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VFL Hannah Tillett was badly injured last week in a match, hope she makes a quick recovery.
Lá sárþjáð en fékk engar börur: „Takið mig út af“ - Vísir
There is a video in the article.
Here is the translation into english
(Used Google Translate so may be errors)
Lay in pain but got no stretchers: "Take me out"
Hannah Tillett lay on the field for almost four minutes after she was injured, but then a stretcher had not yet been found for her.
Hannah Tillett lay in agony on the grass at Meistaravellir, KR's home field, for almost four minutes yesterday before her teammates carried her off the field. Hopes are that she has not torn the cruciate ligament in her knee.
As was discussed on Vísi this morning, both the captain and coach of KR have criticized the framework around the KR women's soccer team, which was crystallized in the fact that there were no ambulances available during the match against Selfoss in the Besta league yesterday.
"Hey referee, she's dying," was heard from the sideline, probably from Selfoss coach Birn Sigurbjörnsson, and it was clear to everyone that Tillett had finished the game and needed a medical examination, which she received that evening. Bars were called, but no one answered the call.
Arnar Páll Garðarsson, another KR coach, said in an interview with Vísi today that he had not yet received information about Tillett's condition, but that her mother, who is a doctor, was in the audience and believed that it was not a cruciate ligament tear. KR's physiotherapist was unable to assess the injury immediately that evening.
"Women's football does not matter in KR"
Arnar's colleague, Christopher Harrington, can be heard in the video above fussing over how the KR women's team is managed.
"Women's football is not important in KR. Therefore, there are no stretchers available on the field. Seriously," said Harrington, but it is far from being the first example this summer, as the framework is lacking for the KR women's team at Meistaravellir.
Girls in the third category should be kept on the bars
Arnar says that it is always in the hands of girls in the 3rd category at KR to take care of the volunteer work that needs to be done at KR's home games, and that there were no girls to carry the stretchers yesterday. He thought it was better that adults took care of it, but even worse that the stretchers weren't even there on the field.
"It's boring and looks bad, and of course it's the worst for the player himself," Arnar Páll said. Vísir has not been able to speak to Tillett herself today, but what was her reaction yesterday?
"She was so hurt first of all, and then she was definitely in a lot of shock as well. "She didn't go to the hospital until a few minutes after the match ended," said Arnar.
Lá sárþjáð en fékk engar börur: „Takið mig út af“ - Vísir
There is a video in the article.
Here is the translation into english
(Used Google Translate so may be errors)Lay in pain but got no stretchers: "Take me out"
Hannah Tillett lay on the field for almost four minutes after she was injured, but then a stretcher had not yet been found for her.
Hannah Tillett lay in agony on the grass at Meistaravellir, KR's home field, for almost four minutes yesterday before her teammates carried her off the field. Hopes are that she has not torn the cruciate ligament in her knee.
As was discussed on Vísi this morning, both the captain and coach of KR have criticized the framework around the KR women's soccer team, which was crystallized in the fact that there were no ambulances available during the match against Selfoss in the Besta league yesterday.
"Hey referee, she's dying," was heard from the sideline, probably from Selfoss coach Birn Sigurbjörnsson, and it was clear to everyone that Tillett had finished the game and needed a medical examination, which she received that evening. Bars were called, but no one answered the call.
Arnar Páll Garðarsson, another KR coach, said in an interview with Vísi today that he had not yet received information about Tillett's condition, but that her mother, who is a doctor, was in the audience and believed that it was not a cruciate ligament tear. KR's physiotherapist was unable to assess the injury immediately that evening.
"Women's football does not matter in KR"
Arnar's colleague, Christopher Harrington, can be heard in the video above fussing over how the KR women's team is managed.
"Women's football is not important in KR. Therefore, there are no stretchers available on the field. Seriously," said Harrington, but it is far from being the first example this summer, as the framework is lacking for the KR women's team at Meistaravellir.
