2010 TENNESSEE LADY VOL SOCCER Tennessee Lady Vol Media Relations -- Associate A.D. for Media Relations: Debby Jennings • Associate Director: Eric Trainer • Assistant Directors: Brian Davis (SOC Contact), Cameron Harris Graduate Assistants: Todd Mounce and Zach Stipe • Student Assistant: Donnie Conley 117 Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tenn., 37996-3110 • (865) 974-1212 • Fax (865) 974-8875 • bdavis16@utk.edu
2010 LADY VOL SOCCER SCHEDULE Date 8/20
Opponent WESTERN KENTUCKY
Time 7 P.M.
FIRST TENNESSEE LADY VOL CLASSIC • Knoxville, Tenn. 8/27 MARYLAND 8 P.M. 8/29 RICHMOND 3 P.M. 9/4 9/10 9/12 9/17 9/19 9/24 9/26 10/1 10/3 10/8 10/10 10/15 10/17 10/21 10/24 10/29
at North Carolina at Arizona State vs. Arizona WISCONSIN CHATTANOOGA ARKANSAS* LSU* VANDERBILT* KENTUCKY* at Mississippi State* at Ole Miss* (CSS) at Florida* at South Carolina* (ESPNU) at Auburn* ALABAMA* (CSS) GEORGIA*
1 p.m. 7 p.m. PT 11 a.m. PT 7 P.M. 2 P.M. 7 P.M. 2 P.M. 7 P.M. 2 P.M. 7 p.m. CT 1 p.m. CT 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. CT 2 P.M. 7 P.M.
SEC TOURNAMENT• Orange Beach, Ala. 11/3-11/7
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SEC TOURNAMENT• Orange Beach, Ala. 11/12 & 14 NCAA First/Second Rounds Campus Sites 11/19 & 21 NCAA Third Round Campus Sites 11/26-28 NCAA Quarterfinals Campus Sites 12/3 & 5 Women’s College Cup College Station, Texas * denotes Southeastern Conference match HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS & bold Rankings: NSCAA/Soccer America #rv -- receiving votes in poll at time of match TENNESSEE LADY VOL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Location .................................... Knoxville, Tennessee Enrollment ........................................................... 27,107 Founded ................................ 1794 as Blount College Nickname .................... Lady Volunteers (Lady Vols) Colors ............................................Orange and White Conference ................................. Southeastern (SEC) Home Field (Capacity) ..........Regal Soccer Stadium (3,000) Interim President .................................. Dr. Jan Simek Athletics Director ...................................Joan Cronan LADY VOL SOCCER Head Coach .................Angela Kelly (North Carolina ’94/11th) Assistant Coach ................Joe Kirt (UW-Oshkosh ’98/4th) Assistant Coach .....Keeley Dowling (Tennessee ’05/3rd) 2009 Overall Record ........................................... 8-9-3 2009 SEC Record ............................ 4-5-2/5th in East 2009 Postseason ................. SEC Tour. Quarterfinals Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................. 18/5 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................ 8/3 Newcomers .....................................................................5
TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (0-0-0) host the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Knoxville, Tenn., August 20 OPPONENTS FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 16-22 Western Kentucky (0-0-0) Fri., August 20 7 p.m. ET
MATCH NOTES 2010 Lady Vol Soccer...A Brief Preview Entering her 11th year at the helm of the Tennessee program, head coach Angela Kelly welcomes back 18 returning letter winners and 10 players who started nine or more matches for UT during the 2009 season, while adding five lauded newcomers. Joined by fourth-year assistant coach Joe Kirt and third-year assistant and former Lady Vol standout Keeley Dowling, the experienced staff will be looking to rebound from a disappointing 8-9-3 campaign that saw the program miss qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. Despite losing three seniors, including All-Southeastern Conference First Team selection and leading goal scorer Mick Imgram as well as defensive standout Sarah Jackyra and experienced back-up goalkeeper Sarah Kitchin, plenty of talent returns to bolster the efforts of the Big Orange venturing into the new campaign. Included is 2010 preseason All-SEC midfielder Chelsea Hatcher, 2009 SEC All-Freshman choice Amy Harrison and redshirt senior goalkeeper Molly Baird. “With 2010 ready to get underway, as both a staff and team, we feel good about where we are heading into the new season,” Kelly said. “The learning curve so far has been tremendous, especially with the freshmen coming in and having their first collegiate game just days after the start of their initial collegiate camp. I feel very confident about the information the squad is attaining and how they are applying that knowledge to game scenarios as a complete unit. We have many unique personalities within the group, and I believe that will make this a dynamic group to watch.” The Prelude to the First Act Last Saturday, Tennessee traveled to Louisville, Ky., for a preseason exhibition contest against the Louisville Cardinals. Goals by midfielders Julie Edwards (senior) and Caroline Brown (freshman) boosted UT to a two-score advantage early in the second half en route to an eventual 2-1 Lady Vol triumph. The Big Orange out-shot UL in the contest, 10-9, while Lady Vol senior goalkeeper Molly Baird made three saves between the pipes to garner the victory. Junior midfielder Chelsea Hatcher and Edwards led UT with three shots each, while senior forward Anna Fisher, junior midfielder Emily Shore, Edwards and Brown were responsible for Tennessee’s four total shots on goal. Rookie midfielder Sanna Saarinen was credited with an assist on Brown’s goal that granted the Orange & White its two-score advantage.
