hanna Ratliff (Somerset, Ky.) has scored twice for the Lady Railsplitters. Alyssa Berry (St. Joseph, Mich.), Palisa Chipendo (Brighton, England) and Kaitlyn Tisch (Tacoma, Wash.) have also accounted for one goal apiece. Jacquelyn Christoph (Eatonville, Wash.) and Gabby Garcia (Aurora, Colo.) are the only other players to total a point this season.
 
- Possession has been a problem for the Lady Railsplitters all season, as they have been outshot in all but two games this season. On average, opponents have outshot LMU 18.8 (9.5 SOG) to 12.8 (5.2 SOG).
 
- The Lady Railsplitters have struggled to find consistent offensive production this season, as they have only scored 12 goals in 13 games on 166 shots. They place ninth in SAC with 12.8 shots per game and 10th at .92 goals per game. Coker is last in both categories.
 
- Saturday's two-goal effort moved the Lady Railsplitters to 11th in the SAC with a 7.2 shooting percentage. Brevard fell to last at 6.7 percent.
 
- Lundy has played in all 13 of Lincoln Memorial's matches (10 starts) in goal and is fifth in the conference with 63 saves, including a career-high 10 in her final performance at the LMU Soccer Complex. She has played every minute in goal over the past five games—including seven overtime periods—with a .841 save percentage over that span.
 
- Lincoln Memorial must win both of its final two matches to avoid recording the fewest wins in program history. Last year's team holds the honor with five.
 
- The Lady Railsplitters are in the midst of playing six of their final eight matches away from the LMU Soccer Complex.
 
Notes on the Eagles:
 
- Carson-Newman leads the SAC in most offensive categories, including goals per game (3.73), shots per game (25.5), points (162), shooting percentage (14.6%) and goal differential (+47). They also lead in goals against average (.59) and are tied with Wingate for the most shutouts (9). Despite this, they are fifth in the SAC with a 6-2-1 conference record.
 
- The Eagles recorded a season-high 55 shots in their scoreless tie at Brevard Saturday. It was their highest output since they attempted 61 against Chowan in 2011. Despite the 55-2 shot difference and 20-1 shots on goal advantage, they could not find the back of the net against the Tornados, who entered the match 0-9 in SAC play. Brevard did not attempt either of its shots until after the 109th minute.
 
- Carson-Newman has beaten opponents by scores of 10, 9, 8 and 6 to 0 this season. They have also outshot opponents in all but one game this season—a 3-0 victory at Queens in which the Royals held a 16-13 shot advantage.
 
- Lauren Wade is tied with Newberry's Alyssa Ortega for first in the SAC with 15 goals despite missing five games. She has also added eight assists to total 38 points, which is first in the conference.
 
- Julianne Herrity is second in the SAC with 32 points and third with 14 goals. Her seven goals and 17 points during conference play also rank second to Ortega.
 
- Holly Talbut-Smith is first in the SAC with nine assists. Wade and Herrity are tied for second with eight apiece.
 
- Fourteen different players have scored a goal for the Eagles this season. Nine of those have scored multiple times. Six others have added assists to add to a total of 20 players that have recorded at least one point. Eighteen of those have recorded multiple points.
 
- Goalkeeper Jacqueline Burns has played every minute of every game for the Eagles. Her 11 wins and .59 goals against average lead all SAC keepers. She is also tied for first with nine shutouts. She is one shutout away from breaking the Carson-Newman record for the most in a season.
 
Series History:
 
- Carson-Newman leads the all-time series 14-7-1, including 7-3-1 as SAC foes.
 
- Lincoln Memorial fell twice to the Eagles last season—3-0 in Harrogate during the regular season and 1-0 in the SAC Championship quarterfinals in Jefferson City. Varin Ness scored two of Carson-Newman's four goals, including the go-ahead score in the 59^th minute that eliminated the Lady Railsplitters.
 
- The Lady Railsplitters last beat the Eagles in 2014, 4-3 in double overtime in Jefferson City.