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Three SEC Regular Season Championships | Four SEC Tournament Titles | Nine All-Americans Three SEC Regular Season Championships | Four SEC Tournament Titles | Nine All-Americans

TENNESSEETENNESSEE 2011 LADY VOL SOCCER

The Scouting Report

Three SEC Regular Season Titles

2003, 2004, 2005

Four SEC Tournament Titles

2002, 2003, 2005, 2008

#20 UT (14-5, 7-4 SEC) vs. Kentucky (13-6, 6-5 SEC) -- 2:30 p.m. CTNov. 2, 2011 | Orange Beach Soccer Complex | Orange Beach, Ala.

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Scouting Kentucky Tennessee maintains an 11-9 all-time advantage

in its series versus Kentucky, but UK is 4-3 against the Lady Vols over the last seven meetings. Included is a 1-0 (2OT) win for the Cats in Lexington, Ky., back on Oct. 14. UT is 2-2 versus the Blue & White in four all-time match-ups at the SEC Tournament. The last meet-ing in the leagues annual showcase was a 2-0 UK win back on Nov. 3, 2006, in Orange Beach, Ala. The Wildcats enter this weekend with a 13-6 overall

record and a 6-5 mark in SEC action to secure the sixth seeding in the tourney. In its most recent match on Oct. 28, UK topped Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., 4-2. Kentucky is 1-3 against ranked teams this year with that lone win coming over the Lady Vols. The Cats are also a perfect 2-0 in neutral site matches.

Junior F Kelsey Hunyadi heads the Kentucky of-fense and is second in the league with 34 points on 12 goals and 10 assists, while sophomore F Caitlin Landis owns six goals and two helpers. 10 diff erent Wildcats have goals, while six possess at least two scores. Fresh-man GK Kayla Price tallied a 1.21 GAA, 74 saves and a 13-6 record with six solo shutouts between the pipes. Kentucky fi nished the regular season eighth in the

SEC in total goals (33) for a 1.74 goal per match aver-age, while Tennessee tied for third with 40 scores for a 2.11 per match mark. The Big Orange tied league champ South Carolina for the best defensive eff ort, al-lowing just 15 goals or 0.79 per match. UK tied Geor-gia for fi fth, permitting 23 goals or 1.21 per contest.

Big Orange Slices...

We Have Loads of History at the SEC Tourney! The Tennessee Lady Vol soccer team boasts a strong history of success in the annual SEC Tournament,

rating second all-time in league annals behind Florida with four titles (2002, 2003, 2005, 2008). UT owns a 12-10-3 all-time record in the conferences yearly showcase with its 12 victories tying with Vanderbilt and Kentucky for second behind the Gators (35). Since the start of the 2002 event, the Big Orange is 12-5-3 with the four crowns. Unfortunately, the last Tennessee victory in Orange Beach came back in 2008 in the title match against Georgia. Over the past two seasons, the Lady Vols have lost in quarterfi nal action, 1-0 (2OT) to #10 Florida (2009) and 1-0 (OT) to LSU (2010).

More SEC Honors... The dynamic Tennessee forward duo of senior Emily Dowd (six goals, four assists in SEC action) and

sophomore Caroline Brown (four goals, fi ve assists in SEC action) have been awarded ALL-SOUTHEAST-ERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM accolades while goalkeeper Julie Eckel (7-4 record, 0.97 GAA, 59 saves, fi ve shutouts in SEC action) has been tabbed to the SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM for their outstanding ef-forts during the conference season. By virtue of their selections, they become the 24th, 25th, and 26th Lady Vols to be honored as All-SEC in program history and give the Big Orange 49 all-time nods to the all-conference squads. In all, 43 of those 49 selections have come during the 12-season tenure of head coach Angela Kelly.

On Yet Another Shutout Streak! Apparently a school record streak of 471:10 from Aug. 26-Sept. 23 of this season wasnt enough for the

2011 version of the Lady Vol soccer team. Entering the SEC Tournament, the Big Orange have KEPT THE OPPOSITION OFF THE SCOREBOARD FOR THE LAST 256:03 dating back to the fi rst half against Alabama on Oct. 20. As of right now, it rates as the 15th longest shutout skein in school history. If UT were to blank Kentucky in regulation in the SEC quarterfi nals, the occurrence would advance the current streak to seventh.

Longest Tennessee Shutout Streaks1) 471:10 AUG. 26-SEPT. 23, 20112) 457:35 Sept. 7-21, 20073) 415:13 Oct. 23-Nov. 11, 20054) 391:03 Sept. 16-30, 20055) 386:59 Oct. 26-Nov. 9, 20036) 352:04 Sept. 18-Oct. 2, 19987) 334:58 Oct. 24-Nov. 7, 20048) 325:24 Sept. 3-12, 20049) 323:36 Aug. 30-Sept. 11, 200910) 304:13 Nov. 9-22, 200311) 267:39 Oct. 17-Oct. 29, 201012) 266:19 Sept. 7-18, 200313) 260:34 Nov. 12-21, 200414) 257:16 Nov. 1-10, 200215) 256:03 OCT. 20-CURRENT16) 254:18 Sept. 16-26, 2004

One of UTs All-Time Best Defenses! The combination of Tennessees backline (most frequently made up of freshman Allie Sirna, junior Ali

Hall and sophomores Tori Bailey and Caroline Capocaccia) and freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel have worked to turn in one of the best defensive seasons in Lady Vol soccer history. UT has permitted JUST 15 OPPONENT SCORES OVER ITS OPENING 19 MATCHES, equaling the previous best goals allowed mark established by the 2004 Big Orange defense. That 2004 UT D was anchored by current Tennessee soccer assistant coach and then-senior All-American defender Keeley Dowling. A look at the fi nest 19-match de-fensive eff orts in Lady Vol history is below:

Fewest Goals Allowed Over First 19 Matches 2011 15 goals 2005 20 goals 2004 15 goals 2002 21 goals 2007 17 goals 2009 23 goals 2006 17 goals 2008 25 goals

Date Opponent (TV) Time/ResultAug. 19 Kansas W, 2-1 (OT)Aug. 21 Oklahoma W, 3-1_________________________________________

FIRST TENNESSEE LADY VOL CLASSICAug. 26 #8/7 Florida vs. #18/NR Texas A&M UF, 3-2 #15/8 UCLA vs. Tennessee L, 1-2Aug. 28 Tennessee vs. #18/NR Texas A&M W, 1-0

#8/7 Florida vs. #15/8 UCLA UCLA, 2-0

Sept. 2 Middle Tennessee W, 2-0Sept. 4 UNC Greensboro W, 2-0Sept. 9 Charlotte W, 5-0Sept. 16 Coastal Carolina W, 4-0Sept. 23 South Carolina* L, 1-2 (2OT) Sept. 25 #6/11 Florida* (CSS) W, 4-2Sept. 30 LSU* L, 0-2Oct. 2 Arkansas* W, 4-0Oct. 7 Mississippi* W, 4-3 (OT)Oct. 9 Mississippi State* W, 2-0Oct. 14 Kentucky* L, 0-1 (2OT)Oct. 16 Vanderbilt* (CSS) W, 1-0Oct. 20 Alabama* L, 0-1Oct. 23 #22 Auburn* (FSN) W, 2-0 Oct. 28 Georgia* W, 2-0

SEC TOURNAMENT (Orange Beach, Ala.)Nov. 2 Kentucky 2:30 p.m. CT

Nov. 11-13 NCAA First Round TBANov. 18-20 NCAA Second Round TBANov. 25-27 NCAA Third Round & Quarterfi nals TBADec. 2-4 NCAA Womens College Cup TBA

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No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/Previous School/Previous College 0 Hannah Steadman GK Fr. 5-8 Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon00 Julie Eckel GK Fr. 5-6 Cordova, Tenn./St. Benedict at Auburndale1 Jessica Rolfs GK R-So. 5-11 Normal, Ill./Normal Community2 Caroline Capocaccia D So. 5-7 Memphis, Tenn./St. Agnes Academy3 Tori Bailey M/D So. 4-11 Fenton, Mich./Fenton4 Chelsea Kephart D Sr. 5-6 Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth/Georgia Southern5 Iyana Moore F Fr. 5-6 Marietta, Ga./Wheeler6 Chelsea Hatcher M/F Sr. 5-7 Cincinnati, Ohio/Seven Hills7 Tyler Law M Fr. 5-10 Jacksonville, Fla./St. Johns Country Day School8 Kylie Bono M Jr. 5-8 Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza9 Ali Hall D Jr. 5-7 Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Adlai Stevenson10 Emily Shore M Sr. 5-5 Gainesville, Fla./Oak Hall11 Alison Clarke D Fr. 5-10 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada/Kelvin12 Ashley Hartert M Fr. 5-8 Marvin, N.C./Marvin Ridge15 Hannah Hut D Sr. 5-5 Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista16 Allie Sirna D Fr. 5-3 Solon, Ohio/Solon17 Sanna Saarinen M/F So. 5-5 Espoo, Finland/Etela-Tapiola18 Lara Langworthy M/F Sr. 5-7 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Brentwood Academy19 Lexi Krause M Fr. 5-8 Plainfi eld, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy20 Emily Dowd F Sr. 5-6 Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville21 Carlee Dimry D Fr. 5-8 Carlsbad, Calif./Classical Academy22 Amy Harrison M Jr. 5-6 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada/Vincent Massey Collegiate23 Alexis Owens D/F Jr. 5-6 Carmel, Ind./Carmel 25 Caroline Brown M/F So. 5-9 Hershey, Pa./Hershey26 Kaelyn Angelo F Fr. 5-4 Oak Ridge, Tenn./Oak Ridge28 Brittney Wade M Fr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/Clear Lake31 RB Wyatt GK R-So. 5-8 Aiken, S.C./South Aiken

Lady Vol Soccer 2011 Numerical Roster AlphabeticalNo. Name Pos.26 Kaelyn Angelo F3 Tori Bailey M/D8 Kylie Bono M25 Caroline Brown M/F2 Caroline Capocaccia D11 Alison Clarke D21 Carlee Dimry D20 Emily Dowd F00 Julie Eckel GK9 Ali Hall D22 Amy Harrison M12 Ashley Hartert M6 Chelsea Hatcher M/F15 Hannah Hut D4 Chelsea Kephart D19 Lexi Krause M18 Lara Langworthy M/F7 Tyler Law M5 Iyana Moore F23 Alexis Owens D/F1 Jessica Rolfs GK17 Sanna Saarinen M/F10 Emily Shore M16 Allie Sirna D0 Hannah Steadman GK28 Brittney Wade M31 RB Wyatt GK

Letterwinners/Starters Returning Alphabetical

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE >>>

2 Caroline Capocaccia CAP-uh-kotch-ee-uh4 Chelsea Kephart kep-HEART5 Iyana Moore EYE-yah-nuh8 Kylie Bono ky-LEE

17 Sanna Saarinen SAH-nuh SAR-uh-nen18 Lara Langworthy LAH-ruh26 Kaelyn Angelo KAY-lynn

M/FChelsea HatcherLara LangworthySanna SaarinenCaroline Brown

M/DTori Bailey

D/FAlexis Owens

MEmily ShoreKylie BonoAmy Harrison

DChelsea KephartHannah HutAli HallCaroline Capocaccia

FEmily Dowd

GKJessica RolfsRB Wyatt

STARTERS RETURNING/LOSTSTARTERS RETURNING: 7M/F Chelsea Hatcher (20 matches/20 starts in 2010)F Emily Dowd (19 matches/17 starts)M Kylie Bono (20 matches/20 starts)M Emily Shore (20 matches/19 starts)M Amy Harrison (19 matches/16 starts)D Ali Hall (11 matches/10 starts)D Chelsea Kephart (14 matches/11 starts)

STARTERS LOST: 4 (+GK)D Melissa Speros (20 matches/13 starts)D Grace Cuenin (19 matches/19 starts)M Tanya Emerson (20 matches/20 starts)F Anna Fisher (20 matches/15 starts)

GK Molly Baird (20 matches/20 starts)

>> LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (16)

>> LETTERWINNERS LOST (8)

M/FJulie Edwards

M/DGrace Cuenin

MTanya Emerson

DMelissa SperosMolly Delk

FAnna FisherAshley Owens

GKMolly Baird


Several Lady Vol soccer players have already received either preseason or in-season accolades in 2011.