Girls in the third category should be kept on the bars
Arnar says that it is always in the hands of girls in the 3rd category at KR to take care of the volunteer work that needs to be done at KR's home games, and that there were no girls to carry the stretchers yesterday. He thought it was better that adults took care of it, but even worse that the stretchers weren't even there on the field.
"It's boring and looks bad, and of course it's the worst for the player himself," Arnar Páll said. Vísir has not been able to speak to Tillett herself today, but what was her reaction yesterday?
"She was so hurt first of all, and then she was definitely in a lot of shock as well. "She didn't go to the hospital until a few minutes after the match ended," said Arnar.
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Simmonds Brace Fuels 4-1 Lady Vol Win At Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – UT got back in the win column on Sunday, defeating Kentucky 4-1 on the road.
Freshman Kameron Simmonds had a pair of goals, and redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas also put one in the net for Tennessee (6-3-1, 2-1 SEC), while UT got a fourth by way of a Kentucky own goal. Senior Lindsey Romig tallied two saves on the day.
Hannah Richardson was the lone goal-scorer for Kentucky (7-4-0, 0-3 SEC).
"This was a very good performance today from our team - great attitude and approach to the second game of the weekend. All of our lines were committed to defending and competed well for 90 minutes. They took pride in their defending, and as a result, limited quality scoring opportunities for Kentucky," said Tennessee head coach Joe Kirt
"We had good service from Maria (Nelson) and Claudia (Dipasupil), leading to good chances for us. Our center mids were superb in and out possession today. Mackenzie (George), Jaida and Kameron were very dangerous up top all afternoon. They were confident in their 1v1 situations, combining for three goals today. Overall, it was a great response on the road, and we're coming home with three points."
Tennessee kept the pressure on Kentucky's defense in the opening minutes, going up 1-0 off an own goal in the 12th minute.
The Lady Vols made it 2-0 in the 27th minute when senior Claudia Dipasupil served a ball into the box and Thomas buried it in the back of the net from eight yards out.
Simmonds nearly added a third before the half with a low shot from 12 yards out in the 42nd minute, but Kentucky's keeper came up with a kicksave to keep the score at 2-0 through halftime.
The Lady Vols outshot the Wildcats 8-1 in the opening 20 minutes of the second half but couldn't convert. Kentucky got a quality chance from 25 yards out in the 70th minute, but Romig was there to collect the save.
Simmonds made it 3-0 in the 75th minute, beating a Kentucky defender to get behind the back line and slotting a shot past the keeper into the far corner.
The Wildcats got on the board with 10 minutes remaining in the game when Richardson blasted a perfectly placed ball into the top left corner of the net from 22 yards out.
The Lady Vols scored their final goal of the match in the 85th minute when sophomore Taylor Huff set Simmonds up for a shot off a header, and Simmonds put a left-footed shot on target.
UP NEXT: The Lady Vols will remain on the road, traveling to Ole Miss for an 8 p.m. ET match on Friday that will be streamed on SECN+.
NO. 2 IS NO. 2: With her goal in the 27th minute at Kentucky, redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas claimed sole possession of No. 2 in Tennessee's record book, passing Hannah Wilkinson with 34 career goals scored. She trails No. 1 Kylee Rossi by just nine goals.
BY THE NUMBERS: Thomas has scored 34 goals in just 48 appearances as a Lady Vol to average .708 goals per game. That goals per game average is higher than No. 1 Kylee Rossi (.494) and No. 3 Hannah Wilkinson (.471) and is closest to that of No. 7 Bunny Shaw who scored 27 goals in 35 games for an average of .771 goals per game.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – UT got back in the win column on Sunday, defeating Kentucky 4-1 on the road.
Freshman Kameron Simmonds had a pair of goals, and redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas also put one in the net for Tennessee (6-3-1, 2-1 SEC), while UT got a fourth by way of a Kentucky own goal. Senior Lindsey Romig tallied two saves on the day.
