Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer

Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer
Founded 1996
University University of Tennessee
Head coach Brian Pensky (6th season)
Conference SEC
Location Knoxville, TN
Stadium Regal Stadium
(Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname Volunteers
Colors Orange and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2017
Conference Tournament championships
2002, 2003, 2005, 2008

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 former athletic director John Currie 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 3rd head coach for the Lady Vols soccer team.[5]

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.[6]

Regal Stadium

Individual honors

All Americans

  • Ali Christoph - 2005, 2006
  • Keely Dowling - 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Jaimel Johnson - 2007
  • Kylee Rossi - 2007
  • Hannah Wilkinson - 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Color Palettes | Brand Guidelines". Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Megargee, Steve (June 26, 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ {{https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/2017/09/14/tennessee-vols-ad-john-currie-discuss-lady-vols-name-logo-and-brand/666091001/
  4. ↑ http://issuu.com/utad/docs/whole_2011_media_guide_pdf?mode=embed p.1
  5. ↑ http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/pensky_brian00.html
  6. ↑ http://issuu.com/utad/docs/whole_2011_media_guide_pdf?mode=embed p.99
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