Chelsea Hatcher, Sr., M/F Lowes Senior CLASS Award (Preseason Candidate)#16 in Top Drawer Soccers Top 20 SEC Players #84 in Top Drawer Soccers Top 100 Natl Players (Preseason) SEC Preseason Player to Watch List

Caroline Brown, So., M/F#5 in Top Drawer Soccers Top 20 SEC Players#67 in Top Drawer Soccers Top 100 Natl Players Second Team All-SEC SEC Off ensive Player of the Week (Aug. 22)CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer (Aug. 23)SEC Preseason Player to Watch ListFirst Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team

Emily Dowd, Sr., F#8 in Top Drawer Soccers Top 20 SEC PlayersSecond Team All-SEC SEC Off ensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19)SEC Preseason Player to Watch List

Kylie Bono, Jr., MSEC Preseason Player to Watch List

Allie Sirna, Fr., D#75 in Top Drawer Soccers Top 100 Natl Freshmen First Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team

Julie Eckel, Fr., GK#45 in Top Drawer Soccers Top 100 Natl Freshmen SEC All-Freshman TeamSEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 31)First Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team

Alexis Owens, Jr., F/DTop Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 26)Soccer America Womens National Player of the Week (Sept. 27)CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer (Sept. 27)NSCAA/Disney National Soccer Player of the Week (Sept. 28)SEC Co-Off ensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)

NSCAA/Continental TireOctober 25, 2011Rk School Pts Pv Record1 Stanford (33) 823 1 16-0-12 Oklahoma State 754 2 16-0-23 Pepperdine 731 4 13-0-44 Duke 730 6 15-2-15 Marquette 686 5 17-2-06 UCLA 675 7 12-1-37 Wake Forest 630 3 12-2-38 Memphis 575 9 17-0-19 Virginia 545 11 12-3-210 Santa Clara 512 12 11-1-511 North Carolina 501 8 11-3-112 Penn State 474 14 16-3-013 West Virginia 353 18 14-4-014 Boston University 350 16 16-2-115 Wisc.-Milwaukee 311 10 15-2-016 Maryland 296 15 9-4-417 Florida State 270 19 11-6-018 Florida 237 13 14-5-019 Oregon State 211 23 12-4-120 Illinois 180 25 13-4-121 Boston College 178 17 10-4-222 South Carolina 125 NR 14-5-023 Texas A&M 110 RV 12-5-124 UC Irvine 98 RV 11-3-225 La Salle 92 NR 15-0-1Also receiving votes:William & Mary 58, LSU 54, Virginia Tech 37, Wis-consin 36, TENNESSEE 33, Dayton 32, Central Florida 15, California 10, Baylor 10, Auburn 9, Washington State 8, Louisville 8, Denver 3, Iowa 1.

NATIONAL SOCCER POLLS

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Soccer AmericaOctober 24, 2011Rk School Record Pv1. Stanford 16-0-1 12. UCLA 12-1-3 33. Oklahoma State 16-0-2 24. Memphis 17-0-1 55. Virginia 12-3-2 66. Duke 15-2-1 87. Wake Forest 11-1-3 48. North Carolina 11-3-1 79. Marquette 17-2-0 1010. Pepperdine 13-0-4 1111. Penn State 16-3-0 1212. Florida State 10-6-0 1513. Santa Clara 11-1-5 1614. West Virginia 14-4-0 1715. Boston College 10-4-2 1316. Maryland 9-4-4 1417. La Salle 15-0-1 1918. Wisc.-Milwaukee 15-2-0 919. UC Irvine 12-3-2 2320. Boston University 16-2-1 2421. Oregon State 12-4-1 NR22. Illinois 13-4-1 NR23. William & Mary 14-2-2 1824. South Carolina 14-5-0 NR25. Virginia Tech 12-5-1 NR

Soccer TimesOctober 24, 2011Rk School Record Pts Pv1 Stanford (16) 16-0-1 400 12 Duke 15-2-1 364 63 Oklahoma State 16-0-2 361 24 UCLA 12-1-3 357 55 Wake Forest 12-2-3 325 36 Pepperdine 13-0-4 310 77 North Carolina 11-3-1 296 48 Virginia 12-3-2 287 89 Marquette 17-2-0 269 910 Memphis 17-0-1 265 1011 Santa Clara 11-1-5 235 1312 Penn State 16-3-0 223 1413 Florida 14-5-0 172 1114 Florida State 11-6-0 159 1715 Boston College 10-4-2 139 1516 Wisc.-Milwaukee 15-2-0 135 1217 Maryland 9-4-4 134 1618 West Virginia 14-4-0 128 2019 Oregon State 12-4-1 125 21t20 TENNESSEE 13-5-0 85 1921 California-Irvine 12-3-2 72 21t22 Texas A&M 12-5-1 67 nr23 Virginia Tech 12-5-1 49 nr24 South Carolina 14-5-0 44 nr25 Boston University 16-2-1 29 nrAlso receiving votes:Illinois 27, Baylor 23, La Salle 19, California 16,Louisiana State 16, Miami (Fla.) 15, Notre Dame 15, Washington State 13, Auburn 12, William & Mary 7, Wisconsin 5, Kentucky 4, Brigham Young 3, Georgia 3, Dayton 2, Georgetown 1.

Top Drawer SoccerOctober 24, 2011Rk School Record1. Stanford 16-0-12. Marquette 17-2-0 3. Oklahoma State 16-0-24. North Carolina 11-3-15. Virginia 12-3-26. Duke 15-2-17. UCLA 12-1-38. Georgetown 14-5-09. Wake Forest 12-2-310. Penn State 16-3-011. Florida 14-5-012. Santa Clara 11-1-513. Pepperdine 13-0-414. Texas A&M 12-5-115. Memphis 17-0-116. Florida State 11-6-017. Wisc.-Milwaukee 15-2-018. Boston College 10-4-219. UC Irvine 12-3-220. UCF 10-3-521. La Salle 15-0-122. California 11-4-223. West Virginia 14-4-024. Virginia Tech 12-5-125. Illinois 13-4-133. TENNESSEE 13-5-0

Looking at the Trends At this point in any season certain trends begin developing statistically with a team and Tennessee soccer in

2011 is certainly no diff erent. Entering the SEC Tournament, the Lady Vols are an impressive 10-0-0 during day matches but just 4-5-0 during night contests. UT is a perfect 8-0-0 when leading at the half, but only 1-3-0 when behind at the break and 6-5-0 when trailing or tied at the half. The Big Orange is 12-0-0 in contests in which they total at least two goals and just 2-5-0 when scoring a single tally or less. Tennessee is also 12-2-0 when permit-ting one goal or less and just 2-3-0 when allowing two or more scores.

Making The First Shot Count The Lady Vols have made a habit of making their fi rst shot really count. Five times over the last 13 matches

(Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, #6 Florida, Arkansas, #22 Auburn) Tennessee has scored a goal on its initial attempt of the contest. Sophomore forward Caroline Brown turned the feat in back-to-back matches at 1:51 versus Charlotte (5-0 on 9/9) and at 4:04 against Coastal Carolina (4-0 on 9/16), junior forward Alexis Owens found paydirt at 4:05 of the 4-2 victory over the sixth-ranked Gators (9/25), senior forward Emily Dowd tickled the twine on the fi rst shot at 6:44 during the 4-0 rout at Arkansas (10/2) and most recently, junior midfi elder Amy Harrison scored just 2:33 into a 2-0 win over #22 Auburn (10/23).

UT Has THREE of Top Drawer Soccers Top 20 SEC Players Top Drawer Soccer has released a list of what it deems the Top 20 Players in Southeastern Conference soccer

and the Lady Vols are well represented. Sophomore forward Caroline Brown came in at #5, senior forward Em-ily Dowd was #8 and senior forward Chelsea Hatcher rated #16. Tennessee joined Florida and LSU as the only three league schools to boast a trio of players on the illustrious listing.

Chalk Up Another Rare Feat Achieved Only once before in Lady Vol soccer history had two players totaled 10 or more goals during the same sea-

son. That occurred back during 1998 as Allison Campbell (17 goals) and Laura Lauter (12 goals) crossed into double-digits. Well Tennessee sophomore forward Caroline Brown (11 goals) and senior forward Emily Dowd (11 goals) have joined that duo in 2011. Brown scored her 10th during the thrilling rally past Ole Miss on Oct. 7, while Dowd hit double fi gures with her match-winner against Mississippi State on Oct. 9.

It Aint Over Till Its Over! The old adage proved especially true for the Big Orange soccer squad on Fri., Oct. 7, as Tennessee showed its

match truly wasnt over till it was over against Ole Miss. UT spotted the Rebels a 3-0 lead at the half before the Lady Vols began a stirring rally to post a 4-3 (OT) victory on senior forward Chelsea Hatchers golden goal at 91:33. The occurrence marked the LARGEST COMEBACK IN UT SOCCER HISTORY and also just the fourth time in UT annals that the team allowed three goals during a match and still managed to win. The Orange & White spotted #15 Duke a 3-1 halftime lead back on Aug. 27, 2004, before rallying for a 4-3 (OT) triumph. Tennessee also emerged victorious over Georgia (4-3, OT) on Oct. 27, 2000, and Colorado College (7-5) on Nov. 1, 1998.

