No. 1 Vanderbilt soccer finishes unbeaten regular season with 3-0 win over South Carolina
The Commodores (16-0-1) are the second SEC team since 1993 to go a full regular season without a loss.
NASHVILLE - Top-ranked Vanderbilt beat No. 10 South Carolina 3-0 on Sunday, Nov. 1, to finish the regular season without a loss, according to Vanderbilt Athletics. The Commodores are 16-0-1 overall and 9-0-1 in the SEC.
The release says Vanderbilt is the second team since SEC soccer began in 1993 to go through a regular season unbeaten, after South Carolina in 2016. The 16 wins tie for the fourth-most in a season in school history.
Courtney Jones scored from the penalty spot in the 13th minute. Margo Matula and Lydia Ungashick then scored 92 seconds apart in the second half, both off corner kicks, with Ungashick heading in a Melania Fullerton service. Goalkeeper Alexa Gianoplus made a key save in the 60th minute for her seventh shutout in 10 matches.
Vanderbilt has a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament and plays the Texas-Mississippi State winner in the quarterfinals Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m. Central.
Source: Vanderbilt Athletics recap, Nov. 1, 2026 (History in the Making).