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MATCH CENTRAL: #16 UT vs. LSU
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 16 Tennessee will look to extend its winning streak to five on Friday when it hosts LSU in a 7 p.m. ET match that will be streamed on SECN+.
UT (9-3-1, 5-1 SEC) enters the match with some momentum, having logged three straight shutouts. In their most recent outing, the Lady Vols defeated Georgia 2-0 on the road. Senior Claudia Dipasupil and redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas found the net, with fifth-year senior Mackenzie George and sophomore Taylor Huff both earning assists. In goal, senior Lindsey Romig made three saves on the day.
LSU (8-3-3, 3-2-1 SEC) is coming off a 5-0 loss to Alabama at home on Sunday.
The Lady Vols own a 14-4-4 record all-time against the Tigers and are 8-0-1 when facing LSU in Regal Stadium. The teams last met on Oct. 30, 2018, in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, when they played to a 1-1 draw through two overtimes. LSU advanced on penalty kicks, 7-6.
UP NEXT: The Lady Vols will travel to Auburn for 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) contest on Thursday that will be streamed on SECN+.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS: LSU went 11-8-1 overall and 4-6 in conference games last season and were picked to finish 10th in the SEC in 2022 as voted on by the league's coaches.
TOP-10 NUMBERS: UT has scored 38 goals on the year to rank sixth in the country in scoring offense at 2.92. The Lady Vols rank seventh in points per game (8.46) and corner kicks per game (7.54), eighth in total goals, and 10th in total assists (34).
EVERYONE IS DANGEROUS: With the sixth-ranked scoring offense in the country, it's no surprise that Tennessee has multiple offensive threats. Twelve Lady Vols have carded a goal so far this season, and 15 have tallied an assist.
OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING: The Lady Vols lead the SEC in goals per game (2.92), shots on goal per game (9.00) and corner kicks per game (7.54). They are second in assists per game (2.62), shots per game (18.38), total goals (38), and shot accuracy (.490).
HAPPY TO ASSIST: With her assist against Georgia, Mackenzie George has now logged an assist in four straight matches, tying Taylor Huff to lead the team in assists at six on the season.
CLAUDIA IN CONFERENCE: Claudia Dipasupil's goal against Georgia marks her third of the season, all of which have come in SEC play. She has scored those three goals on just five shots, all of which were on frame, for a shot percentage of .600 and a shot-on-goal percentage of 1.00 in conference games. She ties with Jaida Thomas to lead UT in total points in SEC play with nine (3 goals/3 assists).
EFFICIENCY ON THE WING: Dipasupil ranks fourth on the team in points (10) despite ranking 11th on the squad in minutes played (538). Among the four Lady Vols with double-digit points on the season, she is the only one who has attempted fewer than 30 shots, having taken just six on the year.
TRACKING THOMAS: Jaida Thomas has scored goals in four straight games, moving her season total to an SEC-leading 12 goals and her career total to 37 to pull within six goals of tying Kylee Rossi at No. 1 all time in career goals scored at UT. She has tallied three game-winning goals this season and 11 during her career to tie Hannah Wilkinson and Kayla Lockaby for fourth-most in program history. Caroline Brown holds the program record of 15.
AS THOMAS GOES, SO DOES TENNESSEE: Thomas has now scored in four straight contests and leads UT in total points with 26 on the season. For her career, she has accumulated 82 points on 37 goals and eight assists. Thomas has appeared in 51 games for UT, during which time the Lady Vols are 28-1-1 in games in which she has tallied at least one point. In matches when she hasn't recorded a point, UT is 9-11-1.
WEEKLY HONORS: Lindsey Romig was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season following a week in which she carded two clean sheets. She faced 21 shots and recorded seven saves between the two games. With Lawson Renie having been named SEC Defensive Player of the Week following the win at #13 Ole Miss, this marks the third time this season a Tennessee player has earned the title.
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.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 16 Tennessee will look to extend its winning streak to five on Friday when it hosts LSU in a 7 p.m. ET match that will be streamed on SECN+.
UT (9-3-1, 5-1 SEC) enters the match with some momentum, having logged three straight shutouts. In their most recent outing, the Lady Vols defeated Georgia 2-0 on the road. Senior Claudia Dipasupil and redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas found the net, with fifth-year senior Mackenzie George and sophomore Taylor Huff both earning assists. In goal, senior Lindsey Romig made three saves on the day.
LSU (8-3-3, 3-2-1 SEC) is coming off a 5-0 loss to Alabama at home on Sunday.