Eckel Now Holds the Freshman UT Keeper Records By virtue of a 1-0 shutout win at Vanderbilt on Oct. 16, rookie net minder Julie Eckel has now taken control

of the freshman single-season goalkeeping standards in Lady Vol history. Former Big Orange net minder Ellen Dean owned the previous rookie records of 11 victories and 5.3 shutouts established back in 1998 in helping

2011 LADY VOL SOCCER HONORS


Tennessee was chosen to fi nish fourth in the annual poll of the SEC Coaches prior to the start of the 2011 campaign. The complete totals are listed below:

SEC Champion: Florida (11); S. Carolina (1) Eastern Team (First-place votes) Poll Pts. Florida (11) 66 South Carolina (1) 51 Georgia 48 TENNESSEE 35 Vanderbilt 26 Kentucky 20

Western Team (First-place votes) Poll Pts. Auburn (7) 62 LSU (5) 60 Ole Miss 39 Alabama 37 Arkansas 30 Miss. State 18

Playing at Night 4-5-0Playing During the Day 10-0-0Playing at Home 8-2-0Playing on the Road 6-3-0Playing at a Neutral Site 0-0-0Playing a Conference Match 7-4-0Playing a Non-Conference Match 7-1-0Scoring First 12-1-0Scoring Second 2-1-0Involved in a Shutout 10-3-0Leading at Half 8-0-0Trailing at Half 1-3-0Tied at Half 5-2-0Playing Overtime 2-2-0Scoring One Goal 2-2-0Scoring Two Goals 6-0-0Scoring Three+ Goals 6-0-0Allowing No Goals 10-0-0Allowing One Goal 2-2-0Allowing Two Goals 1-3-0Allowing Three+ Goals 1-0-0Out-Shot Opponent 11-1-0Out-Shot by Opponent 3-4-0Playing a Ranked Opponent 3-1-0Playing an Unranked Opponent 11-4-0All-Time Record 196-122-22All-Time SEC Record 99-50-9All-Time Home Record 111-36-6All-Time Road Record 63-66-11All-Time Neutral Site Record 22-20-5All-Time OT Record 31-18-21All-Time vs. Ranked Opp. 28-56-8

2011 PRESEASON COACHES POLLTennessee to a 12-8 overall record. Eckel currently sits at 14 WINS AND EIGHT SOLO SHUTOUTS THROUGH JUST HER FIRST 19 MATCHES in the Orange & White, leaving the Cordova, Tenn., native with plenty of op-portunity to expand her new records down the stretch in 2011. Former Lady Vol GK Sarah Kitchin set the rookie mark for goals-against-average at 1.05 over just 10 matches as a sub back in 2006. Eckel is currently well ahead of that standard in possession of a 0.78 GAA.

Happened for the First Time Since 2006 Senior forward Emily Dowd has accomplished something that no Lady Vol has pulled off since Kylee Rossi

back in 2006. What is that feat you ask? Why shes the fi rst UT player since 2006 to score two goals in a match at least three times in a single season. The Gainesville, Fla., native has already tallied a pair of scores during wins over Middle Tennessee, Coastal Carolina and Arkansas. In fact, since Head Coach Angela Kelly took over the program in 2000, Dowd and Rossi are the only Tennessee players to accomplish it. During Kellys time at Rocky Top no one has ever scored two or more goals in a match four times in a year.

A Career Match & Week for Alexis Owens! Junior Alexis Owens truly made her fi rst start of the 2011 campaign a memorable one by registering the

FIRST TENNESSEE HAT TRICK since Kayla Lockaby turned the feat back on Sept. 8, 2002, and only the 10th in UT history, during the Big Oranges 4-2 victory over #6 Florida (9/25). She had entered the match with just two career goals over 43 matches to that point in her collegiate career.

As a result of her incredible eff ort, the Carmel, Ind., native also got to celebrate a highly-acclaimed week. The 5-6 forward was chosen as both the UT programs fi rst-ever Soccer America Womens National Player of the Week and NSCAA/Disney National Soccer Player of the Week. She was also included on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week, as one of CollegeSoccer360.coms National Primetime Performers and as the Southeastern Conferences Co-Off ensive Player of the Week.

For her selection as the NSCAA/Disney National Soccer Player of the Week, Owens was recognized on FOX Soccer Channels live broadcast of the North Carolina-Duke mens soccer match on Fri., Sept. 30.

Brown/Dowd/Eckel and the Single Season Top 10 Tennessee sophomore forward Caroline Brown has now entered the Lady Vol single season Top 10 for

points, rating in a tie fore seventh with 30. The Hershey, Pa., native currently possesses 11 goals and eight assists in 2011, good enough for a tie for ninth and eighth, respectively, in those categories.

Senior forward Emily Dowd is also nearing the top 10 in all three single season ratings, currently ninth in points with 29, tied for ninth in goals with 11 and needing one more assist (seven) to enter the lists.

Freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel currently rates third in UT single-season history in goals-against-average (0.78), sixth in wins (14) and is fi fth in solo shutouts (eight). For the single season Tennessee soccer marks please go to page six of these notes.

Looking at the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) The latest NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) for womens soccer has been released (10/26) and the South-

eastern Conference boasts seven of the top 50 teams in the listing. Florida leads the way at #8, followed by Auburn (#20), Kentucky (#23), TENNESSEE (#27), LSU (#28), South Carolina (#33) and Georgia (#34). The RPI is one of the factors utilized by the NCAA in handing out tourney seeds and slots in the annual NCAA Field of 64. It consists of three factors that are weighted as follows: a teams Division I winning percentage (25%), opponent strength of schedule (50%) and opponents opponent strength of schedule (25%).

Off to One of Our Best Starts EVER! At 14-5-0 overall through its fi rst 19 matches, Tennessee is off to one of the best starts to a campaign in pro-

gram history. The best previous 19-match opening to a season was 14-3-2 (2004). With a strong run to a title at the SEC Tournament, the Lady Vols could equal the 2003 & 2004 UT teams for the second most wins in a single-season in school annals (17). A list of the top 19-match openings is below:

Best 19-Match Records 1) 2004 15-3-2 4) 2002 14-5-1 2) 2003 15-4-1 5) 2005 13-5-2 3) 2007 14-4-2

The Defense Kept Putting Up Zeroes! Tennessees defensive backline made quite a statement from Aug. 26-Sept. 23 by continually putting zeroes

up on the opponents side of the scoreboard. The Orange & White pitched a school record FIVE CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS (#18 Texas A&M, Middle Tennessee, UNC Greensboro, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina) and held the op-position scoreless over a PROGRAM RECORD STRETCH OF 471:10 from a Bruin goal at 84:22 during UTs 2-1 loss to then-#8 UCLA on Aug. 26 until the 15:32 mark of the 2-1 (2OT) loss to South Carolina on Sept. 23 (parts of seven matches). Between the pipes freshman Julie Eckel stopped 23 straight opponent shots on frame during the shutout streak.

Dowds Doing Work Senior forward Emily Dowd was wreaking havoc early on in 2011 by drawing three separate penalty kick

calls inside the 18 that were often cashed in by others. Now the Gainesville, Fla., native is inputting herself on the stat sheet in a major way, having scored 11 GOALS AND DISHED SEVEN ASSISTS over Tennessees last 15 matches (Middle Tennessee, UNC Greensboro, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, South Carolina, #6 Florida LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Alabama, #22 Auburn, Georgia). Included in that out-put are her THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH-CAREER MULTIPLE-GOAL EFFORTS (vs. Middle Tennessee, Coastal Carolina, at Arkansas), fi ve-point performances with two scores and an assist during both 4-0 routs of Coastal Carolina and Arkansas and a goal and an assist in the 4-2 win over the sixth-ranked Gators. Her eff ort against Coastal Carolina earned Dowd her fi rst career nod as the Southeastern Conferences Off ensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19).

Loads of Success Against NCAA Teams Tennessee has come up big during the early season against programs that were a part of the 2010 NCAA

Tournament. UT is 6-2 against last years entrants into the NCAA Field of 64 with wins over Oklahoma, #18 Texas A&M, Middle Tennessee, UNC Greensboro, #6 Florida and #22 Auburn and razor-thin losses to #8 UCLA (2-1) and South Carolina (2-1, 2OT).

Still Listed in the Rankings! The stay in the national soccer polls continues for the Tennessee Lady Vols during the week of Oct. 24-30. UT

is currently No. 20 in the SoccerTimes.com listing but fell out of the Soccer America rankings this week after entering that poll on Sept. 5 for the fi rst time since September 2008. UT is among those receiving votes in this

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SEC DIVISIONAL STANDINGS (AS OF OCTOBER 30)

EASTERN DIVISIONTeam SEC Pts. H A Div. ALL Pct. H A N Last 5 StreakS. Carolina# 9-2-0 27.0 4-1-0 5-1-0 3-2-0 15-5-0 .750 6-2-0 8-3-0 1-0-0 5-0-0 W8TENNESSEE 7-4-0 21.0 4-1-0 3-3-0 3-2-0 14-5-0 .737 8-2-0 6-3-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 W2Florida 7-4-0 21.0 4-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 14-6-0 .700 6-3-0 7-2-0 1-1-0 2-3-0 L2Georgia 6-3-2 20.0 3-2-1 3-1-1 3-2-0 12-5-2 .684 5-4-1 6-1-1 1-0-0 2-1-2 L1Kentucky 6-5-0 18.0 2-3-0 4-2-0 3-2-0 13-6-0 .684 6-3-0 5-3-0 2-0-0 3-2-0 W1Vanderbilt 2-9-0 6.0 2-4-0 0-5-0 0-5-0 8-11-0 .421 6-6-0 1-5-0 1-0-0 0-5-0 L5

WESTERN DIVISIONTeam SEC Pts. H A Div. ALL Pct. H A N Last 5 StreakLSU^ 8-3-0 24.0 4-1-0 4-2-0 4-1-0 13-6-1 .675 7-1-1 6-5-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 W2Auburn 5-5-1 16.0 4-0-1 1-5-0 3-2-0 11-6-2 .632 8-1-1 3-4-0 0-0-1 3-1-1 L2Alabama 4-5-2 14.0 4-2-0 0-3-2 2-2-1 9-7-3 .553 7-3-1 2-4-2 0-0-0 3-1-1 W1Ole Miss 4-7-0 12.0 3-3-0 1-4-0 2-3-0 8-10-1 .447 6-3-0 2-6-0 0-1-1 3-2-0 W3Miss. State 3-7-1 10.0 2-2-1 1-5-0 1-3-1 6-10-3 .395 4-2-2 2-7-1 0-1-0 2-3-0 L1Arkansas 2-9-0 6.0 2-4-0 0-5-0 2-3-0 4-14-0 .222 3-6-0 1-8-0 0-0-0 0-5-0 L9#SEC Regular Season and Eastern Division champion; ^Western Division Champion

Notes...

weeks NSCAA/Continental Tire poll. After starting off the campaign at 3-1 and upsetting then-#18 Texas A&M (1-0), Tennessee appeared in the national rankings for the fi rst time since Aug. 24, 2009,

(#23 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll) on Aug. 30, 2011, climbing to #23 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches poll and to #18 in the SoccerTimes.com listing. The last time UT had previously found itself among those teams in the weekly NSCAA coaches poll was on Sept. 9, 2008, also at #23.

Call Her Caroline Clutch Tennessee sophomore Caroline Brown wasted little time in demonstrating her off ensive prowess to open her second season in the Orange & White. The Hershey,

Pa., native tallied three goals, including posting the fi rst two-goal match of her career (vs. Oklahoma), with two of those being match-winners as the Lady Vols toppled Kansas (2-1, OT) and Oklahoma (3-1).

Brown was called upon for another penalty kick, this one against #18 Texas A&M in the 34th minute, and she knocked it home as UT posted a 1-0 upset of the high-powered defending Big 12 champion Aggies. The 5-9 forward now owns 14 career scores while amazingly, EIGHT OF THOSE GOALS ARE OF THE MATCH-WINNING VARIETY.

