Tennessee Volunteers soccer
Encyclopedia
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer team represents the University of Tennessee
in Knoxville
, Tennessee
in NCAA
women's soccer competition as a member of the Southeastern Conference
.
The formal "Lady Volunteers" nickname is regularly shortened to the "Lady Vols". The university considers either "Lady Volunteers" or "Lady Vols" acceptable.
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.
, the main financial backer for its construction.
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
women's soccer competition as a member of the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
.
The formal "Lady Volunteers" nickname is regularly shortened to the "Lady Vols". The university considers either "Lady Volunteers" or "Lady Vols" acceptable.
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 HeelNorth Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer
The North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer...
All-American
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
Angela Kelly in 2000. Coach Kelly had taken the Lady Vols to four SEC Tournament
SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
The SEC Women's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in college soccer for the Southeastern Conference .-Tournament:...
championships and to the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
NCAA Women's Soccer Championships are divided into three divisions. This article lists NCAA Women's soccer championships.-Division I:The NCAA began conducting a Women's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament...
eight times.
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 GroupRegal Entertainment Group
Regal Entertainment Group also known as REG is a movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Regal operates the largest and most geographically diverse theater circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,775 screens in 548 locations in 39 states and the District of Columbia as of...
, the main financial backer for its construction.
All Americans
- Ali Christoph - 2005, 2006
- Keely Dowling - 2002, 2003, 2004
- Jaimel Johnson - 2007
- Kylee Rossi - 2007