Tennessee Lady Vol Soccer Contact: Brian Davis, Assistant Media Relations Director • (865) 974-7478 (office)/(865) 696-7947 (cell) • bdavis16@utk.edu
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2009 LADY VOL STAT LEADERS 2009 OVERALL Scoring Statistics Points: 27 Mick Imgram Goals: 12 Mick Imgram Match-Winners: 4 Mick Imgram Assists: 4 Amy Harrison Shots: 76 Chelsea Hatcher Goalkeeping Statistics Minutes: 1893:16 Molly Baird Saves: 101 Molly Baird Goals Allowed: 24 Molly Baird Save Percentage: .818 Molly Baird Goals Against Avg.: 1.14 Molly Baird Solo Shutouts: 7 Molly Baird 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Scoring Statistics Points: 17 Mick Imgram Goals: 8 Mick Imgram Match-Winners: 2 Amy Harrison Assists: 3 Amy Harrison Shots: 58 Chelsea Hatcher Goalkeeping Statistics Minutes: 1035:05 Molly Baird Saves: 58 Molly Baird Goals Allowed: 16 Molly Baird Save Percentage: .784 Molly Baird Goals Against Avg.: 1.39 Molly Baird Solo Shutouts: 4 Molly Baird
2010 PRESEASON ALL-SEC TEAM Player, School Allysha Chapman, LSU Kelli Corless, Georgia Taylor Cunningham, Ole Miss Ashlee Elliott, Florida Katie Fraine, Florida Katy Frierson, Auburn Kayla Grimsley, S. Carolina Chelsea Hatcher, Tennessee Molly Kinsella, Vanderbilt Brittiny Rhoades, S. Carolina Meredith Snow, Ole Miss Lindsay Thompson, Florida Sammy Towne, Auburn Erika Tymrak, Florida Kathryn Williamson, Florida
Pos. D D M M GK M F M M D D F D M D
Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So.