With Tennessee locked in a scoreless duel late in regulation against Middle Tennessee (9/2), Brown delivered the fi rst two-assist match of her career on a pair of perfect passes from the left wing to the far post that Emily Dowd buried in the twine just 1:17 apart as UT posted a 2-0 victory. In a 5-0 romp over Charlotte (9/9), she recorded her second two-goal eff ort of the season and set the early tone off ensively for the Lady Vols with a score just 1:51 into the match. Versus Coastal Carolina (9/16), she again registered the winner on a goal just 4:04 into the 4-0 rout of the Chanticleers. Brown scored the tying goal at 53:16 of an eventual 2-1 (2OT) loss to South Carolina, dished two more assists in UTs 4-2 victory over #6 Florida, posted a goal and an assist as Tennessee routed Arkansas, 4-0 (10/2) and picked up the win-ner at 49:41 of a 2-0 win at Georgia (10/29).

With 30 total points (11 goals, eight assists) over the Big Oranges opening 19 contests of 2011, Brown has long surpassed her entire freshman season point output of eight points (three goals, two assists) done over 18 matches.

For her eff orts during the road wins at KU and OU, Brown received nods as both the Southeastern Conferences Off ensive Player of the Week (8/22) and as one of CollegeSoccer360.coms Primetime Performers of the Week.

Referees Keep Pointing to the Spot! Through the opening 18 matches of the 2011 campaign, Tennessee soccer has drawn fi ve penalty kick calls against the opposition. Thats already more than the

Big Orange has ever drawn in any SINGLE SEASON! Twice previously the Lady Vols had attempted four PKs in a season, 2001 (2-for-4) and 2003 (3-for-4). UT is 3-for-5 on opportunities this year with two put away by Caroline Brown and one by Kylie Bono. Senior forward Emily Dowd has wreaked the most havoc

inside the 18, drawing three of those penalties via her quick footwork in the box, while Brown and junior forward Alexis Owens also drew PKs.

Check Us Out On the Tube in 2011 Tennessee soccer fans had three opportunities to check out the Big Orange on television during the 2011 regular season. UT is 3-0 on TV this year, having already

downed Florida (Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. ET on CSS), 4-2, topped Vanderbilt (Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. CT) live on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), 1-0, and defeated #22 Auburn (Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. ET) live on FSN, 2-0. The Orange & White has seen a great deal of success on television during the programs 16-year history, boasting a 28-9-3 (.738) RECORD IN 40 ALL-TIME APPEARANCES on the tube. Last season, Tennessee was 2-2 overall on TV with wins over Ole Miss (CSS) and Alabama (CSS) and losses at #13 Florida (SUN Sports) and at #14 South Carolina (ESPNU).

Getting Off to a Good Start in SEC Play is Important Tennessee is 9-6-1 all-time in SEC lidlifters and 7-4-1 in such match-ups under the guidance of 12th year head coach Angela Kelly. At the Regal Soccer Stadium in

SEC schedule openers, UT is 6-2-0 with the only losses occurring to No. 17 Vanderbilt back during the inaugural season of 1996 and to South Carolina this season (2-1, 2OT) on Sept. 23.

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 fi rst time that Tennessee soccer emerged victorious from its fi rst two

true 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. WITH ITS 2-0 WIN AT UNC GREENSBORO (9/4), TENNESSEE WON ITS FIRST THREE TRUE ROAD MATCHES IN A SEASON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM

HISTORY. Perhaps every more stunning is the fact that the back-to-back victories at KU and OU marked the fi rst time in program history that Tennessee won its fi rst 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.

Home Sweet Home The Lady Vols have long made winning on their home pitch a priority. At 111-36-6 (.745) all-time at the Regal Soccer Stadium (previously the UT Soccer Com-

plex) and 8-2 in 2011 (with wins over #18 Texas A&M, Middle Tennessee, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, #6 Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and #22 Auburn), Tennessee has averaged nearly seven wins a campaign in the friendly confi nes over program history. Last season, the Big Orange were 7-3-1 in Knoxville with victories over Western Kentucky, Richmond, Chattanooga, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Alabama and Georgia.

One of the Top Players in the Nation! Tennessee senior forward Chelsea Hatcher found her way onto the 2011 preseason release of Top Drawer Soccers Top 100 Womens Collegiate Soccer Players in


Points1. Allison Campbell 46, 19982. Laura Lauter 34, 19983. Kim Patrick 33, 2002 Rhian Wilkinson 33, 20005. Rhian Wilkinson 31, 2002 Kim Patrick 31, 20017. Caroline Brown 30, 2011 Kylee Rossi 30, 20079. Emily Dowd 29, 201110. Mick Imgram 27, 2009 Kylee Rossi 27, 200812. Lyndsey Patterson 26, 2003 Allison Campbell 26, 1999 Goals1. Allison Campbell 17, 19982. Kylee Rossi 13, 20083. Mick Imgram 12, 2009 Kylee Rossi 12, 2007 Kim Patrick 12, 2001 Kim Patrick 12, 2002 Rhian Wilkinson 12, 2000 Laura Lauter 12, 19989. Caroline Brown 11, 2011 Emily Dowd 11, 2011 Lyndsey Patterson 11, 2003 Allison Campbell 11, 199913. Kylee Rossi 10, 2006 Kayla Lockaby 10, 2004 Kendyl Michner 10, 1997

Assists1. Rhian Wilkinson 15, 20022. Allison Campbell 12, 19983. Ali Christoph 10, 2003 Lyndsey Patterson 10, 2002 Laura Lauter 10, 19986. Kim Patrick 9, 2002 Rhian Wilkinson 9, 20008. Caroline Brown 8, 2011 Genna Gorman 8, 2004 Genna Gorman 8, 2005 Ali Christoph 8, 2004 Sue Flamini 8, 2003 Kelly Berrall 8, 2000

Emily Dowd 7, 2011

Victories -- Goalkeeper1. Ellen Dean 18, 20022. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 17. 2004 Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 17, 20034. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 16, 20055. Jaimel Johnson 15, 20076. Julie Eckel 14, 20117. Ellen Dean 11, 2000 Ellen Dean 11, 19989. Molly Baird 10, 2010 Jaimel Johnson 10, 2008 Cori Stevens 10, 2001

Shutouts -- Goalkeeper1. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 12, 20032. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 11, 20043. Jaimel Johnson 10, 20074. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 9, 20055. Julie Eckel 8, 20116. Molly Baird 7, 20097. Ellen Dean 6.3, 20028. Ellen Dean 5.3, 19989. Molly Baird 5, 2010 Jaimel Johnson 5, 2006 Jaimel Johnson 5, 200812. Sarah Shivley 4.5, 1997

Goals Against Average1. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 0.68, 20042. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 0.73, 20033. Julie Eckel 0.78, 20114. Jaimel Johnson 0.88, 20075. Ellen Dean 1.01, 20026. Jaimel Johnson 1.05, 2006 Sarah Kitchin 1.05, 20068. Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart 1.06, 20059. Molly Baird 1.14, 200910. Jaimel Johnson 1.24, 2008

LADY VOL SINGLE SEASON RECORDSthe Nation. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native comes in at #84, joining seven other Southeastern Conference soccer players in the listing. Thus far in 2011, Hatcher owns four goals and fi ve assists over the opening 19 contests.

Loads of Success for Tennessee in Home Openers The Big Orange maintains a 13-3 all-time record in home openers, having suff ered a tough, 2-1 loss to #15/8

UCLA during the First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic on Aug. 26. Under the guidance of Angela Kelly, UT is 9-3 in home openers with victories over rated foes including #6 Virginia (2006), #7 Penn State (2007), #15 Duke (2004) and #16 Wake Forest (2001).

First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic History Tennessee hosted the 12th First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic over Aug. 26 & 28 at the Regal Soccer Stadium

with the Big Orange fi nishing tied with #8/7 Florida for second with identical 1-1 records. #15/8 UCLA went 2-0 to take the overall prize while #18 Texas A&M fi nished its stay in Knoxville at 0-2. UT freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel, freshman defender Allie Sirna and sophomore forward Caroline Brown were selected to the First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic All-Tournament Team.

Never Started 3-0 Did you know that despite all the success the Tennessee Lady Vol soccer program has had throughout the

years, the squad has never started a season 3-0. The 1997, 2003, 2007 and 2011 teams all opened a perfect 2-0 before dropping their next matches. A 2-1 loss to #15/8 UCLA on Aug. 26 dashed UTs hopes of accomplishing the feat this season. Of course the major reason a loss has often materialized during the early part of the year is the daunting non-conference schedule played by head coach Angela Kelly to prepare her team for the league and postsea-son slates. Among squads that UT has faced in that second or third match throughout the years (often on the road) are such foes as perennial national titlist North Carolina and nationally-rated squads such as Portland, Southern California, Washington, West Virginia, Penn State, Virginia, Maryland and UCLA just to name a few.

The scheduling system has often seemed to pay dividends down the road as UT has won three SEC regular-season crowns, four SEC Tournament titles and been to five NCAA Sweet 16s.

Tennessee Season Openers UT is 11-5 all-time in season openers, playing on the road or at a neutral site on eight occasions (3-5). The

Big Orange has won seven of its last nine lidlifters including its 2011 opener, a 2-1 (OT) victory over Kansas on Aug. 19 at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex in Lawrence, Kan.

A Senior CLASS Act! Tennessee Lady Vol midfi elder/forward Chelsea Hatcher was chosen as one of 30 national nominees for the

2011 Lowes Senior CLASS Womens Soccer Award. The accolade is given each season to a player who excels both on and off the pitch and best exemplifi es the true defi nition of a student-athlete.

At the end of last season, Hatcher was honored with a spot on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region Second Team and a place on the All-Southeastern Conference First Team after leading the Big Orange in goals (eight), points (20) and shots (105). The 5-7 midfi elder/forward began the 2011 campaign with 11 career goals, six assists and 28 total points over 58 matches played during her three-year stint at Rocky Top. She had also moved into fi fth all-time in UT history by launching 224 total shots (64 on frame).

The Opening Prelude... The Big Orange opened the year with an exhibition match by traveling to Birmingham, Ala., on Fri., Aug.

12, for a 0-0 deadlock at Samford. In all, 20 diff erent Lady Vol players saw action in the contest, including eight freshmen who drew their fi rst playing time while clad in the Orange & White.

Tennessee rookie goalkeeper Julie Eckel managed fi ve saves while combining with redshirt sophomore net minder Jessica Rolfs on the shutout.

UT senior forward Chelsea Hatcher led the Tennessee off ensive eff ort with three total shots, two on frame, while junior midfi elder Kylie Bono, senior forward Lara Langworthy and junior midfi elder Amy Harrison were each credited with a drive on frame.

2011 Lady Vol Soccer...A Brief Preview Tennessee enters the new campaign returning 16 letter-winners from last seasons squad that posted a 10-

9-1 overall record while fi nishing third in the Southeastern Conferences overall standings at 7-3-1. Included are players who scored 32 of UTs 34 total goals and registered 89 of 97 combined points.

Among the returnees for the Big Orange (with last seasons stat total in parentheses) are 2010 National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) All-South Region and fi rst team All-Southeastern Conference midfi elder/forward Chelsea Hatcher (eight goals, four assists; Cincinnati, Ohio), forward Emily Dowd (seven goals, one assist; Gainesville, Fla.) and defender/forward Alexis Owens (one goal, two assists; Carmel, Ind.), experienced midfi elders Kylie Bono (fi ve goals, three assists; Yorba Linda, Calif.), Emily Shore (one goal, fi ve assists; Gaines-ville, Fla.) and Amy Harrison (two goals; Winnipeg, Alberta, Canada), midfi elder/forwards Caroline Brown (three goals, two assists; Hershey, Pa.), Sanna Saarinen (two goals, three assists; Espoo, Finland) and Lara Lang-worthy (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), midfi elder/defender Tori Bailey (one goal, two assists; Fenton, Mich.) as well as battle-tested defenders Ali Hall (one goal, two assists; Hawthorn Woods, Ill.), Chelsea Kephart (1033 minutes in 2011; Cumming, Ga.) and Hannah Hut (Highlands Ranch, Colo.).

