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

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Tennessee will appear on TV twice during the regular season, once on the SEC Network and once on ESPNU.
SEC matches not on linear television will be available for streaming on the ESPN App.
 
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SOCCER CENTRAL: ALABAMA (EXH.)

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee is set to open its 2021 campaign with an exhibition match against SEC rival Alabama on Wed., Aug. 11. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. at Regal Soccer Stadium.

Admission is free for all preseason and regular-season soccer matches. For fans planning to attend, note that Tennessee's clear bag policy will be in effect again this season.

LAST TIME WE MET: Redshirt-senior Erin Gilroy netted UT's first goal of the 2020-21 season in the 76th minute, but it wasn't enough to overcome a trio of Crimson Tide goals, as UT fell 3-1 in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 19, 2020.

ALL-TIME VS. UA: UT owns a 13-8-1 advantage all-time against Alabama.

GUESS WHO'S BACK: UT is returning nine starters from the 2020-21 squad that claimed the SEC East Title, including four-time SEC Freshman of the Week and SEC goals leader Jaida Thomas. Senior Mackenzie George, a 2020 Second Team All-SEC honoree, is also returning, and fifth-year senior Wrenne French will be back to anchor the defense with her 60 caps, 54 starts, and 5,065 minutes worth of experience.

NEW FACES: UT welcomes the No. 17 signing class as rated by Top Drawer Soccer. The group is comprised of six versatile field players and one goalkeeper. It features four high school All-Americans and the United Soccer Coaches' 2020 National High School Player of the Year, Taylor Huff.

Additionally, UT added some experience to the squad via transfers, bringing on senior defender Hannah Zaluski, senior goalkeeper Ashley Gabor, and sophomore forward Cariel Ellis.

SCOUTING THE TIDE: Alabama is coming off a 7-8-2 overall record last season with a 2-5-2 mark in conference play.

Head coach Wes Hart enters his seventh season at the helm of Alabama soccer, and the Tide returns 15 players from last season's squad while welcoming 14 newcomers or redshirts.

UP NEXT: Tennessee's 2021 campaign officially begins Thursday, Aug. 19 as the Vols host Florida Gulf Coast. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Regal Soccer Stadium.

SOCCER CENTRAL: Alabama (Exh.) - University of Tennessee Athletics
 
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The SEC announced the 2021 Preseason Coaches' Poll on Tuesday, with Tennessee picked to finish fifth in the league as voted on by the conference's 14 head coaches.

UT, who was tabbed seventh in the preseason poll last season, enters the 2021 campaign with nine of 11 starters returning from the 2020 squad that clinched an SEC East division championship.

Arkansas and Texas A&M tied as the favorites to win the league, with South Carolina and Vanderbilt predicted at third and fourth, respectively.

The Big Orange will kick off the regular season on Thursday, opening up at home with Florida Gulf Coast at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be available for streaming on SECN+, and admission is free to all regular-season home matches.

Preseason Coaches' Poll

1. Arkansas

1. Texas A&M

3. South Carolina

4. Vanderbilt

5. Tennessee

6. Ole Miss

7. Auburn

8. Alabama

9. LSU

10. Florida

11. Mississippi State

12. Missouri

13. Georgia

14. Kentucky
 
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