⚽️ LADY VOLS SOCCER Thread

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MAD said:
Congratulations to former Lady Vols

Claire Rain
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...that both left because of Joe Kirt. One could argue that Joe Kirt inability to recognize that Clair rain was significantly injured during her second season at Tennessee but continued to play her 90 mins plus the whole season, probably lead to the more severe injuries that actually ended her 'career'...

Happy for the players though.

Btw. TDS doesn't even have Tennessee ranked and in fact, the teams that we beat through the season continue to stay at the top 25. Weird. What's worse, is that our schedule actually got easier.

PS

When the correct line up of players was on the field.
 
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Stmichael said:
...that both left because of Joe Kirt. One could argue that Joe Kirt inability to recognize that Clair rain was significantly injured during her second season at Tennessee but continued to play her 90 mins plus the whole season, probably lead to the more severe injuries that actually ended her 'career'...

Happy for the players though.

Btw. TDS doesn't even have Tennessee ranked and in fact, the teams that we beat through the season continue to stay at the top 25. Weird. What's worse, is that our schedule actually got easier.

PS

When the correct line up of players was on the field.
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Dude, just let it go. Everyone knows what you think of Joe.
 
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brittannica said:
I know it's contentious to criticize the coaching staff, but I am jealous of these programs taking the coaching hire seriously and hiring proven winners.
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You called it the other day, they were waiting for their coach participating in the College Cup.

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OPEN:
Akron - Maggie Kuhn (Akron assistant; INTERIM)
St. Thomas (10/27)
Troy (10/30)
Central Michigan (11/3)
UNLV (11/4)
American (11/10)
Le Moyne (11/17)
Fresno State (11/18)
UCLA (11/24)
Murray State (11/25)
Washington State (12/1)
Old Dominion (12/3)
Nevada (12/4)
Lipscomb (12/7)

FILLED:
Bellarmine - Steve Bornhoffer (Northern Kentucky assistant; ??/??-7/22)
Central Arkansas - Derek Nichols (Central Arkansas associate head - 7/28)
Long Island - Jim O’Brien (Mitchell College head; 7/11-8/6)
Arkansas Pine Bluff - Emanuel Stephens (club coach; ??/??-8/7)
UNC Charlotte - Sinead Byrne (INTERIM; April 2025-10/17)
Northern Iowa - Alex Place Thomas (UNI interim, former Wartburg assistant and HS coach; INTERIM 6/20-11/10)
New Mexico - Karley Nelson (UNM associate head; 11/5-11/12)
McNeese State - Alexsis Cable (North Texas assistant; [2025 INTERIM] 6/17-11/20)
Texas - Margueritte Bates (UCLA head; 11/24-11/25)
Louisiana Tech - Matt Lodge (Murray State head; 11/10-11/25)
Ole Miss - Todd Shulenberger (Washington State head; 11/10-12/1)
Drexel - Shannon Grogan (Stony Brook associate head; retirement 10/28-12/3)
USC Upstate - Sam Odell (Shepherd head; INTERIM 9/30-12/4)
Southern Miss - Danny Owens (William Carey head; 11/5-12/5)
Florida - Nick Zimmerman (Miss State head; 11/12-12/5)
Mississippi State - Kevin O’Brien (Lipscomb head; 12/5-12/7)
Texas A&M - Bobby Shuttleworth (Florida State associate head; retirement 10/28-12/9)
 
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Stmichael said:
I seriously appreciate your fanfare. But you need to get over it. Yes, you need to get over it. Love the player the school and sometimes the coach:

Here we go! Hope the community reads this :