Strength of Schedule Four of Tennessees 2011 opponents, Florida (#9), Texas A&M (#11), UCLA (#16) and South Carolina (#21),

entered the season ranked in the initial NSCAA poll of the year (Aug. 9) (rankings in parentheses are preseason NSCAA). UT will face eight squads that received bids into last years NCAA Field of 64 consisting of Auburn, Florida,

Middle Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UCLA and UNC Greensboro. Four of those teams (Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M and UCLA) reached the NCAA Second Round before being eliminated.


MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS

1 2 FTennessee (1-0-0) 2 1 3Kansas (0-1-0) 0 0 0 LAWRENCE, Kan. - A penalty drawn inside the 18-yard box by Lady Vol senior forward Emily Dowd at 97:16 was converted via a match-winning penalty kick by sophomore midfielder/forward Caroline Brown as Tennessee (1-0) fought back from an early one-score deficit to top Kansas, 2-1 (OT), on Fri., Aug. 19, in both teams 2011 season-opener at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas managed to out-shoot the Big Orange by a razor-thin, 15-14 total and registered a 7-6 advantage in shots on frame, while each squad earned six corner kicks in the contest. UT freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel earned her first career victory between the pipes by making six saves, including a match-saving stop by racing off her line with 3:31 left in overtime to thwart a breakaway by Kansas forward Ingrid Vidal. Brown led the Lady Vol offense with four shots, including the penalty kick score. Dowd and senior forward Chelsea Hatcher each tallied a trio of shots, with the former launching all three of her drives successfully on frame. The Jayhawks broke the scoreless dead-lock 13:18 into the match-up as a through ball from Whitney Berry up the middle to Jamie Fletcher gave her a step on her marker. One-on-one against Eckel, Fletcher scored from 14 yards out into bottom left corner. In the 33rd minute of action, Tennessee crossed into the middle of the 18-yard box. Kansas midfielder Liana Salazar attempted to clear the ball but her sliding attempt ended up in the back of her own net to grant UT a match-tying own goal. The Big Orange came oh so close to getting the winner in regulation in the 86th minute as Dowd made a great move to beat a KU player in the midfield. She fed up the right wing to Hatcher who crossed a ball to the left post. Brown was making a run to a spot, but just couldnt quite get there as her sliding tap at the left post just drifted wide. With approximately 1:31 remaining, UT again had a golden opportunity as Brown moved up the right side, got some space and fired a ball that appeared to be going into the net. A Lady Vol sta-tioned at the left post tapped the shot in to make sure of the goal, but was ruled offside as the score was disallowed. After Eckel saved the day by racing off her line with 3:31 left in the initial overtime to thwart a breakaway by KUs Vidal, Dowd was taken down on the other end of the pitch inside the 18 to earn a penalty call. Brown was summoned to seal the deal and did her job by burying the ball in the left side of the net past Jayhawk keeper Kat Liebetrau to complete the season-opening triumph.

KU: Jamie Fletcher (Whitney Berry), 13:18UT: OWN GOAL (unassisted), 32:53UT: Caroline Brown (penalty kick), 97:16

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (97:16) 6KU - Kat Liebetrau (97:16) 4

UT KUShots 14 15Saves 6 4Fouls 6 8Corners 6 6Offsides 7 0

MATCH 1: KANSASFri., Aug. 19, 2011 - Lawrence, Kan.

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1 2 FTennessee (2-0-0) 1 2 3Oklahoma (1-1-0) 1 0 1 NORMAN, Okla. - The first two-goal game of sophomore midfielder/forward Caroline Browns collegiate career helped guide the Tennessee Lady Vol soccer squad (2-0) to a commanding 3-1 victory over Oklahoma (1-1) at the OU Soccer Complex in Norman, Okla. Tennessee out-shot the Sooners by a 12-11 total and registered a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks. In addition to Browns impressive scores at 59:45 and 65:38, junior midfielder Kylie Bono added a goal via a penalty kick at the 22:25 mark. Senior forward Chelsea Hatcher and freshman forward Iyana Moore tallied their first assists of the season. Things got a little hairy for the Orange during the ninth minute as a lead pass found Oklahomas Zoe Dickson in the clear. Eckel held her ground in a one-on-one situation, however, diving to her right and utilized her legs to make an incredible stop. Tennessees initial goal-scoring sequence began with a long free kick taken from 40 yards out on the right wing by freshman defender Alison Clarke. Kylie Bono leapt and flicked a header from the middle of the 18 wide left of goal. Oklahoma keeper Kelsey Devonshire grabbed the ball and made a throw that ended up traveling right to UT senior forward Emily Dowd. She raced in quickly and made a move to beat the net minder as Devonshire tripped Dowd inside the box. The head referee ordered a penalty kick, and Bono stepped up and buried it in the left side of the twine to grant the Big Orange a 1-0 lead at 22:25. The Sooners equalized at 30:35 as a through ball between Lady Vol defenders found Sage Coralli with a step on her marker out even with the right post. She moved in one-on-one against Eckel and fired over the UT freshmans out-stretched hands from about eight yards to dead-lock the count at 1-1. Tennessee moved back in front on the score-board at 59:45 via one of the toughest shots youll ever see succeed in the sport of soccer. Off a Big Orange throw-in, Hatcher lifted a ball that landed at Browns feet just inside the right boundary of the 18. From a very sharp angle off the side of frame, the Hershey, Pa., native lifted a shot over the keeper that traveled in at the top left corner and nestled in the netting just inside the left post. The Lady Vols managed an insurance goal at 65:36 to nab a commanding 3-1 advantage over the Sooners. Located about 25 yards out in the middle of the pitch, Moore lifted an ambitious, high-arcing shot towards frame thats trajectory literally saw the ball come down inches from the crossbar. OUs keeper Devonshire had no choice but to leap and try to parry it over the bar, but her attempt popped straight up in the air and landed about three yards out near the right post. Brown was waiting right there to tap in her second goal of the match and provide Moore with her first col-legiate assist.

UT: Kylie Bono (penalty kick), 22:25OU: Sage Coralli (Dria Hampton), 30:35UT: Caroline Brown (Chelsea Hatcher), 59:45UT: Caroline Brown (Iyana Moore), 65:38

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 2OU - Kelsey Devonshire (90:00) 2

UT OUShots 12 11Saves 2 2Fouls 5 8Corners 4 2Offsides 5 5

MATCH 2: OKLAHOMASun., Aug. 21, 2011 - Norman, Okla.

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1 2 F#15/8 UCLA (2-0-0) 0 2 2Tennessee (2-1-0) 0 1 1 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In front of the fifth-largest crowd in Regal Soccer Stadium history (2,046) on the opening evening of the First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic, the Tennessee Lady Vol soccer squad battled valiantly but saw its upset bid undone by #8 UCLA scores at 80:27 and 84:22 as the Bruins rallied for a 2-1 victory. Big Orange senior forward Chelsea Hatcher granted UT the lead at 62:02 by registering her initial goal of the 2011 campaign off an assist from junior midfielder Kylie Bono. For the match UCLA out-shot the Lady Vols, 21-11, but led Tennessee only 7-4 in both shots on frame and corner kicks. UT freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel made five saves between the pipes, while her counterpart, UCLAs Katelyn Rowland, stopped three shots. The best early chance for the Lady Vols occurred at 20:21 as a lazer from approximately 22 yards out on the right wing by Caroline Brown ricocheted off the inside of the left post before being cleared. In the opening halfs final seconds it appeared as if the Bruins had gone in front as a cross from the right wing was blasted home near the left post. The sideline official had his flag up, however, to signal that UCLA was offside as the two teams ventured to the break at 0-0. During the 52nd minute Sydney Leroux unleashed another drive from about 16 yards out in the middle that Eckel stopped. The ball escaped from her grasp, however, and rolled over toward the right post as UTs rookie net-minder quickly raced over and dove to corral the rebound before an approaching Bruin player could fire off a shot. Tennessees opening salvo of the second half was a big one as Hatcher took a feed from Bono out on the right side of frame. With UCLAs keeper apparently expecting a cross, Hatcher absolutely ripped a bending drive right inside the upright from a ridiculously sharp angle to grant the Big Orange a 1-0 advantage. The Bruins finally managed an equalizer at 80:27 as a feed from Ally Courtnall from the middle of the 18 towards the right post was settled by forward Zakiya Bywaters about five yards out. She pivoted quickly and managed to beat Eckel from a sharp angle to dead-lock the count at 1-1. During the 82nd minute Bono had a golden chance to push Tennessee back in front, but saw her drive from out front blocked by a UCLA defender. With regulation time beginning to run short a shot by UCLA midfielder Sam Mewis was deflected by Eckel but the sphere bounced back into play. Leroux found herself in the right spot near the left post to clean up the deflection from six yards out and complete the 2-1, comeback victory.

UT: Chelsea Hatcher (Kylie Bono), 62:02UCLA: Zakiya Bywaters (Ally Courtnall), 80:27UCLA: Sydney Leroux (Sam Mewis), 84:22

Goalkeepers SavesUCLA - Katelyn Rowland (90:00) 3 UT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 5

UCLA UTShots 21 11Saves 3 5Fouls 10 5Corners 7 4Offsides 3 2

MATCH 3: #15/8 UCLAFri., Aug. 26, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.

Regal Soccer Stadium (2,046)



1 2 F#18/NR Texas A&M (1-3-0) 0 0 0Tennessee (3-1-0) 1 0 1 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - An outstanding Lady Vol defensive effort and a first-half penalty kick con-version from sophomore forward Caroline Brown helped the Tennessee soccer squad (3-1-0) to an impressive 1-0 victory over #18 Texas A&M at the Regal Soccer Stadium during final day action of the First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic. The crucial penalty call was drawn by the slick footwork of UT junior Alexis Owens at 34:16. The Carmel, Ind., native managed to get past diving Aggie goalkeeper Jordan Day inside the 18-yard box, forcing the net-minder into a tripping call that left no option but for the head official to point to the penalty spot. For Brown the penalty kick conversion raised her team-leading total to four goals over the first four matches of 2011. In a very physical match that saw each team whistled for 15 fouls with five total yellow cards issued (three for the Aggies), Texas A&M out-shot the Lady Vols by a 15-8 margin and 6-3 in shots on frame, but the Big Orange managed a 4-3 advan-tage on corner kicks. On her way to earning First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic All-Tournament honors alongside her teammates Brown and freshman defender Allie Sirna, rookie goalkeeper Julie Eckel made five stops in securing the third triumph of her brief collegiate career and her first solo shutout. Things got a little hairy for the Lady Vols in the 32nd and 33rd minutes as Kelley Monogue launched back-to-back shots over a 1:06 time frame that ricocheted off the crossbar and right post. After UT escaped the close calls unscathed, it was Owens chance to shine at 34:16 as a ball played into the middle of the 18 by freshman forward Iyana Moore landed at the feet of Owens. She pivoted quickly and managed to get around the keeper Jordan Day whose only option was to trip the UT player to save a potential score. The head official pointed at the spot and Brown calmly stepped up to drive home her fourth goal of the season for a vital 1-0 lead. At 57:44 the UT backline again saved the day as a Lady Vol positioned near the goal line man-aged to keep a shot from A&M defender Meghan Streight from going in the net via a vital team save. With the Aggies ramping up the heat in a desperate attempt to draw even, things got a little chippy as the head official ended up displaying five total yellow cards, including two on each team over a stretch from 74:27 to 84:11. As regulation time began to ebb away, Eckel continued her inspired play between the pipes, stopping shots from Merritt Mathias at 80:46 and 82:04. On the latter of the two stops the Cordova, Tenn., native managed to deflect the drive outside the right post, but saw the ball land about a foot over the end line. On the resulting A&M corner, Eckel managed to leap high in the midst of a crowd inside the six-yard box to punch the cross out of danger.