Hannah Richardson was the lone goal-scorer for Kentucky (7-4-0, 0-3 SEC).
"This was a very good performance today from our team - great attitude and approach to the second game of the weekend. All of our lines were committed to defending and competed well for 90 minutes. They took pride in their defending, and as a result, limited quality scoring opportunities for Kentucky," said Tennessee head coach Joe Kirt
"We had good service from Maria (Nelson) and Claudia (Dipasupil), leading to good chances for us. Our center mids were superb in and out possession today. Mackenzie (George), Jaida and Kameron were very dangerous up top all afternoon. They were confident in their 1v1 situations, combining for three goals today. Overall, it was a great response on the road, and we're coming home with three points."
Tennessee kept the pressure on Kentucky's defense in the opening minutes, going up 1-0 off an own goal in the 12th minute.
The Lady Vols made it 2-0 in the 27th minute when senior Claudia Dipasupil served a ball into the box and Thomas buried it in the back of the net from eight yards out.
Simmonds nearly added a third before the half with a low shot from 12 yards out in the 42nd minute, but Kentucky's keeper came up with a kicksave to keep the score at 2-0 through halftime.
The Lady Vols outshot the Wildcats 8-1 in the opening 20 minutes of the second half but couldn't convert. Kentucky got a quality chance from 25 yards out in the 70th minute, but Romig was there to collect the save.
Simmonds made it 3-0 in the 75th minute, beating a Kentucky defender to get behind the back line and slotting a shot past the keeper into the far corner.
The Wildcats got on the board with 10 minutes remaining in the game when Richardson blasted a perfectly placed ball into the top left corner of the net from 22 yards out.
The Lady Vols scored their final goal of the match in the 85th minute when sophomore Taylor Huff set Simmonds up for a shot off a header, and Simmonds put a left-footed shot on target.
UP NEXT: The Lady Vols will remain on the road, traveling to Ole Miss for an 8 p.m. ET match on Friday that will be streamed on SECN+.
NO. 2 IS NO. 2: With her goal in the 27th minute at Kentucky, redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas claimed sole possession of No. 2 in Tennessee's record book, passing Hannah Wilkinson with 34 career goals scored. She trails No. 1 Kylee Rossi by just nine goals.
BY THE NUMBERS: Thomas has scored 34 goals in just 48 appearances as a Lady Vol to average .708 goals per game. That goals per game average is higher than No. 1 Kylee Rossi (.494) and No. 3 Hannah Wilkinson (.471) and is closest to that of No. 7 Bunny Shaw who scored 27 goals in 35 games for an average of .771 goals per game.
The Vols played an excellent 2nd half today, save for the goal we gave up. Saw some good technical skills, excellent ball movement, good decision-making--and we played fast but not frenetically, as we did in the first 20 minutes of the game, when we were rushing everything. This team often has a tendency to rush play in attack--and when you rush play, you make rushed decisions with the ball that often aren't the right decision. In the 2nd half the Vols played good soccer, which was nice to see. The only other knit with our 2nd-half play was all the shots we skied over the crossbar. Good lord, if I had a quarter for every shot hit over the crossbar by female soccer players, I'd be wealthy. You have to get your body over the ball when shooting--and so many players are constantly leaning back a bit when the hit the ball, and up and over the bar it goes. We probably had six shots go over the bar in the 2nd half.
And we played very well defensively in this game--but, yea, Kentucky is not a good team. The next seven games will be tougher and determine whether we make the NCAA tourney or not. And this is the thing with the 3-back system that Kirt seems so strangely enamored of. It's a good formation when you are the superior team, have better athletes and can impose yourself on your opponent. The problem comes when you--we--play better/good teams. Then we don't have the ball as much, then we lose the ball more in midfield--and then we face more risk and challenges in the back--viz, giving up 29 shots to bama.
