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No. 21 TENNESSEE (4-0) at KENNESAW STATE (1-2)
AUG. 31, 2012 » KSU STADIUM » KENNESAW, GA.
THE MATCHUP #21 TENNESSEE vs
KENNESAW ST.
BIG ORANGE ROLLS FIRST MEETING
¢ Friday’s match marks the Tennessee soccer program. Tennessee is 3-0 all-time against the Atlantic Sun with all three wins coming against Eastern Tennessee State. ¢ UT last faced an A-Sun team on Aug. 22, 2009, when it defeated ETSU, 2-0, in Knoxville.
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT THE BASICS 2012 Record 4-0, 0-0 SEC NSCAA Rank: 21 Goals/Game: 2.75 Goals Allowed/Game: 0.25 Assists/Game: 2.50 Saves/Game: 3.00
2012 Record 1-2, 0-0 A-Sun NSCAA Rank: NR Goals/Game: 3.33 Goals Allowed/Game: 1.00 Assists/Game: 2.33 Saves/Game: 3.33
TOP FIELD PLAYERS M #22 Amy Harrison (295 min., 4 G) F #25 Caroline Brown (298 min., 2 G, 4 A, 2 GW) M #8 Kylie Bono (274 min., 2 G, 1 A, 1 GW)
M #21 Danielle Gray (259 min., 4 G, 2 A) M #4 Katrina Frost (270 min., 2 G, 1 A) M #20 Julia Nelson (247 min., 2 G, 1 A)
TOP GOALKEEPER #00 Julie Eckel (4-0, 0.24 GAA, 12 saves)
#00 Lauren Roberts (1-2, 1.00 GAA, 9 saves)
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: 0-0. Today is the first-ever meeting! Home: N/A Away/Neutral: N/A
Tennessee is coming off four straight wins.
¢ Head Coach Brian Pensky has faced Kennesaw State once before. On Aug. 29, 2010, Pensky’s No. 14 Maryland squad crushed Kennesaw State, 4-0, in the 2012 First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic at Regal Soccer Stadium. That Terps team went on to have an 18-2-3 overall record and earn the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
UT DEFENSE HOLDING GROUND 179:59
¢ The Tennessee defense has been incredible so far this season, setting program bests with three shutouts and just one goal allowed over its first four games. ¢ The last time an opponent scored on the Lady Vols was 6:33 into their 4-1 win at Western Kentucky on Aug. 19, 2012.
SUPER SIRNA
¢ Sophomore defender Allie Sirna was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Team of the Week on Monday after helping lead Tennessee to a pair of shutout wins over the weekend. Sirna played all 197 minutes of action in UT’s victories over William & Mary and VCU, helping the Lady Vols limit both teams to just 11 combined shots. ¢ Sirna’s award marks the second week that Tennesssee has had a player earn national honors. Senior Amy Harrison received TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Women’s College Player of the Week, SEC Offensive Player of the Week and Soccer America Team of the Week honors for Week 1.
PROMOTIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA ¢ Fri., Sept. 14: The first 250 kids receive a collapsible water bottle. As part of Knox County School Night, there is FREE admission with the donation of two school supplies. Also, there is FREE admission for each footbal ticket from the UT-Florida game. If fans pre-order online the Triple Play, they receive a Lady Vol t-shirt, hot dog and game ticket for only $5! Also... Kid’s Carnival!
@LadyVol_Soccer
OVERALL RECORD:
4-0
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0 HOME 3-0 AWAY 1-0 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 17 Aug. 19 Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 28 Sept. 30 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30
OPPONENT (TV) TIME Samford W, 4-0 at Western Kentucky W, 4-1 William & Mary# W, 1-0 VCU# W, 2-0 at Kennesaw State 7 p.m. at Cal State Northridge 10 p.m. at UCLA 7:30 p.m. Alabama* 7 p.m. Vanderbilt* 2 p.m. at Florida* 7 p.m. at Mississippi State* 2 p.m. Arkansas* 7 p.m. Missouri* 1 p.m. at South Carolina* 7 p.m. at Auburn* (CSS) 2 p.m. Kentucky* 7 p.m. LSU* 2 p.m. at Texas A&M* 8 p.m. at Ole Miss* (SportSouth) 2 p.m. Georgia* 7 p.m. SEC Tournament TBA NCAA First Round TBA NCAA Second, Third Round TBA NCAA Quarterfinals TBA NCAA Women’s College Cup TBA
# First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic; *SEC Game
2011 » IN REVIEW
Kennesaw State is coming off a loss.
TENNESSEE VS. ALABAMA
THE RECORD
2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
TENNESSEE VS. VANDERBILT
¢ Sun., Sept. 16: The first 1,000 kids eat free and all kids 12 and under received free admission. kids receive a collapsible water bottle. As part of Girl Scout Day, all Girl Scouts in uniform will receive free admisison. Fans who present their UT-Florida football game ticket will also receive free admmission. Also... Kid’s Carnival!
For tickets go to UTTIX.com
Overall Record 15-7 SEC Record 7-4 SEC Finish t-2nd East/t-3rd overall Postseason NCAA First Round Final Ranking NR (NSCAA) All-SEC Caroline Brown (2nd Team) Emily Dowd (2nd Team) Julie Eckel (All-Freshman) All-South Region Emily Dowd (2nd Team) Caroline Brown (3rd Team)
2012 » TEAM INFORMATION Returning Players Returning Starters Players Lost Newcomers
17 8 9 (6 seniors) 11 (7 freshmen)
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