UT: Caroline Brown (penalty kick), 34:16

Goalkeepers SavesTXAM - Jordan Day (90:00) 2UT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 6UT - TEAM 1

TXAM UTShots 16 8Saves 2 7Fouls 15 15Corners 3 4Offsides 3 4

MATCH 4: #18 TEXAS A&MSun., Aug. 28, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.

Regal Soccer Stadium (747)

1 2 FMiddle Tennessee (1-3-0) 0 0 0Tennessee (4-1-0) 0 2 2 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - With the Big Orange in need of a late spark in a scoreless contest, Tennessee senior forward Emily Dowd provided just that by tallying goals in both the 82nd and 83rd min-utes, off assists from sophomore forward Caroline Brown, to lead the Lady Vol soccer squad (4-1-0) past Middle Tennessee, 2-0. With the victory, UT equaled its best five-match start in program history done by both the 2002 and 2003 Orange & White squads on the way to eventual NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. Dowds scores marked her first two of the campaign, while Brown surpassed her entire 2010 point total (eight) over just five matches in 2011 with four goals and two assists (10 points). Junior midfielder Kylie Bono fired a game-high five shots for the Lady Vols, while junior defender Ali Hall, seeing her first match action of the season, tan-talizingly hit the crossbar with a sliding drive at 54:36. Tennessee out-shot the Blue Raiders, 21-15, including a staggering 12-3 advantage during the second half of the contest, and won the corner kick battle, 12-7. UT freshman keeper Julie Eckel made a career-high eight saves in posting her second consecu-tive solo shutout as the Lady Vol defense hasnt allowed a goal over the last 185:38 of game action. With regulation time beginning to ebb away, the Big Orange finally struck at 81:24 as a Brown cross from the left wing was perfectly placed to Dowd charging in toward the right post. An easy tap-in from about two yards was all that was required to grant UT a 1-0 lead. It seemed like a near replay just 1:17 later as Brown fed a through ball to Dowd in the clear rac-ing up the right side. She moved in on frame one-on-one versus Cushing and easily deposited her second goal of the night in the lower left corner of the twine. From there UT burnt off the remaining time, refusing to allow Middle Tennessee much posses-sion and zero shots in the offensive end to secure the 2-0 victory.

UT: Emily Dowd (Caroline Brown), 81:24UT: Emily Dowd (Caroline Brown), 82:41

Goalkeepers SavesMTSU - Rebecca Cushing (90:00) 6UT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 8

MTSU UTShots 15 21Saves 6 8Fouls 6 10Corners 7 12Offsides 2 5

MATCH 5: MIDDLE TENNESSEEFri., Sept. 2, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.

Regal Soccer Stadium (1150)

1 2 FTennessee (5-1-0) 1 1 2UNC Greensboro (1-3-0) 0 0 0 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Goals from junior mid-fielder Kylie Bono and junior forward Alexis Owens proved plenty on Sun., Sept 4, at the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, N.C., as Tennessee soccer improved to 5-1 overall with a commanding 2-0 victory over the UNC Greensboro Spartans. The Big Orange posted its third consecutive shutout and have kept the opposition scoreless for a streak of 275:38 since the 82nd minute of its match against #15/8 UCLA on Aug. 26. At 5-1 to start the year, the Lady Vols also equaled the 2002 & 2003 UT squads for the best six-match start in program history. Tennessee out-shot the Spartans by a com-manding 16-5 total, including 8-2 in the opening frame and 8-3 over the second stanza. For Bono the first half goal and her assist on Owens score marked the second of the campaign for the Yorba Linda, Calif., native in each category. Owens goal was her initial tally of 2011 and just the second of her career in the Orange & White. Freshman forward Iyana Moore was credited with the second assist of her brief career on Bonos goal. Senior forward Chelsea Hatcher, junior mid-fielder Amy Harrison, sophomore forward Caroline Brown and Bono each led the Lady Vol offensive change with three shots each. Freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel posted five saves between the pipes in improving to 5-1-0 overall with three straight solo blankings. With the Big Orange offense controlling the majority of possession, senior forward Emily Dowd made a run into the right side of the 18 during the 29th minute. As the keeper raced off her line in an attempt to thwart a scoring chance, Dowd beat her with a right-to-left move as the GK brought her down inside the box. The head official pointed to the spot, giving Tennessee its fifth penalty kick in six matches and marking the third PK drawn by Dowd in 2011. Unfortunately, the penalty try by Bono was stopped by Kelsey Kearney and cleared away to maintain the 0-0 dead-lock. After literally dominating possession through-out the opening stanza, Tennessee finally got on the scoreboard at 43:20. A quick shot by Moore from out front was blocked by the UNCG defense. The ball caromed right to the feet of Bono who pivoted and fired a drive from approximately 15 yards out in the middle that hit off the inside of the right post before traveling all the way across the mouth of the goal and into the lower left corner to make it 1-0. It seemed just a matter of time before Tennessee found a second goal, and it was deliv-ered at 82:22. Bono played a through ball up the middle of the pitch that located Owens with a step on her marker. She took a quick dribble and beat the keeper to the right side from approximately 14 yards out for her first goal of the season and a 2-0 advantage.

UT: Kylie Bono (Iyana Moore), 43:20UT: Alexis Owens (Kylie Bono), 82:22

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 5 UNCG - Kelsey Kearney (90:00) 5

UT UNCGShots 16 5Saves 5 5Fouls 10 8Corners 5 2Offsides 6 0

MATCH 6: UNC GREENSBOROSun., Sept. 4, 2011 - Greensboro, N.C.

UNCG Soccer Stadium (196)



1 2 FCharlotte (2-3-2) 0 0 0Tennessee (6-1-0) 3 2 5 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee soccers shutout streak improved to four straight matches as the Lady Vols scored early and often in blanking Charlotte, 5-0, in front of 1,445 fans on Fri., Sept. 9, at the Regal Soccer Stadium. The occurrence marked just the second time in program history that UT registered four con-secutive shutouts (Oct. 28 -Nov. 6, 2007), while the oppositions scoreless streak of 365:38 marked the fifth-longest such skein in Big Orange annals. UT got the team-leading fifth and sixth goals of the season from sophomore forward Caroline Brown, the third goal of the campaign as well as two assists from senior forward Emily Dowd, the first tally of the year by junior midfielder Amy Harrison and the initial goal of freshman midfield-er Lexi Krauses brief career at Rocky Top during the rout. Junior midfielder Kylie Bono (team-leading third assist of 2011), junior forward Alexis Owens (first assist), sophomore midfielder Sanna Saarinen (first assist) and senior forward Chelsea Hatcher (second assist) were each credited with assists. Lady Vol freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel made three saves while lowering her goals-against-aver-age to 0.57, combining with redshirt sophomore Jessica Rolfs (6:15 of action) on the squads fourth straight shutout. Tennessee managed to get a total of 22 players into the contest. Included was the first collegiate action for freshmen Kaelyn Angelo and Tyler Law (six minutes each). UT out-shot the 49ers by a 23-10 total, includ-ing 12-5 in the first half and 11-5 in the second stanza, and won the corner kick category by a commanding 10-2 count. UT: Caroline Brown (unassisted), 1:51UT: Amy Harrison (Emily Dowd, Kylie Bono), 5:18UT: Caroline Brown (Alexis Owens), 32:48UT: Emily Dowd (Chelsea Hatcher), 66:20UT: Lexi Krause (Sanna Saarinen, Emily Dowd), 78:02

Goalkeepers SavesCHAR - Alex Kubrick (90:00) 5CHAR - TEAM 1UT - Julie Eckel (83:45) 3UT - Jessica Rolfs (6:15) 0UT - TEAM 1

CHAR UTShots 10 23Saves 6 4Fouls 7 11Corners 2 10Offsides 2 5

MATCH 7: CHARLOTTEFri., Sept. 9, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.


1 2 FCoastal Carolina (0-7-1) 0 0 0Tennessee (7-1-0) 3 1 4 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - With a commanding 4-0 victory over Coastal Carolina on Friday night in front of 1,017 fans at the Regal Soccer Stadium, the Tennessee soccer team made program his-tory. At 7-1 overall the Lady Vols got off to the best start in school annals, while the blanking of the Chanticleers marked UTs school record fifth-consecutive shutout. The Big Orange have now held the opposi-tion scoreless over a stretch of 455:38, the second longest such skein in school history, just 1:57 from equaling the programs longest shutout streak of 457:35 that occurred from Sept. 7-21, 2007. Tennessee out-shot Coastal Carolina by a stag-gering 27-4 total, including 14-2 in the first half and 13-2 over the second stanza, and tallied a 12-1 advantage on corner kicks. Sophomore forward Caroline Brown contin-ued her incredible clutch efforts by registering her team-leading seventh goal of the season and NCAA Division I best fifth match-winning score just 4:04 into the contest. Senior forward Emily Dowd registered her second two-goal effort of the campaign by tickling the twine at 18:46 and 54:22 to give the Gainesville, Fla., native five tallies for the year while also adding an assist for five total points. Junior midfielder Kylie Bono picked up her third goal of 2011 at 12:08 off helpers from Brown and Dowd. Senior forward Chelsea Hatcher and junior midfielder Amy Harrison were credited with their third and first assists of the season, respec-tively. Between the pipes, freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel worked the first 81:04 of match time and wasnt forced to make a single save in participat-ing in her fifth consecutive shutout. Redshirt sophomore RB Wyatt finished off the blanking by working the final 8:56 of the contest in her first action of the season. For the second straight contest, Tennessee scored on its first shot of the match as Brown tal-lied just 4:04 in. UT: Caroline Brown (unassisted), 4:04UT: Kylie Bono (Caroline Brown, Emily Dowd), 12:08UT: Emily Dowd (Amy Harrison), 18:46UT: Emily Dowd (Chelsea Hatcher), 54:22

Goalkeepers SavesCCU - Alex Kubrick (90:00) 5UT - Julie Eckel (81:04) 0UT - RB Wyatt (8:56) 0

CCU UTShots 4 27Saves 5 0Fouls 11 5Corners 1 12Offsides 1 0

MATCH 8: COASTAL CAROLINAFri., Sept.16, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.


