Vanderbilt (2-5) at Coastal Carolina (4-3)
Wednesday, March 12 • 11 a.m. CT • ESPN+
Brooks Stadium • Conway, S.C.
Series History
• This will be the fifth matchup between the programs in a tied series, 2-2
• The first meeting between the teams was in 2017, which resulted in a Commodore victory 11-7
• The programs last meet during 2024 when Coastal Carolina claimed a 10-8 win in Music City
The Opponent
• Coastal Carolina enters Wednesday’s matchup 4-2 overall, coming off a 14-15 loss in overtime to Elon
• The Chanticleers led the Sun Belt in clearing percentage (89.5 percent), free position percentage (51 percent). The Chants also have the sixth hightest turnover per game in the country with 11.43 per contest
The Scouting Report
• Sydney McClure leads the Chants with 21 goals and is coming off her third straight, five-goal performance against Elon
• Brigid Cardillo has dished 20 assists so far this season to lead the Sun Belt and rank 13th nationally
• Evelyn Kitchin is averaging 7.86 draw controls per game, best in the conference and 16th in the country
• In cage, Charlotte Sadler has made 57 saves and has a 12.24 goals-against average
Last Time Out for the Dores
• Vanderbilt had goals from seven different players, led by Baker’s career-high seven points, who posted five goals for the fourth time in her career, the first since last season against East Carolina
• Cate Bradley registered her first two goals of the season off the bench, while Molly Krestinski also found the back of the cage for the first time in 2025
• Nancy Halleron posted her sixth career hat trick, the second of the season
• Jaime Biskup scored twice, marking multi-goal performances in every contest but one this year
• Freshman Kiera Runske made her first career start for Vandy, earning four draw controls while Molly Joyce made 10 saves, her third game of the season with 10-plus stops
AAC Midi of the Week
• Brooke Baker scored a combined eight goals with two assists, nine ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers in two games against top-30 RPI opponents last week to earn AAC Midfielder of the Week honors
• The grad student had a hat trick with four ground balls and three draw controls in a 13-9 setback to Louisville and had a game-high five goals with two assists, five ground balls and two draw controls in a 16-15 loss at Arizona State
2025 Vanderbilt AAC Weekly Honors Tracker
• Brooke Baker, AAC Midfielder of the Week (March 10)
• Brooke Baker, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 24)
• Jaime Biskup, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 24)
• Maddie Barkate, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 24)
• Maddie Barkate, AAC Honorable Mention (Feb. 10)
• Molly Joyce, AAC Goalie of the Week (Feb. 10)
