| Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| University | University of Tennessee |
| Athletic director | Danny White |
| Head coach | Joe Kirt (1st season) |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Stadium | Regal Stadium (Capacity: 3,000) |
| Nickname | Lady Volunteers |
| Colors | Orange and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| 2018 | |
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |
| 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2021 | |
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |
| 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2021 | |
| Conference Regular Season championships | |
| 2003, 2004, 2005 | |
The Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer team represents the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA Division I women's soccer competition as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Along with all other UT women's sports teams, it used the nickname "Lady Volunteers" (or the short form "Lady Vols") until the 2015–16 school year, when the school dropped the "Lady" prefix from the nicknames of all women's teams except in basketball.[2] In 2017 the university announced the return of the “Lady Volunteer” name.[3]
Overview
The University of Tennessee began sponsoring women's soccer in 1996 with Charlie MacCabe as head coach. Coach MacCabe was replaced by former North Carolina Tar Heel All-American Angela Kelly in 2000. Coach Kelly had taken the Lady Vols to four SEC Tournament championships and to the NCAA Tournament eight times.[4] Following the 2011 season coach Kelly would leave the program to take over the head coaching job at Texas. Shortly after her departure Brian Pensky was named the third head coach for the Lady Vols soccer team.[5] After winning the SEC conference tournament title in 2021, Pensky left in April 2022 to take the head coach position at Florida State University. Lady Vols Associate Head Coach Joe Kirt was hired to be the fourth head coach on Rocky Top in May 2022.[6] In Kirt's first season as head coach, he led the Lady Vols to their 3rd consecutive SEC East Championship, earning the team a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee was upset at home in the first round by Xavier 4–1 to end the year 11–6–2.[7]
Regal Stadium
Dedicated in 2007, Regal Soccer Stadium was built around the old Tennessee Soccer Complex. The new stadium seats 3,000 people and is named after Regal Entertainment Group, the main financial backer for its construction.[8]
Yearly record
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie MacCabe (Southeastern Conference) (1996–1999) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Charlie MacCabe | 6–13–1 | 3–5 | 5th (East) | – | ||||
| 1997 | Charlie MacCabe | 11–8 | 2–6 | 5th (East) | – | ||||
| 1998 | Charlie MacCabe | 12–8 | 5–3 | 4th (East) | – | ||||
| 1999 | Charlie MacCabe | 8–11–1 | 5–4 | 6th (East) | – | ||||
| Charlie MacCabe: | 37–40–2 | 15–18 | |||||||
| Angela Kelly (Southeastern Conference) (2000–2011) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Angela Kelly | 12–8 | 7–2 | 2nd (East) | – | ||||
| 2001 | Angela Kelly | 11–6–1 | 7–2 | T-2nd East | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2002 | Angela Kelly | 18–6–1 | 6–2–1 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2003 | Angela Kelly | 17–5–2 | 7–1–1 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2004 | Angela Kelly | 17–5–2 | 10–1 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2005 | Angela Kelly | 15–6–2 | 10–1 | 1st (East) | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2006 | Angela Kelly | 12–7–4 | 6–3–2 | T-2nd (East) | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2007 | Angela Kelly | 15–5–2 | 8–2–1 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| 2008 | Angela Kelly | 10–11–2 | 5–5–1 | 4th (East) | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Angela Kelly | 8–9–3 | 4–5–2 | 5th (East) | – | ||||