Simmonds has excellent physical skills, but she also understands the game. She is a mature player for a freshman. Stayart has been a pleasant surprise this year for a player that didn't play at all last year. I thought that she simply got no playing time--but I see that she's listed on the roster as a redshirt freshman, so perhaps she was injured last year. She's got a good soccer body--she's sturdy and can move, and she's got good skills and a good soccer IQ. Midgley, another true freshman, has played well when given minutes. I'd like to see Chatterton get more minutes as she's quick, runs well and understands the game. She played 10 minutes in Nelson's spot in the second half---then was taken out and replaced by Nelson after we scored our 3rd goal. I'm not sure why Kirt didn't just leave Chatterton in given that she'd benefit from more minutes and the game was well in hand, but the coach has his own reasons. Nelson was good today--let me say that. But then I think of Nelson like I think of Kirt's 3-back system: She's good when we're playing a lesser opponent and she's under less pressure and we're dominating the ball. It's not the same when the opponent's are tougher, so we'll see how she and we fare in the important weeks ahead.
No, our problem is the opposite. We attack but have problems defensively. Last year's team was much better defensively, which is why I find it astounding that Kirt didn't stick with the formation and personnel that made us so good. One mark of a good team is this: Can you play another strong team and hold that team to 0 or 1 goal? We haven't shown we can do that, which is a big reason why we do not have a win this year against a quality opponent. Actually, we did hold a pretty good SMU team to one goal; we just fouled up like 30 scoring chances in that game and could only score 1 goal ourselves.
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The next five matches will make us or break us. I continue to think that Kirt is nuts to stick with the 3-back system that we are not well-suited
to play. I simply don't understand why you would stray from a setup that worked so well last year. As Jerry Seinfeld once said, I will FREAK OUT
if we have defensive problems and don't win these upcoming games. I want to be optimistic--I was last year--but it's hard.
to play. I simply don't understand why you would stray from a setup that worked so well last year. As Jerry Seinfeld once said, I will FREAK OUT
if we have defensive problems and don't win these upcoming games. I want to be optimistic--I was last year--but it's hard.
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Ten Games In: Three Things To Know
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- With the Lady Vols 10 games into the season and a trip to #13 Ole Miss on the horizon, here are three trends to keep an eye on:
1. THOMAS MAKING MOVES
With her goal in the 27th minute at Kentucky, redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas claimed sole possession of No. 2 in Tennessee's record book, passing Hannah Wilkinson with 34 career goals scored.
"She put away a really beautiful cross from Claudia Dipasupil. It was just a patented Jaida Thomas goal, her putting herself in the right space in front to score. She makes it look so easy to get in those spaces, but players so often don't get in those spaces. She just consistently puts herself in the right place," said associate head coach Jonathan Morgan.
Thomas now trails No. 1 Kylee Rossi by just nine goals. She reached that mark in 48 appearances as a Lady Vol to average .708 goals per game. That goals-per-game average is higher than No. 1 Kylee Rossi (.494) and No. 3 Hannah Wilkinson (.471) and is closest to that of No. 7 Bunny Shaw who scored 27 goals in 35 games for an average of .771 goals per game. With nine goals on the season, Thomas currently leads the SEC in total goals, goals per game and points per game. Her 0.90 goals per game ranks ninth in the nation, and her 2.00 points per game ties for ninth.
"It's not anything that she or the team talks about it," Morgan said. "I am sure it's floating in the back of her mind. She's a competitor and a winner, so it's probably something that she wants. She's a pretty selfless player, though. She is taking better shots right now. She is not taking shots from bad angles. She is delivering service for others. Even though that goal is on the horizon, she's really working hard to expand her game and become more of a complete player. She wants to be good in all facets of the game."
2. OFFENSE POSTING TOP-10 NUMBERS
UT has scored 33 goals on the year to tie for fourth in the country in scoring offense at 3.30. With 9.30 points per game and 9.80 shots on goal per game, the Lady Vols rank sixth and eighth, respectively.