The Lady Vols own a 14-4-4 record all-time against the Tigers and are 8-0-1 when facing LSU in Regal Stadium. The teams last met on Oct. 30, 2018, in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, when they played to a 1-1 draw through two overtimes. LSU advanced on penalty kicks, 7-6.
UP NEXT: The Lady Vols will travel to Auburn for 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) contest on Thursday that will be streamed on SECN+.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS: LSU went 11-8-1 overall and 4-6 in conference games last season and were picked to finish 10th in the SEC in 2022 as voted on by the league's coaches.
TOP-10 NUMBERS: UT has scored 38 goals on the year to rank sixth in the country in scoring offense at 2.92. The Lady Vols rank seventh in points per game (8.46) and corner kicks per game (7.54), eighth in total goals, and 10th in total assists (34).
EVERYONE IS DANGEROUS: With the sixth-ranked scoring offense in the country, it's no surprise that Tennessee has multiple offensive threats. Twelve Lady Vols have carded a goal so far this season, and 15 have tallied an assist.
OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING: The Lady Vols lead the SEC in goals per game (2.92), shots on goal per game (9.00) and corner kicks per game (7.54). They are second in assists per game (2.62), shots per game (18.38), total goals (38), and shot accuracy (.490).
HAPPY TO ASSIST: With her assist against Georgia, Mackenzie George has now logged an assist in four straight matches, tying Taylor Huff to lead the team in assists at six on the season.
CLAUDIA IN CONFERENCE: Claudia Dipasupil's goal against Georgia marks her third of the season, all of which have come in SEC play. She has scored those three goals on just five shots, all of which were on frame, for a shot percentage of .600 and a shot-on-goal percentage of 1.00 in conference games. She ties with Jaida Thomas to lead UT in total points in SEC play with nine (3 goals/3 assists).
EFFICIENCY ON THE WING: Dipasupil ranks fourth on the team in points (10) despite ranking 11th on the squad in minutes played (538). Among the four Lady Vols with double-digit points on the season, she is the only one who has attempted fewer than 30 shots, having taken just six on the year.
TRACKING THOMAS: Jaida Thomas has scored goals in four straight games, moving her season total to an SEC-leading 12 goals and her career total to 37 to pull within six goals of tying Kylee Rossi at No. 1 all time in career goals scored at UT. She has tallied three game-winning goals this season and 11 during her career to tie Hannah Wilkinson and Kayla Lockaby for fourth-most in program history. Caroline Brown holds the program record of 15.
AS THOMAS GOES, SO DOES TENNESSEE: Thomas has now scored in four straight contests and leads UT in total points with 26 on the season. For her career, she has accumulated 82 points on 37 goals and eight assists. Thomas has appeared in 51 games for UT, during which time the Lady Vols are 28-1-1 in games in which she has tallied at least one point. In matches when she hasn't recorded a point, UT is 9-11-1.
WEEKLY HONORS: Lindsey Romig was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season following a week in which she carded two clean sheets. She faced 21 shots and recorded seven saves between the two games. With Lawson Renie having been named SEC Defensive Player of the Week following the win at #13 Ole Miss, this marks the third time this season a Tennessee player has earned the title.
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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No. 16 Tennessee targets fifth straight win against out-of-form LSU
No. 16 Tennessee soccer returns to Knoxville to welcome the LSU Tigers who hope for a quick turnaround after a big defeat last time out.
The Lady Vols were victorious in their busy schedule last week, recording wins at Missouri and Georgia to push Tennessee up into No. 16. The 2-0 win against Georgia was the team's fourth in a row and with the pointy end of this season fast approaching, the SEC preseason favorites are finding their rhythm at the right time.
“Obviously a tough road game down in Georgia, they're a good team,” Tennessee head coach Joe Kirt said. “I thought our team came out and did everything we asked of them, they were organized and connected and created a ton of chances in the second half. [It was a] really good performance on the road.”
In what was a very cagey and defensive affair, neither Tennessee nor Georgia established an upper hand early on. Lindsey Roming, who was named this week's SEC Defensive Player of the Week, had a quieter game being called into action only three times.
The deadlock was broken in the 77th minute when senior Claudia Dipasupil tapped in the opening goal. The sequence began with a long throw-in by Taylor Huff into the chest of Jaida Thomas who got a shot away on the half-turn. Georgia’s goalkeeper Liz Beardsley got down to her right and parried the ball away but right in the path of the oncoming Dipasupil who reacted quicker than her defender, who was unbeknown of Dipasupil’s presence.
Just 40 seconds later, Jadia Thomas ensured all three points when Huff squared the ball in to Thomas who didn’t falter to score her 12th goal of the season. Thomas remains the leading goal scorer in the SEC ahead of Alabama’s Riley Mattingly Parker who trails by one goal.