| 2010 | Angela Kelly | 10–9–1 | 7–3–1 | 3rd (East) | – | ||||
| 2011 | Angela Kelly | 15–7 | 7–4 | 2nd (East) | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Angela Kelly: | 160–84–20 | 84–31–15 | |||||||
| Brian Pensky (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2021) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Brian Pensky | 14–5–3 | 9–3–1 | 2nd (East) | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2013 | Brian Pensky | 8–7–4 | 3–5–3 | T-10th | – | ||||
| 2014 | Brian Pensky | 10–10–2 | 4–6–1 | 10th | – | ||||
| 2015 | Brian Pensky | 7–5–6 | 3–5–3 | T-9th | – | ||||
| 2016 | Brian Pensky | 11–9–1 | 5–5–1 | T-6th | – | ||||
| 2017 | Brian Pensky | 15–4–2 | 6–3–1 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2018 | Brian Pensky | 16–3–3 | 7–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2019 | Brian Pensky | 9–6–3 | 3–5–2 | 3rd (East) | – | ||||
| 2020 | Brian Pensky | 8–6–1 | 4–3–1 | 1st (East) | – | ||||
| 2021 | Brian Pensky | 20–3 | 8–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 16 | ||||
| Brian Pensky: | 118–58–25 | 52–39–14 | |||||||
| Joe Kirt (Southeastern Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Joe Kirt | 11–6–2 | 7–2–1 | T-1st (East) | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2023 | Joe Kirt | 9–7–4 | 3–4–3 | T-8th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Total: | 335–195–53 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA Tournament Results
Source[10]
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | First Round | Duke | T 1-1 (L PK) | |
| 2002 | First Round | Furman | W 5-0 | |
| Second Round | Cincinnati | W 2-1 | ||
| Round of 16 | #2 North Carolina | L 1-3 | ||
| 2003 | #14 | First Round | Oklahoma | W 1-0 |
| Second Round | Georgia | W 1-0 | ||
| Round of 16 | #3 Florida | L 0-1 | ||
| 2004 | #11 | First Round | Furman | W 2-0 |
| Second Round | UAB | W 1-0 | ||
| Round of 16 | #6 Ohio State | L 0-1 | ||
| 2005 | First Round | Wake Forest | W 5-2 | |
| Second Round | #2 Virginia | L 0-3 | ||
| 2006 | #4 | First Round | UAB | W 4-0 |
| Second Round | Duke | T 0-0 (W PK) | ||
| Round of 16 | #1 North Carolina | L 2-6 | ||
| 2007 | #3 | First Round | Furman | W 2-0 |
| Second Round | Clemson | W 1-0 | ||
| Round of 16 | #2 Portland | L 0-3 | ||
| 2008 | First Round | Charlotte | L 0-2 | |
| 2011 | #4 | First Round | Ohio State | L 0-3 |
| 2012 | First Round | Miami (OH) | L 3-2 | |
| 2017 | First Round | Murray State | W 2-0 | |
| Second Round | Washington State | T 2-2 (L PK) | ||
| 2018 | #2 | First Round | Louisville | W 2-1 |
| Second Round | Arizona | W 3-2 | ||
| Round of 16 | #3 Texas A&M | W 3-0 | ||
| Quarterfinals | #1 Stanford | L 0-2 | ||
| 2021 | #3 | First Round | Lipscomb | W 3-0 |
| Second Round | Washington State | W 2-0 | ||
| Round of 16 | #2 Michigan | L 0-3 | ||
| 2022 | #6 | First Round | Xavier | L 1-4 |
| 2023 | First Round | #4 Xavier | W 1-0 | |
| Second Round | #5 Nebraska | L 1-2 |
Individual honors
All Americans
- Ali Christoph – 2005, 2006
- Keely Dowling – 2002, 2003, 2004
- Jaimel Johnson – 2007
- Kylee Rossi – 2007
- Hannah Wilkinson – 2012
- Jaida Thomas – 2021
- Wrenne French – 2021
References
- ↑ "General Information". UTSports.com. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ↑ Megargee, Steve (26 June 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "University of Tennessee announces return of Lady Vols logo for all sports".
- ↑ Media Guide 2011 p.1
- ↑ "Brian Pensky Profile – UTSPORTS.COM – University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
- ↑ "Joe Kirt Formally Introduced as Head Coach of Tennessee Soccer". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Soccer Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ Media Guide 2011 p.99
- ↑ "2021 Tennessee Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Tennessee Sports. p. 3. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Tennessee Women's Soccer Year-by-Year Archive". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2023.