Countdown to kickoff
10 Days until Tennessee opens the season at Indiana August 15 Sheridan a senior announced she was gonna take a medical redshirt this year and plans on returning in 2025. Wish her the best.
#10 Sheridan Michel
A starter during both her seasons at Oklahoma and an All-Big 12 Second Team performer in 2022, Michel comes to Tennessee having logged three goals and an assist in 3,328 career minutes. Prior to her time at Oklahoma, she played club for the Canadian Youth National Ontario Regional Excel Program and attended Canada's U-17 National Team camp in 2019.
We have been getting asked a lot from uncommitted 2025s where there is still an opportunity at the D1 level. There is more nuance based on individual programs but here is where we believe each conference sits on average and how many spots are left. We will share any conferences in more detail if you comment below, so you can see the specific programs that have lower numbers in their 2025 class.
A few notes to add to the data below
- We have changed our model from 7 players to 6.5 due to the potential impact of the roster limits and programs saving spots and dollars for the fall transfer portal which will have more hgh- quality players than in previous years.
- Some Ivy programs ask players to wait on announcements until they are further through the process so likely less than 5 spots left.
- The Sunbelt has less opportunity than shown as it appears Marshall will follow the Marshall MSOC strategy and recruit mostly international players so probably 7 fewer spots for based players.
- West Coast-based conferences likely have less opportunity as players are not as active on social media or sharing verbal commitment posts so most likely undercounted.
- In some conferences, it is a few teams that have small 2025 recruiting classes which make up a majority of the open positions while others have moved on to 2026s.
It is important to note that we are probably missing 5% of verbal commitments so there are about 100 fewer spots than shown below.
Countdown to kickoff
9 Days until Tennessee opens the season at Indiana August 15 There are no current soccer Vols wearing 9.
0-8 in the countdown are all active players.
#9 MacKenzie Gouner 2015-18
BIOGRAPHY
AS A SENIOR (2018)
Logged 20 starts at center back in her final season on Rocky Top
Part of a back line that limited opponents to 15 goals on the year and notched 12 shutouts, both setting program records
Recorded her first assist of the season against George Mason (8/19)
Registered an assist in UT's 4-0 win at ETSU (9/6)
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Played in 18 games, starting 17 of them on defense, primarily in the centerback position
Played 90 minutes or more in 12 games during the season, including all 110 in a double-overtime tie against Auburn (9/21)
Helped UT’s defense to 10 shutouts in 2017
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Assisted on Hannah Wilkinson's game-winning goal in 2-0 win over Ole Miss in first round of the SEC Tournament (10/31)
Had an assist & tied a career high with 90 minutes played in win vs. Mississippi State (10/20)
Played 47 minutes and recorded first assist of the season on Hannah Wilkinson's game-tying goal in the 80th minute of a double OT loss to Vanderbilt (9/30)
Started and played full 90 minutes in loss to No. 10 BYU (9/2)
Made first start of the year in 3-2 win vs. ETSU (8/28)
Made first appearance of the season, playing 67 minutes in a 1-0 loss vs. Washington (8/25)
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in every game, averaging 47.06 minutes per game, in the 2015 season; scored one goal and assisted on four
Sent a cross into the box for a McClung goal (67') and shot three times at Alabama (10/11)
Assisted a Meghan Flynn goal (22') over 59 minutes of action vs. No. 12 Florida (10/9)
Recorded her first collegiate assist on a Ariel Kupritz goal (34') in 36 minutes of play vs. No. 14 Auburn (9/20)
Played 47 minutes in her SEC debut at Arkansas (9/11)
Scored her first collegiate goal (69') off an Anna McClung assist in 47 minutes of action at No. 7 Virginia Tech (8/30)
Shot once in 46 minutes of action vs. Georgia Southern (8/23)
Made her Tennessee debut playing 44 minutes in the season opener vs. Lipscomb (8/21)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Top Drawer Soccer ranks Gouner as the No. 29 player in the Rocky Mountain Region
Three-time first-team All-4A Metro conference selection (2012, 2013, 2014) at Palmer Ridge
Tallied 40 goals and 19 assists at forward in her high school career
Multi-sport star, having lettered in soccer, track and basketball. She was a 2012 all-area track honorable mention in the 200m (25.5)
Was a three-time ECNL PDP selection and attended National ID Camp and National Team Camp in 2013
Was an Academic All-State Honorable Mention
Won a 2011 State Cup Championship with Real National
PERSONAL
Majoring in Kinesiology
Chose Tennessee over Colorado, Vanderbilt and Baylor
Her mother played volleyball at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Modeled her game after Heather O'Reilly because she is always working hard
Says her mom is her biggest sports influence "because she pushes me to be the best I can be"
Favorite soccer plaer is Abby Wambach
Parents are Steve Gouner and Janine Moshier
Has two younger siblings, Jordan Gouner and Kendall Gouner
Mackenzie Vittoria Gouner was born on Jan. 12, 1997, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Recipient of the Patricia Purvis - Kim Crane Scholarship