1 2 OT 2OT FSouth Carolina (6-4-0, 1-0-0 SEC) 1 0 0 1 2Tennessee (7-2-0, 0-1-0 SEC) 0 1 0 0 1 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In front of the second larg-est crowd in Lady Vol soccer history (2,846 fans) on Fri., Sept. 23, at the Regal Soccer Stadium, #11 Tennessee managed to set an all-time program shutout record at 471:10 of game action but lost a 2-1 (2OT) heartbreaker to South Carolina in the league opener for both squads. The Big Orange out-shot the Gamecocks 24-20 for the match and managed a 7-5 advantage on corner kicks. UT received the team-leading eighth goal of the season from sophomore forward Caroline Brown at 53:16, while senior forward Chelsea Hatcher picked up her squad-high fourth assist of the campaign. Freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel was required to make six saves over her 106:54 of action between the pipes. When S.C. scored 15:32 into the contest, Tennessee saw an end to its shutout streak at 471:10, but that total surpassed the previous pro-gram benchmark of 457:35 that was established from Sept. 7-21, 2007. In all, the Lady Vols strung together their record skein over portions of seven matches, originally starting late in the 2-1 defeat to #8 UCLA on Aug. 26. UT got oh-so-close to scoring first at 14:27 as a pass from the right wing by senior forward Emily Dowd was tapped from the middle to the left post. Sophomore midfielder Sanna Saarinen flicked a header towards goal that proved just inches high, landing on top of the netting for a goal kick. Unfortunately, the Gamecocks took advantage of the near miss by registering the matchs open-ing goal just 1:05 later. A header from the left post into the middle was volleyed home from 12 yards out by midfielder Kortney Rhoades to make it 1-0. Right out of the halftime locker room, Tennessee had a golden chance as Dowd broke in one-on-one against DAngelo at 47:25. The Gainesville, Fla., natives initial shot was saved, but the ball got past the keeper and headed towards the net. South Carolinas Christa Neary raced back quickly and cleared the potential goal away only about two yards out to maintain the advantage. With the Lady Vols applying strong pressure, UT finally struck pay dirt at 53:16. A cross by Hatcher from the right wing to the left post was volleyed home from approximately eight yards out by Brown to dead-lock the score at 1-1. The end came suddenly in the second over-time during the 106th minute of play as a long through ball up the middle from Kayla Grimsley found Rhoades in some space. She managed to beat Eckel from 12 yards out to end the match via sudden victory.

SC: Kortney Rhoades (Maria Petroni), 15:32UT: Caroline Brown (Chelsea Hatcher), 53:16SC: Kortney Rhoades (Kayla Grimsley), 105:34

Goalkeepers SavesSC - Sabrina DAngelo (106:54) 5SC - TEAM 1UT - Julie Eckel (106:54) 6

SC UTShots 20 24Saves 6 6Fouls 9 5Corners 5 7Offsides 4 2

MATCH 9: SOUTH CAROLINAFri., Sept.23, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.




1 2 F#6/11 Florida (8-3-0, 1-1-0 SEC) 0 2 2Tennessee (8-2-0, 1-1-0 SEC) 3 1 4 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Behind the first career hat trick from junior forward Alexis Owens in her ini-tial start of 2011, the 11th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vol soccer team powered past the sixth-ranked Florida Gators, 4-2, in front of 1,480 fans (including U.S. soccer legend Mia Hamm) at the Regal Soccer Stadium. With the triumph the Lady Vols improved to an impressive 5-0-1 over their last six matches against Florida in Knoxville and havent lost to the Gators on the home pitch since Oct. 5, 1999. The four goals also are the most tallies for UT in a league contest since topping Mississippi State, 4-0, back on Oct. 21, 2007. The three-goal performance by Owens marked the first for a Tennessee soccer player since Kayla Lockabys hat trick against Murray State way back on Sept. 8, 2002. Owens, a Carmel, Ind., native, had entered todays match against UF with just two career goals over 43 previous matches. Lady Vol senior forward Emily Dowd chipped in her sixth goal of the season to complete the scoring for UT and assisted on Owens initial tally to make it four multiple-point efforts for the Gainesville, Fla., product over UTs last six contests. Sophomore forward Caroline Brown contributed a pair of assists, improving her team-high point total to 21 on eight goals and five helpers in 2011. For the third time in 2011, Tennessee scored on its initial shot of the match as Dowd delivered a perfect through ball up the right wing to Owens who buried a shot from 10 yards out past Florida keeper Taylor Burke just 4:05 in. Tennessee continued to press the advantage on the Florida end for the majority of the first half. At the 22:37 mark, Dowd granted the Lady Vols a 2-0 lead, taking a through ball from Brown and blasting it to the far side of the net from 12 yards out for her sixth goal of the campaign. With the Gators owning just a single shot to that point in the opening stanza via a header wide from forward McKenzie Barney at 13:01, Owens continued the Big Orange onslaught 13 minutes later. She won a one-on-one battle with a Gator defender, taking the ball into the box and sliding it past Burke to improve the advantage to a stag-gering 3-0 at the 35:48 mark. That marked the first time in the history of the series between the two schools that UT had recorded three scores in a match versus UF. With Florida within 3-2, pressing hard for an equalizer and having shots by Annie Speese and Havana Solaun blocked by UT defenders, it proved to be Tennessee that would finally seal things at 85:11. Brown delivered another perfect feed up the left wing to Owens, who scored from six yards out near the left post to finalize the huge victory.

UT: Alexis Owens (Emily Dowd), 4:05UT: Emily Dowd (Caroline Brown), 22:37UT: Alexis Owens (unassisted), 35:48UF: Erika Tymrak (penalty kick), 46:38UF: Havana Solaun (unassisted), 63:48UT: Alexis Owens (Caroline Brown), 85:11

Goalkeepers SavesUF - Taylor Burke (90:00) 0UT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 2

UF UTShots 13 6Saves 0 2Fouls 8 16Corners 10 3Offsides 1 0

MATCH 10: #6/11 FLORIDASun., Sept. 25, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.


1 2 FTennessee (8-3-0, 1-2-0 SEC) 0 0 0LSU (8-3-1, 3-0-0 SEC) 1 1 2 BATON ROUGE, La. - Goals by Natalie Ieyoub at 33:36 and Addie Eggleston at 61:10 proved enough for LSU (8-3-1, 3-0-0 Southeastern Conference) in front of 1,284 fans at the LSU Soccer Complex as the Tigers scored during each half in topping the #10 Tennessee Lady Vols (8-3-0, 1-2-0 SEC), 2-0. The Bayou Bengals out-shot the Big Orange by a 14-7 count and 4-2 in shots on frame, while UT registered an 8-1 advantage on corner kicks in the contest. Senior forward Chelsea Hatcher led the Lady Vol offense by taking four total shots, one on goal, while senior forward Emily Dowd was credited with Tennessees other drive on net. Freshman keeper Julie Eckel made two saves over 90 min-utes of work in falling to 8-3 on the season. The Big Orange managed its initial shot of the contest at 24:10 as a long try from well out front by Hatcher was blocked by the LSU defense. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native was right back at it just 35 seconds later as her drive on target forced Bayou Bengal keeper Mo Isom into her initial save of the match. It proved a quick shot from the top of the box at 33:36 by LSU substitute Natalie Ieyoub that finally broke the scoreless dead-lock. Off a pair of quick touch passes, Ieyoub received the ball at her feet, moved quickly to her right into the middle of the pitch and blasted a shot from the top of the box. The blast just eluded a leaping Eckel, hit off the underside of the crossbar and bounced on into the net for a 1-0 Tiger lead. Perhaps the most dangerous offensive chance for the Big Orange in the contest came at 60:20 after some solid work against two defenders on the left side of goal by junior forward Alexis Owens. The Carmel, Ind., product delivered a pass towards the middle that found Dowd standing about 12 yards out. She turned quickly and ripped a blast that was barely parried away by the LSU keeper Isom for a corner kick. It proved an unfortunate slip on a quick cut by a member of UTs backline way up in LSUs offen-sive zone that eventually resulted in a two-goal Bayou Bengal lead. With Tennessee threatening offensively, the Lady Vol slip resulted in a turn-over and a quick Tiger counter attack. With the advantage of numbers, Allysha Chapman located forward Addie Eggleston racing up the pitch with a small step on her marker. The Bayou Bengal fired in a virtual one-vs.-one situation, beating a charg-ing Eckel from approximately 10 yards out to make it 2-0.

LSU: Natalie Ieyoub (Kaley Blades, Natalie Martineau), 33:36LSU: Addie Eggleston (Allysha Chapman), 61:10

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 2LSU - Mo Isom (90:00) 2

UT LSUShots 7 14Saves 2 2Fouls 10 10Corners 8 1Offsides 2 1

MATCH 11: LSUFri., Sept.30, 2011 - Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Soccer Stadium (1,284)

1 2 FTennessee (9-3-0, 2-2-0 SEC) 2 2 4Arkansas (4-7-0, 2-2-0 SEC) 0 0 0 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - In front of 743 fans at Razorback Field in Fayetteville, Ark., the #10 Tennessee Lady Vol soccer team (9-3-0, 2-2-0 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from a disappointing Friday night defeat in a major way by routing the Arkansas Razorbacks (4-6-0, 2-2-0 SEC), 4-0. Senior forward Emily Dowd led the UT offense, recording her fifth-career multiple-goal effort by tallying her seventh and eighth goals of 2011 and dishing an assist for five total points. Sophomore forward Caroline Brown registered her team-leading ninth goal of the campaign at 69:22 to finalize the Big Orange scoring. UT also got a Razorback own goal at 53:54 as UA defender Courtney Williams chipped a cross into her own net on a clearing attempt. The Lady Vols out-shot the Razorbacks by an 18-17 count, including 12-9 in shots on frame, while each squad posted seven corner kicks in the match. Freshman net minder Julie Eckel made a career high nine saves in recording her fourth career solo and first SEC shutout. Tennessees offense wasted no time getting on the board in the match as sophomore midfielder Sanna Saarinen located Brown on the right side near the end line. The Hershey, Pa., native deliv-ered a pass into the middle that Dowd finished from approx. seven yards out for a quick 1-0 lead at 6:44. The occurrence marked the fourth time this season that the Lady Vols had scored on their initial shot of the contest. Before the UT fans in attendance had even stopped celebrating the first UT score, Dowd delivered again just 1:05 later. The Gainesville, Fla., product broke a tackle and made a quick left-to-right move to beat Arkansas keeper Emily Lillard before an easy finish from six yards out for a 2-0 advantage. The Big Orange got a little assistance at 53:54 to move in front 3-0 as senior forward Chelsea Hatcher crossed a ball into the middle of the six-yard box. Back defending on the play, Arkansas Courtney Williams ended up in front of her keep-er and kicked the ball into her own net while attempting to chip the ball up and over the cross bar. With 23:15 left Dowd came oh so close to totaling the hat trick, receiving a long ball up the middle from Hatcher, moving to her right and fir-ing just wide left of the post. A perfect through ball from the middle of the pitch up the right wing resulted in UTs fourth tally of the match at 69:17. Dowd delivered the feed between Arkansas defenders right to Brown who quickly deposited the shot to the left of Lillard for a 4-0 Tennessee advantage.

UT: Emily Dowd (Sanna Saarinen, Caroline Brown), 6:44UT: Emily Dowd (unassisted), 7:49UT: OWN GOAL (unassisted), 53:54UT: Caroline Brown (Emily Dowd), 69:22

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 9ARK - Emily Lillard (90:00) 8

UT ARKShots 18 17Saves 9 8Fouls 9 7Corners 7 7Offsides 5 0

MATCH 12: ARKANSASSun., Oct. 2, 2011 - Fayetteville, Ark.

