The Lady Vols (0-2-1) are coming off a tough 3-2 loss to No. 5 Duke on Thursday. Redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas and sophomore Taylor Huff found the back of the net for Tennessee, and senior Lindsey Romig, who was returning from illness after missing two contests, made three saves on the day.
BGSU is 0-1-1 on the season, most recently playing Cincinnati to a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
UP NEXT: Tennessee will host Tennessee Tech for a 7 p.m. ET match on Sunday, Sep. 4. The game will be streamed on SECN+.
SCOUTING THE FALCONS: BGSU finished the 2021 campaign with a record of 11-7-3 overall and went 8-2-1 in conference play, clinching regular season and tournament tiles. The Falcons were picked to finish second in the MAC, as voted on by the league’s coaches.
VS MAC SCHOOLS: This is just the second Mid-American Conference opponent the Lady Vols have faced. Tennesee has twice played Miami (Ohio), losing the first (3-2, OT) and winning the second (2-0) for a 1-1 record against MAC schools.
NATIONAL TEAM ACTION: Freshman Kameron Simmonds and redshirt-junior Giselle Washington have been called into the Jamaican Women’s National Team camp ahead of the Reggae Girlz international friendly against South Korea on Sept. 3. It is the first call-up to the senior team for Simmonds who has previously been active with the U-17 and U-20 squads. Washington scored four goals during the 2019 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying stage, helping the Reggae Girlz qualify for the country’s first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup. The pair join former Tennessee standout Bunny Shaw on the roster.
DANGER HUFF: Sophomore Taylor Huff managed two shots on goal against Duke, finding the net on one. She has now taken six shots over the two games in which she’s been in action, all of which have been on frame.
THOMAS MAKING MOVES: With her second goal of the season against Duke, redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas moved into a tie for sixth in all-time career goals at Tennessee with 27. She ties Bunny Shaw and Allison Campbell, and currently sits 16 goals behind No. 1 Kylee Rossi and just six behind No. 2 Hannah Wilkinson
SIX LADY VOLS ON SEC WATCH LIST: Fifth-year seniors Abbey Burdette and Mackenzie George, senior Lindsey Romig, redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas, junior Lawson Renie and sophomore Taylor Huff were…
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