Troy Soccer Hosts Kennesaw State and Chattanooga

TROY, Alabama – The Troy soccer team will open its home schedule on Friday against Kennesaw State before taking on Chattanooga at the Troy Soccer Complex on Sunday.

The Trojans (1-1-0) are return home after a 5-0 loss at No. 10 Florida State, but did claim a victory in the team's season opener on Aug. 16 at Jacksonville. Troy is 30-9-2 in its last 41 home games.

Kennesaw State (2-0-0) and Chattanooga (2-0-0) each enter the weekend looking to stay perfect on the season. The Owls earned wins against Western Carolina and Georgia State, while the Mocs took games against Alabama A&M and Georgia Southern.

Maddie Brune, Lauren Aldrich and Kiersten Edlund have each played all 180 minutes of Troy's season, while Brune and Natalie Melillo each have one goal under their belts.

HOW TO FOLLOW (Kennesaw State)
Date: Friday, Aug. 24
Kickoff: 7 p.m. (CT)
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC

HOW TO FOLLOW (Chattanooga)
Date: Sunday, Aug. 26
Kickoff: 2 p.m. (CT)
Live Video: Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansWSOC

SERIES INFO (Kennesaw State)
Overall Series: Series tied, 1-1
            At Troy: Troy leads, 1-0
            At Kennesaw: KSU leads, 1-0
            Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Aug. 29, 2014 – Troy won, 1-0 (at Troy)

SERIES INFO (Chattanooga)
Overall Series: UTC leads, 1-0
            At Troy: 0-0
            At Chattanooga: UTC leads, 1-0
            Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 8, 2002 – Chattanooga won 2-1 (at UTC)

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy has won six of its last eight home openers.

• In the first two games of the season Troy, nine of 16 players to have seen action have been newcomers while seven of 16 have been freshmen.

• For the second consecutive year, a Troy freshman goalkeeper earned win in her first career start. Aycela Aydogmus collected her first career victory in the Trojans' 2-0 victory at Jacksonville on Aug. 16. Katrine Jacobsen accomplished the feat on Aug. 22, 2017 at Alabama State.

For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.

Troy Soccer Hosts Kennesaw State and Chattanooga

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Aldrich

Maddie Brune

Kiersten Edlund

Katrine Jacobsen

Natalie Melillo

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