2010 SEC PRESEASON COACHES POLL SEC Champion: Florida (11); S. Carolina (1) Eastern Team (First-place votes) Florida (11) Georgia South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Kentucky
Poll Pts. 66 51 50 32 29 18
Western Team (First-place votes) Auburn (6) LSU (4) Ole Miss (2) Alabama Arkansas Miss. State
Poll Pts. 61 58 47 33 31 16
Taking a Look at Western Kentucky The Lady Toppers finished the 2009 season with a 14-4-2 record and set a school record with nine Sun Belt Conference wins. WKU returns five starters from that squad, including All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team players Mallory Outerbridge and Libby Stout. Head coach Jason Neidell returns for his 10th season with an overall record of 10656-14 going into the 2010 season. Assistant coach Chris Tinius returns for his fourth season along with Will Beddingfield for his second season. WKU has won its last three season openers heading into Friday. Outerbridge and Stout were each recently named to the 2010 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team. The Lady Toppers have already tied threetime defending Conference USA champ Memphis, 1-1, and downed Butler, 1-0, in preseason action last weekend. UT and Western Kentucky have never met on the pitch. The Big Orange own a perfect 5-0 record versus Sun Belt Conference squads with three victories over Middle Tennessee and a single triumph against both Arkansas State and South Alabama. Opening Night! The Lady Vols have compiled a 9-5 record all time in season openers, playing on the road or at a neutral site six times to kick off the year. Tennessee has won its first match on the schedule five times in the last seven years. In last season’s lidlifter in Knoxville on Aug. 22nd, UT utilized two goals from senior forward Mick Imgram to down ETSU, 2-0. Check Us Out On the Tube in 2010 Tennessee Lady Vol soccer fans will have three opportunities to catch the Big Orange live on the tube during the 2010 campaign. UT will play at Ole Miss (Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. CT) and at home versus Alabama (Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. ET) live on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), while the Big Orange’s match-up versus defending Southeastern Conference Tournament champ South Carolina will be disseminated live via ESPNU from Columbia, S.C., at 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 17. The Orange & White has seen a great deal of success on television during the program’s 14-year history, boasting a 23-7-3 mark (.742) in 33 all-time appearances on the tube. During the 2009 campaign, Tennessee played live on the tube on five occasions, compiling a 2-1-2 mark. The Orange & White dropped a 1-0 decision at #25 West Virginia on Sept. 20th that was broadcast locally by the West Virginia Public Broadcasting System, beat Kentucky 1-0 and Alabama 2-0 on CSS, tied Ole Miss 1-1 (2OT) on ESPNU and deadlocked No. 11 Florida 2-2 (2OT) on Fox Sports South. Looking at the Preseason Polls Tennessee is not currently ranked in any of the preseason soccer polls, but is within range of the Top 25 in one listing at No. 33 (Top Drawer Soccer). Conference-wise in the preseason ratings Florida leads the way in the NSCAA/adidas poll at No. 11 with South Carolina 12th. LSU is represented in the Top Drawer Soccer listing at No. 20. The Orange and White are set to face six teams in 2010 that start the campaign ranked by any of the three systems (NSCAA, Soccer America, Top Drawer Soccer) in Florida, South Carolina, LSU, Maryland, Wisconsin and defending national champion North Carolina. Back in 2007, the Orange and White earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 6 in the NSCAA/adidas poll (Oct. 2) after opening the season 7-1-1 and downing No. 12 South Carolina and No. 15 Florida to kick off the SEC slate. Hatcher Hauls Preseason Honor Junior midfielder/forward Chelsea Hatcher starts the new campaign as one of 15 league players tabbed to the 2010 Preseason All-SEC Team. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native tied for second on the Lady Vol squad in goals during 2009 with three to go along with an assist while firing a team-best 76 shots (21 on frame). She has started in 25 of her 38 career matches played during her stay at Rocky Top.
2010 TENNESSEE LADY VOL SOCCER Home Sweet Home The Lady Vols have long made winning on their home pitch a priority. At 96-31-5 (.746) all-time at the Regal Soccer Stadium (previously the UT Soccer Complex), Tennessee has averaged over seven wins a campaign in the friendly confines. Last season, the Big Orange were 4-4-2 in Knoxville with wins over ETSU, Memphis, Western Carolina and Mississippi State as well as ties against No. 24 Ole Miss and No. 11 Florida. Staring Upwards in the Eastern Division...In the Preseason Anyway In a preseason poll of the Southeastern Conference’s 12 soccer coaching staffs, the Tennessee Lady Vols were picked to finish fourth in the league’s Eastern Division. With 32 tallies the Big Orange trailed the choice for SEC regular-season champ, the Florida Gators (66 points) in the division race, Georgia (51 points) and South Carolina (50 pts.). Vanderbilt (29 pts.) and Kentucky (18 pts.) rounded out the East. The Auburn Tigers (61 pts.) were selected as the coaches’ pick to take the SEC Western Division. The gap between AU and second-place LSU (58 pts.) was just three points. Ole Miss (47 pts.), Alabama (33 pts.), Arkansas (31 pts.) and Mississippi State (16 pts.) completed the West standings.
2010 NATIONAL RANKINGS NSCAA/adidas Preseason
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
North Carolina Stanford UCLA Notre Dame Portland Florida State Boston College Texas A&M Santa Clara Wake Forest Florida South Carolina Penn State California Virginia Tech Maryland Virginia Rutgers USC Wisconsin Washington State BYU Oklahoma State West Virginia UCF
Top Drawer Soccer Preseason
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 33.
