Lady Vols Soccer ⚽️ Tennessee @ Virginia Tech 11/15 Friday 7PM Blacksburg VA ⚽️ NCAA TOURNAMENT First Round ESPN+

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Gotta love tournament time.
It’s never easy playing a team you just beat but
Kentucky was licking their chops, thinking this was gonna be an easy win.
That was a hell of a performance by the Lady Vols.
 
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Tennessee soccer defeats Kentucky, advances in SEC Tournament​

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Tennessee soccer needed to avenge its last loss, and it did just that.

The Lady Vols opened their SEC Tournament with a 1-0 win over Kentucky in Pensacola, Florida. No. 9 seed Tennessee (9-5-4) put on a much better performance after losing to the Wildcats (11-4-4) seven days ago.

Sammi Woods opened the scoring with her first goal in over a month. Although Sarah Bridenstine's penalty was saved, the Lady Vols didn't need the security of a second goal. Tennessee faced 15 shots but didn't concede for the second consecutive game.


With the win, Tennessee continues its SEC Tournament campaign and will take on Mississippi State in Tuesday's quarterfinal round.

Here's how the Lady Vols kept their season alive.

Mac Midgley, Sammi Woods connect for opening goal

Fifteen minutes in, Mac Midgley sent a long pass to Woods just in front of the 18-yard box. With one touch, Woods lofted the ball over Kentucky's goalkeeper for the opening goal of the match.

Coming into the SEC Tournament, Woods had not scored since Sept. 22 against Alabama. She increased her total to five goals with the strike.

Kentucky and Tennessee combined for just five first-half shots. The Wildcats put two on target, and both were saved by Cayden Norris. Tennessee's only shot on target was the opening goal from Woods.


Cayden Norris earns second straight shutout

After getting very limited playing time all season, Tennessee head coach Joe Kirt decided to start Norris against Florida on Wednesday. She shut out the Gators that night and shut out the Wildcats in her second career start.

Norris finished the game with five saves while also playing a crucial role in stopping Kentucky's crosses. This season, the freshman from Johnson City has saved all seven shots she has faced across four matches played.

The road ahead

Coming into Sunday, Tennessee was No. 50 in the NCAA's RPI. With the win against a team above them, the Lady Vols will see that ranking improve.

Tennessee's next match comes Tuesday against Mississippi State, the No. 1 seed and regular-season conference champion. A loss won't significantly hurt the Lady Vols, and a win over the Bulldogs would see their tournament position massively improve.

Three Lady Vols make All-SEC teams

Reese Mattern, Midgley and Ally Brown received recognition from the SEC's coaches as members of the All-SEC teams this season.

Mattern was a member of the All-Freshman team while Midgley and Brown earned spots on the All-SEC third team. All three players received their first all-conference honor.
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MAD said:
Gotta love tournament time.
It’s never easy playing a team you just beat but
Kentucky was licking their chops, thinking this was gonna be an easy win.
That was a hell of a performance by the Lady Vols.
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MAD said:
Gotta love tournament time.
It’s never easy playing a team you just beat but
Kentucky was licking their chops, thinking this was gonna be an easy win.
That was a hell of a performance by the Lady Vols.
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the keeper got Shutout.
But she had a lot help from her teammates
But the Tennessee made smart decisions all night.
The keeper that is in being where she was supposed to be.
 
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the keeper got Shutout.
But she had a lot help from her teammates
But the Tennessee made smart decisions all night.
The keeper that is in being where she was supposed to be.




She is just a freshman and that was just her second start. Didn’t seemed phased by the pressure.
 
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@mudcat1973
the keeper got Shutout.
But she had a lot help from her teammates
But the Tennessee made smart decisions all night.
The keeper that is in being where she was supposed to be.




She is just a freshman and that was just her second start. Didn’t seemed phased by the pressure.
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I got that from the announcers.
and he said something about another freshman getting some time Too .
Think they said Joe put another freshman in vs Florida.
I think her name begins with a m
 
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This guy usually knows what he is talking about but it’s his opinion that with the win over Kentucky today, Tennessee is going to the NCAA Tournament. Fingers crossed that this is correct.

 
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MAD said:
This guy usually knows what he is talking about but it’s his opinion that with the win over Kentucky today, Tennessee is going to the NCAA Tournament. Fingers crossed that this is correct.

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he might be right.
If they don't have a repeat of Kentucky Wednesday night .
They need to play like tonight don't have to win .
But a bad loss could end their season.
Volunteers lose by more. Than two bubble time.
 
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Tennessee Tops Kentucky 1-0, Advances to Second Round of SEC Tournament​


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Game Recap: Soccer | November 03, 2024
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Tennessee soccer opened up the SEC tournament with a 1-0 win against Kentucky on Sunday night.

With the win, UT (9-5-4, 3-4-3) moves on to the second round of the conference tournament and is set to face off against No. 1 seed Mississippi State.




Woods' goal, which is her fifth of the season, came in the 15th minute to put the Lady Vols ahead early. The Saline, Michigan, native volleyed the ball perfectly over the keeper to get the scoreboard working early.

In just her second collegiate start in goal, freshman Cayden Norris came up big, logging five saves and posting her second consecutive clean sheet.

Kentucky (11-4-4, 3-3-4) posted 15 shots on the night, including 12 that came in the second half to apply pressure, but the Tennessee backline held firm to log their eighth shutout of the season.

Alivia Stott and Sarah Bridenstine each created chances for the Lady Vols in the second frame but UK's Marz Josephson snagged the saves.

UP NEXT: Tennessee will square off with No. 1 Mississippi State at 4:30pm ET for the second round of the SEC Tournament. The match is set to air on SEC Network. Additionally, it will mark the first time the two teams will face each other in the conference tournament.

TOURNAMENT TIME: The Lady Vols are 19-17-6 all-time in SEC Tournament games and have claimed five SEC Tournament titles, winning the event in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2021. Following the win over Kentucky, UT has now registered 13 shutouts in its SEC Tournament history.

SAMMI IN THE ORANGE: Woods' impact continues to be a positive one for Tennessee. She leads the squad in goals (5), points (12), shots (33), shots on goal (16) and has given the Lady Vols two game-winners.

ALLY BROWN HOLDIN' IT DOWN: Ally Brown, who leads the team in minutes played (1,609) has anchored the backline to their eighth shutout of the season.
 
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