"It all starts with recruiting," Morgan said. "We get good attacking personalities, instinctual attacking players. They're athletic players, and we try to encourage them. If you want to score goals and be a good attacking team, you have to allow good players to be selfish at times. We just encourage getting numbers forward and into the attack. We like scoring goals, and we want to score more goals. So, the more players that we can get into the attack, the more chances we are going to create. On top of that, we have players that can create for themselves even when the passing rhythm doesn't open up."
3. ROMIG ANCHORING DEFENSE, DRIVING OFFENSE
Senior Lindsey Romig recorded a career-high nine saves in back-to-back games against Florida and Alabama, earning SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the match at Florida. She currently sits at fifth all-time in the Tennessee record book with a save percentage of .795 and a career-goals-against average of 1.00. She is sixth all-time in career saves with 202 and ties Shae Yanez at third in most career shutouts (21).
"This year we're playing Lindsey a lot higher when we're in possession and pressing the opponent's half of the field. She allows us to keep possession higher up the field. She has really done a great job of building her confidence on the ball. She'll make mistakes like every other player, but she's helped us add a whole lot more to our attack," said Morgan.
"On the defensive side she's in a higher position now than in the past, so she's able to clean up some balls that get behind our back line. In the past, she was a little deeper inside the box and relied more on her backs to make plays, but now she is playing higher up the field, and she's able to clean up some stuff for us."
The Lady Vols will take on #13 Ole Miss in Oxford at 8 p.m. ET on Friday in a match streamed on SECN+.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- With the Lady Vols 10 games into the season and a trip to #13 Ole Miss on the horizon, here are three trends to keep an eye on:
1. THOMAS MAKING MOVES
With her goal in the 27th minute at Kentucky, redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas claimed sole possession of No. 2 in Tennessee's record book, passing Hannah Wilkinson with 34 career goals scored.
"She put away a really beautiful cross from Claudia Dipasupil. It was just a patented Jaida Thomas goal, her putting herself in the right space in front to score. She makes it look so easy to get in those spaces, but players so often don't get in those spaces. She just consistently puts herself in the right place," said associate head coach Jonathan Morgan.
Thomas now trails No. 1 Kylee Rossi by just nine goals. She reached that mark in 48 appearances as a Lady Vol to average .708 goals per game. That goals-per-game average is higher than No. 1 Kylee Rossi (.494) and No. 3 Hannah Wilkinson (.471) and is closest to that of No. 7 Bunny Shaw who scored 27 goals in 35 games for an average of .771 goals per game. With nine goals on the season, Thomas currently leads the SEC in total goals, goals per game and points per game. Her 0.90 goals per game ranks ninth in the nation, and her 2.00 points per game ties for ninth.
"It's not anything that she or the team talks about it," Morgan said. "I am sure it's floating in the back of her mind. She's a competitor and a winner, so it's probably something that she wants. She's a pretty selfless player, though. She is taking better shots right now. She is not taking shots from bad angles. She is delivering service for others. Even though that goal is on the horizon, she's really working hard to expand her game and become more of a complete player. She wants to be good in all facets of the game."
2. OFFENSE POSTING TOP-10 NUMBERS
UT has scored 33 goals on the year to tie for fourth in the country in scoring offense at 3.30. With 9.30 points per game and 9.80 shots on goal per game, the Lady Vols rank sixth and eighth, respectively.
"It all starts with recruiting," Morgan said. "We get good attacking personalities, instinctual attacking players. They're athletic players, and we try to encourage them. If you want to score goals and be a good attacking team, you have to allow good players to be selfish at times. We just encourage getting numbers forward and into the attack. We like scoring goals, and we want to score more goals. So, the more players that we can get into the attack, the more chances we are going to create. On top of that, we have players that can create for themselves even when the passing rhythm doesn't open up."
