TENNESSEE 2011 LADY VOL SOCCER
Three SEC Regular Season Titles 2003, 2004, 2005
Four SEC Tournament Titles 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008
Three SEC Regular Season Championships | Four SEC Tournament Titles | Nine All-Americans
Tennessee vs. #15/8 UCLA -- 8 p.m. ET
Aug. 26, 2011 | Regal Soccer Stadium | Knoxville,Tenn.
Tennessee vs. #18/NR Texas A&M -- 11:30 a.m. ET Aug. 28, 2011 | Regal Soccer Stadium | Knoxville,Tenn.
Big Orange Slices... So Close to Entering the Rankings! The Tennessee Lady Vol soccer program finds itself sitting just outside of a pair of the latest Top 25 polls following its successful opening weekend with victories at Kansas and Oklahoma. In the most recent release of the SoccerTimes.com ranking, UT received 22 total points to sit 27th, while in the NSCAA/Continental Tire poll, the Big Orange received eight points to rate in a tie for 35th. Long a stalwart in the national rankings, Tennessee’s last listing in any Top 25 occurred back on Aug. 24, 2009, at #23 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll. Call Her “Caroline Clutch” Tennessee sophomore Caroline Brown wasted little time in demonstrating her offensive prowess to open her second season in the Orange & White. The Hershey, Pa., native tallied three goals, including posting the first two-goal match of her career (vs. Oklahoma), with two of those being clutch match-winners as the Lady Vols toppled Kansas (2-1, OT) and Oklahoma (3-1). The 5-9 forward now owns six career scores while amazingly, FOUR OF THOSE GOALS ARE OF THE MATCH-WINNING VARIETY. For her efforts during the road wins at KU and OU, Brown received nods as both the Southeastern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week (8/22) and as one of CollegeSoccer360.com’s Primetime Performers of the Week. Early Success on the Road Has Often Been Elusive By defeating Kansas and Oklahoma on the road over Aug. 19 & 21, the occurrence marked the first time that Tennessee soccer emerged victorious from its first two pure road matches of the season since back during the 2001 season when UT toppled #13 BYU and James Madison in Provo, Utah, and Harrisonburg, Va., respectively. Perhaps every more stunning is the fact that the back-to-back victories at KU and OU were the first time in program history that Tennessee won its first two matches of the season away from Knoxville (including neutral site contests). The closest the Big Orange had come previously was a 1-0-1 record back in 2009 against #19 Minnesota (0-0, 2OT) and Wisconsin (1-0) in Minneapolis, Minn. Once again the rugged scheduling of UT Coach Angela Kelly has often played a role in an early-season defeat. Loads of Success for Tennessee in Home Openers The Big Orange maintains a 13-2 all-time record in home openers, having won its last two Knoxville lidlifters dating back to a 1-0 defeat to #13 West Virginia on Sept. 5, 2008, during the First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic. Under the guidance of Angela Kelly, UT is 9-2 in home openers with victories over foes including #6 Virginia (2006), #7 Penn State (2007), #15 Duke (2004) and #16 Wake Forest (2001). First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic History Tennessee will play host to the 12th Tennessee Lady Vol Classic this weekend (Aug. 26 & 28) at the Regal Soccer Stadium as #15/8 UCLA, #8/7 Florida and #18/NR Texas A&M venture to Knoxville. The Lady Vols will open their participation at the event on Friday at 8 p.m. ET versus the nationally-ranked Bruins before wrapping things up at 11:30 a.m. Sunday versus the #18 Aggies. Last year, the Big Orange posted an 1-1 record during its home-hosted event, dropping a 3-1 decision to #14 Maryland before bouncing back to post a come-from-behind, 2-1 win over Richmond. #14 Maryland won the tournament with a 2-0 record, UT finished second at 1-1 while both Richmond and Kennesaw State tied with 0-1-1 records. A list of event champions is below:
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2011 LADY VOL SOCCER SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Aug. 19 Kansas W, 2-1 (OT) Aug. 21 Oklahoma W, 3-1 _________________________________________ FIRST TENNESSEE LADY VOL CLASSIC Aug. 26 #8 Florida vs. #18 Texas A&M 5:30 p.m. #15/8 UCLA vs. Tennessee 8:00 p.m. Aug. 28 Tennessee vs. #18 Texas A&M 11:30 a.m. #8 Florida vs. #15/8 UCLA 1:30 p.m. Sept. 2 Sept. 4 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 20 Oct. 23 Oct. 28 Nov. 2-6 Nov. 11-13 Nov. 18-20 Nov. 25-27 Dec. 2-4
Middle Tennessee 7:00 p.m. UNC – Greensboro 2:00 p.m. Charlotte 7:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina 7:00 p.m. South Carolina* 7:00 p.m. Florida* (CSS) 1:00 p.m. LSU* 7:00 p.m. (CT) Arkansas* 1:00 p.m. (CT) Mississippi* 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State* 2:00 p.m. Kentucky* 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt* (CSS) 1:00 p.m. (CT) Alabama* 7:00 p.m. (CT) Auburn* (FSN) 1:00 p.m. Georgia* 7:00 p.m. SEC Tournament TBA NCAA First Round TBA NCAA Second Round TBA NCAA Third Round & Quarterfinals TBA NCAA Women’s College Cup TBA
The Scouting Report Scouting #15/8 UCLA First all-time meeting between the programs. First year head coach B.J. Snow returns seven starters and 11 total letter-winners from a 2010 Bruins squad that finished 13-8-2 on the way to a fourth place finish in the Pac-10 and an NCAA Round of 16 berth. Among the top returnees for UCLA are senior F Sydney Leroux (13 G, 1 A in 2010), sophomore MF Jenna Richmond (5 G, 4 A) and redshirt senior GK Chante Sandiford (0.85 GAA, 63 saves, eight ShO). Leroux scored in UCLA’s 2011 opener, a 2-0 victory over CalState Northridge, while Sandiford was forced to make just a single stop in the blanking.
Scouting #18/NR Texas A&M First all-time meeting between the programs. 19th-year head coach G Guerrieri welcomes back seven starters from the defending 2010 Big 12 Champions (8-1-1 in league play/15-5-3 overall) as the Aggies finished rated #16 overall and advanced to the NCAA Second Round. Among the top returnees are senior F Merritt Mathias (9 G, 5 A in 2010), senior D Bri Young (5 G, 7 A) and junior MF Beth West (4 A). Freshman F/M Allie Bailey already owns two scores for the Aggies who enter the weekend at 1-1 with a 4-2 win over Fresno State and a 1-0 loss to #17 UC Irvine.
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