Stanford North Carolina UCLA Notre Dame Boston College Texas A&M Florida State Portland Virginia Santa Clara Wake Forest USC Maryland South Carolina Virginia Tech Florida Duke Penn State Rutgers LSU Oregon State Wisconsin California Oklahoma State Ohio State TENNESSEE
Soccer America Preseason
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Stanford North Carolina Portland Notre Dame UCLA Boston College Virginia Texas A&M Florida State Santa Clara Penn State Maryland Florida BYU Wake Forest Wisconsin Virginia Tech Memphis Oklahoma State USC Dayton Marquette South Carolina Duke California
SoccerTimes.com No Poll Released Yet
2010 TENNESSEE LADY VOL SOCCER LADY VOL ROSTER No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 25 31 33 42
Name Molly Baird Jessica Rolfs Caroline Capocaccia Tori Bailey Chelsea Kephart Julie Edwards Chelsea Hatcher Anna Fisher Kylie Bono Ali Hall Emily Shore Ashley Owens Hannah Hut Sanna Saarinen Lara Langworthy Emily Dowd Grace Cuenin Amy Harrison Alexis Owens Caroline Brown RB Wyatt Melissa Speros Tanya Emerson
Pos. GK GK D M M/D M/F M/F F M/D D M/D F D M M/F F M/D M D/F M GK D M
Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Volunteer Assistant Coach: Graduate Assistant: Managers: Lady Vols By Class Redshirt Seniors (1): Baird Seniors (5): Cuenin, Edwards, Emerson, Fisher, Speros Redshirt Juniors (1): Ashley Owens Juniors (6): Dowd, Hatcher, Hut, Kephart, Langworthy, Shore Sophomores (4): Bono, Hall, Harrison, Alexis Owens Redshirt Freshmen (2): Rolfs, Wyatt Freshmen (4): Bailey, Brown, Capocaccia, Saarinen Lady Vols By Height 5-11 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-1 4-11
Fisher, Rolfs Brown Baird, Bono, Wyatt Capocaccia, Hall, Hatcher, Langworthy Cuenin, Dowd, Emerson, Harrison, Kephart, Alexis Owens Hut, Ashley Owens, Saarinen, Shore, Speros Edwards Bailey
Yr. R-Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Sr.
Ht. 5-8 5-11 5-7 4-11 5-6 5-1 5-7 5-11 5-8 5-7 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-9 5-8 5-5 5-6
Hometown/Previous School/College Raleigh, N.C./Needham Broughton Normal, Ill./Normal Community Memphis, Tenn./St. Agnes Academy Fenton, Mich./Fenton Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth/Georgia Southern Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown East Cincinnati, Ohio/Seven Hills Franklin, Tenn./Centennial Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Adlai Stevenson Gainesville, Fla./Oak Hall Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista Espoo, Finland/Etela-Tapiola Murfreesboro, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada/Vincent Massey Collegiate Carmel, Ind./Carmel Hershey, Pa./Hershey Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Lancaster, Pa./Ephrata Capistrano Beach, Calif./San Clemente
Angela Kelly (11th season, North Carolina ’94) Joe Kirt (Wisconsin-Oshkosh ’98), Keeley Dowling (Tennessee ’05) Hemant Sharma Alex Crimmins Kyle Kaminski, Whitney Carter Lady Vols By Position Defenders (4): Capocaccia, Hall, Hut, Speros Forwards (3): Dowd, Fisher, Ashley Owens Forwards/Midfielders (3): Edwards, Hatcher, Langworthy Forwards/Defenders (1): Alexis Owens Goalkeepers (3): Baird, Rolfs, Wyatt Midfielders (5): Bailey, Brown, Emerson, Harrison, Saarinen Midfielder/Defenders (4): Bono, Cuenin, Kephart, Shore Lady Vols By State California (3): Yorba Linda (Bono), Capistrano Beach (Emerson), Murrieta (Ashley Owens) Canada (1): Winnipeg, Manitoba (Harrison) Colorado (1): Highlands Ranch (Hut) Florida (2): Gainesville (Dowd, Shore) Finland (1): Espoo (Saarinen) Georgia (1): Cumming (Kephart) Illinois (2): Hawthorn Woods (Hall), Normal (Rolfs) Indiana (1): Carmel (Alexis Owens) Michigan (1): Fenton (Bailey) North Carolina (1): Raleigh (Baird)