LSU is coming off a heavy 5-0 home defeat at the hands of No. 2 Alabama last Sunday afternoon. It was a disappointing week for the Tigers, who failed to get a win in either of their games with the side having to come from behind to salvage a draw against Texas A&M, which sits at the bottom of the SEC West.
LSU is currently in the midst of a three-game run where they face a top-25 opponent. They played No. 2 Alabama last time out and play No. 7 Arkansas away after Tennessee. With games against fellow SEC West opponents Auburn and Ole Miss to round out their league fixtures, LSU faces a tough end to the season and will need to battle to ensure their place at the SEC tournament later this month.
It has been four years since these two sides have faced off, with the last encounter requiring penalties to separate the sides. It was the 2018 SEC Quarterfinal when then No. 7 LSU knocked off No. 2 Tennessee 7-6 on penalties and ultimately went on to win the tournament. Prior to that match, Tennessee hadn’t lost to the Tigers in the last five matches. LSU has never won in Knoxville dating back to 1996 according to UT Sports records.
“It's going to be a challenging game both from a tactical standpoint as well as the level of competitiveness,” Kirt said. “We’ve got four games left in the league and they’re all against good teams that we gotta show up and get results against.”
The match will kick off at 7 p.m. ET at Regal Soccer Stadium and can be streamed on SEC+.
No. 16 Tennessee soccer returns to Knoxville to welcome the LSU Tigers who hope for a quick turnaround after a big defeat last time out.
The Lady Vols were victorious in their busy schedule last week, recording wins at Missouri and Georgia to push Tennessee up into No. 16. The 2-0 win against Georgia was the team's fourth in a row and with the pointy end of this season fast approaching, the SEC preseason favorites are finding their rhythm at the right time.
“Obviously a tough road game down in Georgia, they're a good team,” Tennessee head coach Joe Kirt said. “I thought our team came out and did everything we asked of them, they were organized and connected and created a ton of chances in the second half. [It was a] really good performance on the road.”
In what was a very cagey and defensive affair, neither Tennessee nor Georgia established an upper hand early on. Lindsey Roming, who was named this week's SEC Defensive Player of the Week, had a quieter game being called into action only three times.
The deadlock was broken in the 77th minute when senior Claudia Dipasupil tapped in the opening goal. The sequence began with a long throw-in by Taylor Huff into the chest of Jaida Thomas who got a shot away on the half-turn. Georgia’s goalkeeper Liz Beardsley got down to her right and parried the ball away but right in the path of the oncoming Dipasupil who reacted quicker than her defender, who was unbeknown of Dipasupil’s presence.
Just 40 seconds later, Jadia Thomas ensured all three points when Huff squared the ball in to Thomas who didn’t falter to score her 12th goal of the season. Thomas remains the leading goal scorer in the SEC ahead of Alabama’s Riley Mattingly Parker who trails by one goal.
LSU is coming off a heavy 5-0 home defeat at the hands of No. 2 Alabama last Sunday afternoon. It was a disappointing week for the Tigers, who failed to get a win in either of their games with the side having to come from behind to salvage a draw against Texas A&M, which sits at the bottom of the SEC West.
LSU is currently in the midst of a three-game run where they face a top-25 opponent. They played No. 2 Alabama last time out and play No. 7 Arkansas away after Tennessee. With games against fellow SEC West opponents Auburn and Ole Miss to round out their league fixtures, LSU faces a tough end to the season and will need to battle to ensure their place at the SEC tournament later this month.
It has been four years since these two sides have faced off, with the last encounter requiring penalties to separate the sides. It was the 2018 SEC Quarterfinal when then No. 7 LSU knocked off No. 2 Tennessee 7-6 on penalties and ultimately went on to win the tournament. Prior to that match, Tennessee hadn’t lost to the Tigers in the last five matches. LSU has never won in Knoxville dating back to 1996 according to UT Sports records.
“It's going to be a challenging game both from a tactical standpoint as well as the level of competitiveness,” Kirt said. “We’ve got four games left in the league and they’re all against good teams that we gotta show up and get results against.”
The match will kick off at 7 p.m. ET at Regal Soccer Stadium and can be streamed on SEC+.
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Yep: We played a strong first half--lots of possession, lots of pressure on lsu around their box, three corners--but we just don't do enough
to get the ball in the net. Fusco had a couple of shots blocked; our corners, as usual came to nothing; Thomas had a great chance off of a nice
play and pass by Huff and she shot the ball 6 feet over the net. You gotta do better than that. Burdette had a nice header--but missed the net.
Let's put one or two in the next in the 2nd half!
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