3. ROMIG ANCHORING DEFENSE, DRIVING OFFENSE
Senior Lindsey Romig recorded a career-high nine saves in back-to-back games against Florida and Alabama, earning SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the match at Florida. She currently sits at fifth all-time in the Tennessee record book with a save percentage of .795 and a career-goals-against average of 1.00. She is sixth all-time in career saves with 202 and ties Shae Yanez at third in most career shutouts (21).
"This year we're playing Lindsey a lot higher when we're in possession and pressing the opponent's half of the field. She allows us to keep possession higher up the field. She has really done a great job of building her confidence on the ball. She'll make mistakes like every other player, but she's helped us add a whole lot more to our attack," said Morgan.
"On the defensive side she's in a higher position now than in the past, so she's able to clean up some balls that get behind our back line. In the past, she was a little deeper inside the box and relied more on her backs to make plays, but now she is playing higher up the field, and she's able to clean up some stuff for us."
The Lady Vols will take on #13 Ole Miss in Oxford at 8 p.m. ET on Friday in a match streamed on SECN+.
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MATCH CENTRAL: UT at #13 Ole Miss
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee is on the road for a second straight game, traveling to #13 Ole Miss for an 8 p.m. ET contest on Friday that will be streamed on SECN+.
The Lady Vols (6-3-1, 2-1 SEC) got back in the win column on Sunday, defeating Kentucky in Lexington, 4-1. Freshman Kameron Simmonds had a pair of goals, and redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas also put one in the net for Tennessee, while UT got a fourth by way of a Kentucky own goal.
The Rebels (9-0-2, 3-0 SEC) are enjoying their best start to conference play in program history, most recently taking a 1-0 win at Auburn on Sunday.
UT owns a 17-4-2 advantage in the all-time series against UM and is undefeated in Oxford with a record of 8-0-1. The teams last met at the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Ala., on Nov. 4, 2021, when UT won 3-2.
UP NEXT: The Lady Vols will return home for a 7 p.m. ET matchup against Missouri on Thursday. The contest will be streamed on SECN+.
SCOUTING THE REBELS: Ole Miss went 12-6-3 overall and 6-3-1 in conference play last season. The Rebels return 11 letterwinners and eight starters from the 2021 campaign and were picked to finish 9th in the SEC this season as voted on by the league's coaches.
NO. 2 IS NO. 2: With her goal in the 27th minute at Kentucky, redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas claimed sole possession of No. 2 in Tennessee's record book, passing Hannah Wilkinson with 34 career goals scored. She trails No. 1 Kylee Rossi by just nine goals.
BY THE NUMBERS: Thomas has scored 34 goals in just 48 appearances as a Lady Vol to average .708 goals per game. That goals-per-game average is higher than No. 1 Kylee Rossi (.494) and No. 3 Hannah Wilkinson (.471) and is closest to that of No. 7 Bunny Shaw who scored 27 goals in 35 games for an average of .771 goals per game.
GIRL ON FIRE: Thomas has racked up nine goals and two assists over the last nine games to lead the SEC in total goals, goals per game and points per game. Her 0.90 goals per game ranks ninth in the nation, and her 2.00 points per game ties for ninth.
ROMIG IN THE RECORD BOOK: Senior Lindsey Romig recorded a career-high nine saves in back-to-back games against Florida and Alabama, earning SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the match at Florida. She currently sits at fifth all-time in the Tennessee record book with a save percentage of .795 and a career-goals-against average of 1.00. She is sixth all-time in career saves with 202 and ties Shae Yanez at third in most career shutouts (21).
TOP-10 NUMBERS: UT has scored 33 goals on the year to tie for fourth in the country in scoring offense at 3.30. With 9.30 points per game and 9.80 shots on goal per game, the Lady Vols rank sixth and eighth, respective
TENNESSEE ON TOP: The Lady Vols were picked to finish first in the SEC as voted on by the conference's 14 head coaches. UT is coming off a 2021 campaign in which it won a program-best 20 games, clinching an SEC Tournament Championship and going 20-3 en route to the NCAA Round of 16.
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