Ohio (1): Cincinnati (Hatcher) Pennsylvania (3): Glenmoore (Edwards), Hershey (Brown), Lancaster (Speros) Tennessee (3): Franklin (Fisher), Memphis (Capocaccia), Murfreesboro (Langworthy) South Carolina (1): Aiken (Wyatt) Virginia (1): Midlothian (Cuenin) Pronunciation Guide Caroline Capocaccia Grace Cuenin Tanya Emerson Chelsea Kephart Lara Langworthy Sanna Saarinen Melissa Speros
CAP-uh-kotch-ee-uh CUE-nin TAN-yuh kep-HEART LAH-ruh SAH-nuh SAR-uh-nen SPEHR-ohs
2009 Lady Volunteer Soccer Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 18, 2010) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date
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Aug 22 Aug 28 Aug 30 Sep 04 Sep 06 Sep 11 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 25 Sep 27 Oct 02 Oct 04 Oct 09 Oct 11 Oct 16 Oct 18 Oct 22 Oct 25 Oct 30 Nov 04
Opponent ETSU ARIZONA STATE PEPPERDINE at #19 Minnesota vs Wisconsin MEMPHIS WESTERN CAROLINA at #25 West Virginia at Arkansas at LSU at Vanderbilt at Kentucky MISSISSIPPI STATE OLE MISS #11 FLORIDA #5 SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at Alabama at #22 Georgia vs #10 Florida
TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
OVERALL 8-9-3 4-5-2 4-4-1
W Lo2 L T o2 W W W L W L Lot W W T o2 T o2 L L W L Lo2
TN 23-327 1.15 .070 100-327 .306 16.4 102 1-1
Score 2-0 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 2-1 2-1 0-1 1-0 1-5 0-1 1-0 3-0 1-1 2-2 1-2 1-3 2-0 1-2 0-1
HOME 4-4-2 1-2-2 3-2
Att. 1004 1207 692 856 409 1236 769 1017 1028 851 1657 1774 828 1007 1102 1332 937 602 1151 0 OPP 24-264 1.20 .091 127-264 .481 13.2 85 0-0
16 2
6 1
10114 10/1011 2/204
8936 8/1117
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Player
12 22 6 24 20 5 9 10 18 42 8 4 33 14 23 7 21 15
Mick Imgram Amy Harrison Chelsea Hatcher Jayden Barrett Emily Dowd Julie Edwards Ali Hall Emily Shore Lara Langworthy Tanya Emerson Kylie Bono Sarah Jackyra Melissa Speros Ashley Owens Alexis Owens Anna Fisher Grace Cuenin Hannah Hut Total Opponents
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Goalie
0
Molly Baird Total Opponents
Goals by Period Tennessee Opponents Shots by Period Tennessee Opponents
AWAY 3-4-1 3-3 0-1-1
NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1
gp g a 20 12 3 20 2 4 17 3 1 20 3 1 20 2 3 12 1 1 19 0 2 19 0 1 19 0 1 16 0 0 16 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 18 0 0 3 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 0 20 23 17 20 24 22 GP 20 20 20
Min. 1893:16 1893:16 1893:16
pts
sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att
27 75 .160 30 .400 8 23 .087 8 .348 7 76 .039 21 .276 7 31 .097 7 .226 7 36 .056 11 .306 3 7 .143 4 .571 2 17 .000 3 .176 1 17 .000 2 .118 1 10 .000 3 .300 0 8 .000 5 .625 0 8 .000 1 .125 0 7 .000 2 .286 0 6 .000 1 .167 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 .000 63 327 .070 100 .306 70 264 .091 127 .481 GA
24 24 23
GAAvg Saves
1.14 1.14 1.09
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
10 9
13 12
0 1
0 2
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
128 184 125 124
6 7
9 8
Saves by Period Tennessee Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
57 28
40 44
1 3
5 2
Corners by Period Tennessee Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
43 40
52 38
2 5
5 2
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
103 105 94 104
7 7
5 4
Fouls by Period Tennessee Opponents
4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0
Pct
W-L-T
Sho
101 .808 103 .811 77 .770
8-9-3 8-9-3 9-8-3
7 7 5
Total 23 24 Total 327 264 Total 103 77 Total 102 85 Total 220 209