CLEVELAND, Ga. – No. 8 Truett McConnell women's soccer plays the last home game of the regular season with a 5 p.m. start time vs. Johnson at the TMU Soccer Complex.
 
Since 2021, the Lady Bears have won all five matchups against the Royals, which includes a 7-1-win last season in Knoxville. TMU is 2-0 at home vs. Johnson with wins of 6-0 in 2022 and 7-0 in 2024. With all five games combined, the Lady Bears have a +44-score differential in the series.
 
The Royals have had a rough go of things in 20206, hosting a 4-11-1 overall record with a 1-8-1 mark in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Their past two results have been lossless, with a 0-0 draw vs. Bryan and a 2-1 win over Columbia College on the road. Despite the 11 losses, they have only suffered shutouts in three of them.
 
Brianna Houser leads the team in goals scored with five on the year, good for ten total points which also leads the team. Last Saturday against the Koalas, she scored the game-winning goal in the 70^th minute the give the Royals their first AAC win of the season. Annabel Reiche is the team's assists leader with three on the season.
 
Truett McConnell is coming off a 2-1 win over Reinhardt, a result that secured it the 2026 AAC Regular Season Championship for the fifth consecutive season. The Lady Bears also punched their ticket into the NAIA National Tournament with the win. TMU is 10-0 in conference play and 13-1-1 overall, winning the past 12 games in a row.
 
Isabella Hodson is the team leader in scoring with ten goals and four assists, total 24 points. Her point total and goals are tied for first in the conference offensively. Hodson also supplied the game winner in the 2-1 win over Reinhardt, which secured the regular season title. Sophomore Joanna Funes is also averaging over a point per game with six goals and three assists equaling 15 points in 2026.
 
Erin Ward, Salome Deneubourg and Morgan Morreale control a backend group that has only allowed a single goal in conference play. From Sept. 12 through Oct. 14, the team went ten games without allowing a goal against and have 11 total shutouts on the year.