Razorback Field (743)



1 2 OT FOle Miss (5-7-1, 1-4-0 SEC) 3 0 0 3Tennessee (10-3-0, 3-2-0 SEC) 0 3 1 4 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In what will surely go down as one of the wildest matches in Regal Soccer Stadium history, the #15 Tennessee Lady Vol soc-cer team fought back from a three-goal halftime deficit to register a thrilling, 4-3 (OT) triumph over Ole Miss in front of 1,215 fans on Fri., Oct. 7. The final blow came just 1:33 into the initial sudden victory overtime period as UT senior forward Chelsea Hatcher blasted home her sec-ond goal of the year on a drive into the upper left corner of the twine from a position just inside the right edge of the 18-yard box. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native took a school single-match record 14 shots during the contest, while putting a stagger-ing eight of those on frame. The Big Orange began its rally behind the sec-ond score of the year from junior midfielder Amy Harrison at 58:27. The Lady Vols completed their comeback to force extra-time behind the ninth tally of the campaign from senior forward Emily Dowd at 60:24 and the team-leading 10th goal of 2011 from sophomore forward Caroline Brown at 79:53. Seeing her first SEC action this season after dealing with an injury, senior midfielder Emily Shore recorded her initial assist. Brown was cred-ited with her squad-high seventh helper of the campaign via Dowds 61st minute score, and junior midfielder Kylie Bono delivered her fourth assist on Hatchers match-winner. For the match Tennessee out-shot the Rebels by a staggering 30-8 count, including 14-2 in the second stanza and had a 13-4 edge on corner kicks. UT also forced Ole Miss into 10 saves in the contest, nine of those coming courtesy of fresh-man net minder Kelly McCormick. Ole Miss midfielder Dylan Jordan, a native of Palmyra, Tenn., put up a natural hat trick against the Lady Vols over the matchs first 31:20 before Tennessee began its stirring rally.

UM: Dylan Jordan (Rafaelle Souza, Emily Reid), 12:43UM: Dylan Jordan (Kendyl Mygatt), 30:37UM: Dylan Jordan (unassisted), 31:20UT: Amy Harrison (Emily Shore), 58:27UT: Emily Dowd (Caroline Brown), 60:24UT: Caroline Brown (unassisted), 79:53UT: Chelsea Hatcher (Kylie Bono), 91:33

Goalkeepers SavesUM - Kelly McCormick (91:33) 9UM - TEAM 1UT - Julie Eckel (91:33) 0

UM UTShots 8 30Saves 10 0Fouls 8 8Corners 4 13Offsides 0 3

MATCH 13: OLE MISSFri., Oct. 7, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.


1 2 FMississippi State (4-7-3, 1-4-1 SEC) 0 0 0Tennessee (11-3-0, 4-2-0 SEC) 1 1 2 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The team-high-tying 10th goal of the season from senior forward Emily Dowd and the third score of the year by senior forward Chelsea Hatcher proved plenty as the #15 Tennessee Lady Vol soccer team turned in a workmanlike effort on Sunday afternoon in front of 1,378 fans at the Regal Soccer Stadium by dis-patching Mississippi State, 2-0. Dowd registered her third match-winner of the season and, in the process, also tallied the 20th goal of her career by scoring at 15:05 off the fifth assist of 2011 from junior midfielder Kylie Bono. Hatcher slammed home her third goal of the cam-paign at 48:52, while Dowd was credited with her sixth helper on the score. By registering her 10th goal, Dowd joined fel-low Lady Vol Caroline Brown (10 goals) as the first Tennessee soccer duo to each cross the double-digit scoring plateau during the same season since Allison Campbell (17 goals) and Laura Lauter (12 goals) completed the feat way back in 1998. UT rookie goalkeeper Julie Eckel also equaled former Lady Vol Ellen Deans (1998-2000, 2002) freshman victory record at Rocky Top by record-ing her 11th win between the pipes. The Cordova, Tenn., native made five saves in picking up her fifth solo shutout of the year and her second in league action. Overall, Tennessee out-shot the Bulldogs, 18-10, including 10-5 in shots on goals and man-aged an 8-0 advantage on corner kicks.

UT: Emily Dowd (Kylie Bono), 15:05UT: Chelsea Hatcher (Emily Dowd), 48:52

Goalkeepers SavesMSU - Skylar Rosson (90:00) 7MSU - TEAM 1UT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 5

MSU UTShots 10 18Saves 8 5Fouls 14 10Corners 0 8Offsides 1 4

MATCH 14: MISSISSIPPI STATESun., Oct. 9, 2011 - Knoxville, Tenn.


1 2 OT 2OT FTennessee (11-4-0, 4-3-0 SEC) 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky (11-4-0, 4-3-0 SEC) 0 0 0 1 1 LEXINGTON, Ky. - On a cold and blustery Friday night at the UK Soccer Complex in Lexington, Ky., a 106th minute golden goal from mid-fielder Natalie Horner led Kentucky (11-4-0, 4-3-0 Southeastern Conference) to a 1-0 (2OT) upset vic-tory over #14 Tennessee (11-4-0, 4-3-0 SEC). The Wildcats out-shot the Big Orange by a 21-11 count, including 7-3 on shots on goal, and led 7-4 on corner kicks in the match. UT freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel was cred-ited with five saves in the contest while suf-fering the difficult defeat between the pipes. Sophomore forward Caroline Brown led the Lady Vol offense with five shots and two on frame, while junior midfielder Kylie Bono tallied three shots (one on goal). Off a quick UT counter-attack with approxi-mately five minutes remaining in the second OT, senior forward Emily Dowd had a great chance in some space, but her shot was blocked. Right back the other way, some contact inside the right side of the 18 went against UT as a Lady Vol fell down and Natalie Horner ended up with room on the right wing. She fired in what amounted to a one-on-one situation against Eckel and managed to score into the upper quadrant of the net to conclude the overtime battle.

UK: Natalie Horner (Kelsey Hunyadi), 105:25

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (105:25) 5UT - TEAM 1UK - Kayla Price (105:25) 3

UT UKShots 11 22Saves 6 3Fouls 20 14Corners 4 7Offsides 0 8

MATCH 15: KENTUCKYFri., Oct. 14, 2011 - Lexington, Ky.

UK Soccer Complex (487)


1 2 FTennessee (12-4-0, 5-3-0 SEC) 0 1 1Vanderbilt (8-8-0, 2-6-0 SEC) 0 0 0 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The first goal of the season on a terrific individual effort from sophomore defender Tori Bailey at the 83:45 mark proved enough to lead the #14 Tennessee Lady Vol soc-cer team (12-4, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) past Vanderbilt (8-8, 2-6 SEC), 1-0, on a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon at the VU Soccer Complex in Nashville, Tenn. Bailey began the decisive play about 40 yards out towards midfield, dribbling to the middle of the pitch, beating a pair of Commodore defenders and uncorking a left-footed shot from just outside the top of the 18-yard box that traveled into the upper left corner of the net. Big Orange freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel made seven saves in improving to 12-4 overall, breaking former Lady Vol Ellen Deans Tennessee single-season rookie GK victory (11) and shutout (5.3) records set way back in 1998. UT out-shot the Commodores by a 16-13 count and 8-7 on shots on frame, while recording a dominant 9-2 advantage on corner kicks.

UT: Tori Bailey (unassisted), 83:45

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 7VU - Brittanie Barbaro (90:00) 7

UT VUShots 16 13Saves 7 7Fouls 9 13Corners 9 2Offsides 1 0


MATCH 16: VANDERBILTSun., Oct. 16, 2011 - Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt Soccer Complex (820)

1 2 FTennessee (12-5-0, 5-4-0 SEC) 0 0 0Alabama (8-7-2, 3-5-1 SEC) 1 0 1 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A 14th minute goal from Alabama forward Pia Rijsdijk proved enough as the Crimson Tide (8-7-2, 3-5-1 Southeastern Conference) posted a 1-0 upset victory over the #19 Tennessee Lady Vol soccer team (12-5, 5-4 SEC) on a cold Thursday night at the UA Soccer Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. UA out-shot the Lady Vols by a 20-18 count, including 10-6 in shots on goal, while the Big Orange owned the corner kick advantage at 10-7. Tennessee freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel tied a single-game career high by making nine saves against the Crimson Tide. UT senior forward Chelsea Hatcher led the offense with seven shots, two on frame, while sophomore forward Caroline Brown registered four shots. The Crimson Tide managed to nab an early lead just 13:57 into the match as the result of a failed clearance by UT. Off a ricochet the ball bounced out in the middle to Rijsdijk who drilled a one-touch shot from the top of the 18 just inside the right post for a 1-0 lead.

ALA: Pia Rijsdijk (unassisted), 13:57

Goalkeepers SavesUT - Julie Eckel (90:00) 9ALA - Justine Bernier (90:00) 6

UT ALAShots 18 20Saves 9 6Fouls 7 11Corners 10 7Offsides 4 5

MATCH 17: ALABAMAThurs., Oct. 20, 2011 - Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Alabama Soccer Stadium (398)

1 2 F#22 Auburn (11-5-2, 5-4-1 SEC) 0 0 0Tennessee (13-5-0, 6-4-0 SEC) 1 1 2 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On a beautiful Sunday after-noon in front of 1,389 fans at the Regal Soccer Stadium, the #19 Tennessee Lady Vol soccer team (13-5-0, 6-4-0 Southeastern Conference) celebrat-ed its Senior Day festivities in true style by riding goals from junior midfielder Amy Harrison and senior honoree Chelsea Hatcher to a commanding 2-0 victory over #22 Auburn (11-5-2, 5-4-1 SEC). With the triumph, the Big Orange secured its 14th consecutive berth in the annual SEC Tournament to be held over Nov. 2-6 in Orange Beach, Ala. Harrison got the Big Orange attack going by blasting home her third goal of the campaign just 2:33 into the contest. The occurrence marked the fifth time in 2011 that the Big Orange scored on its very first shot of a match. For Hatcher the goal marked her fourth of the year and provided valu-able insurance at the 54:55 mark. Fellow Senior Day honoree Emily Dowd was credited with her seventh assist and sophomore Caroline Brown picked up her team-best eighth helper of the sea-son on Harrisons eventual match-winning tally. UT freshman goalkeeper Julie Eckel recorded her 13th career victory and seventh career solo shutout by registering five saves in posting the clean sheet. Tennessee out-shot the Tigers by a 17-13 total, including 6-5 on shots on goal, and posted a 10-4 advantage on corner kicks. The Big Orange wasted zero time securing the momentum against Auburn, scoring on its very first shot of the contest at the 2:33 mark. Dowd battled her marker near the left end line before crossing the ball towards the middle. Brown managed a quick flick out to Harrison on the right wing. The Winnipeg, Alberta, Canada, native settled the ball and blasted home the goal from approximately 12 yards for a quick 1-0 advantage. It proved to be the senior Hatcher that granted the Big Orange some insurance at 54:55. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native gathered a ball, dribbled just inside the left edge of the 18 and unleashed a blast that beat Howard for a 2-0 lead. The contest didnt get overly concerning dur-ing the second half for the

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