Joe Kirt’s tenure (I guess I'll call it 'tenure') has come to symbolize a troubling drift from clarity to absolute confusion: a coach who too often proves a poor tactician, offering no halftime adjustments -- glaring example includes freezing in the SEC Tournament while momentum swung for nearly 25 minutes before sheepishly returning the original lineup. A coach who, while winning, inexplicably benched top junior and senior talent for younger, slower, less prepared players and seemed to assume upperclassmen remaining on the field could paper over the damage—moves so baffling that opposing staffs noticed and commentators openly questioned him; a pattern reminiscent of seasons past - removing Klurman and paying dearly for it; Ran Claire Rain into the dirt and ultimately a severe career ending injury - yes, Kirt insisted on playing a hurt player. Took the reigning SEC champs and saw them eliminated in first rounds of both the SEC/NCAA tourney (literally the same team) and then lost best players to the portal. this year, a refusal to intelligently rotate elite options at the 6 (Luciano, Mitchel, Dakota Brown) in favor of persisting with inexperience players; defensive tinkering that disrupted the back line, a line considered one if the best in the league. What resulted was opponents unmarked, and produced an outside incapable of winning a single aerial duels—basic defending failures manifested with a third of conference play remaining (ole miss scored against us, arguably the worst team in sec/maybe college soccer, tied OK and FL -- these losses which should have been easy wins, cost us the SEC championship and the ranking the original line up earned) - took #15 out and then called upon that player to recover the damage the coach created in games against Vanderbilt, LSU and UNC ; at points in the last third of SEC play, Kirt had x2, 5'0" players in the box on set pieces (set pieces are critical to wins). All of these examples are compounded by a lack of communication to the players about the bizarre rationale behind these choices, eroding senior trust and respect. What about the odd hiring of an ECNL coach to run the defense? Don't believe this, go check out the coaching history bio and consider the insane line up changes - that's what an ECNL coach would do. Then there is the steady bleed of talent to the portal (that ain't over with). Or, the bewildering collapse from #1 to unranked coinciding with these tactical experiments; and the growing sense that recruiting pipelines from club teams mattered more than winning. He chose unprepared, 'no-start' freshmen to put on the field to signal “opportunity” to clubs rather than earn results like winning, to protect his silly recruiting tactics (an opinion, but if correct, will back fire next year).



If the trajectory holds, a likely early-season matchup with UNC next year threatens to expose the described gaps. The game will be , well, brutal! The fear is that this pattern will persist another two years (because the guy can't help himself - seems like a head case) before decisive oversight finally intervenes.



These are the truths. I'll return next year as it implodes. Keep an eye on that portal. I bet surprises are coming.



If your defense of this guy is right, I'll apologize. But I've seen too much.



Despite my disdain for this coach (as a coach). Thank you for all the research you do and support you give the players. It's important and appreciate
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I also had some real thoughts, none favorable, on the tweaking of the defense which was among the best in the country.
 
#12,762
#12,762
Stmichael said:
I seriously appreciate your fanfare. But you need to get over it. Yes, you need to get over it. Love the player the school and sometimes the coach:

Here we go! Hope the community reads this :

Joe Kirt’s tenure (I guess I'll call it 'tenure') has come to symbolize a troubling drift from clarity to absolute confusion: a coach who too often proves a poor tactician, offering no halftime adjustments -- glaring example includes freezing in the SEC Tournament while momentum swung for nearly 25 minutes before sheepishly returning the original lineup. A coach who, while winning, inexplicably benched top junior and senior talent for younger, slower, less prepared players and seemed to assume upperclassmen remaining on the field could paper over the damage—moves so baffling that opposing staffs noticed and commentators openly questioned him; a pattern reminiscent of seasons past - removing Klurman and paying dearly for it; Ran Claire Rain into the dirt and ultimately a severe career ending injury - yes, Kirt insisted on playing a hurt player. Took the reigning SEC champs and saw them eliminated in first rounds of both the SEC/NCAA tourney (literally the same team) and then lost best players to the portal. this year, a refusal to intelligently rotate elite options at the 6 (Luciano, Mitchel, Dakota Brown) in favor of persisting with inexperience players; defensive tinkering that disrupted the back line, a line considered one if the best in the league. What resulted was opponents unmarked, and produced an outside incapable of winning a single aerial duels—basic defending failures manifested with a third of conference play remaining (ole miss scored against us, arguably the worst team in sec/maybe college soccer, tied OK and FL -- these losses which should have been easy wins, cost us the SEC championship and the ranking the original line up earned) - took #15 out and then called upon that player to recover the damage the coach created in games against Vanderbilt, LSU and UNC ; at points in the last third of SEC play, Kirt had x2, 5'0" players in the box on set pieces (set pieces are critical to wins). All of these examples are compounded by a lack of communication to the players about the bizarre rationale behind these choices, eroding senior trust and respect. What about the odd hiring of an ECNL coach to run the defense? Don't believe this, go check out the coaching history bio and consider the insane line up changes - that's what an ECNL coach would do. Then there is the steady bleed of talent to the portal (that ain't over with). Or, the bewildering collapse from #1 to unranked coinciding with these tactical experiments; and the growing sense that recruiting pipelines from club teams mattered more than winning. He chose unprepared, 'no-start' freshmen to put on the field to signal “opportunity” to clubs rather than earn results like winning, to protect his silly recruiting tactics (an opinion, but if correct, will back fire next year).



If the trajectory holds, a likely early-season matchup with UNC next year threatens to expose the described gaps. The game will be , well, brutal! The fear is that this pattern will persist another two years (because the guy can't help himself - seems like a head case) before decisive oversight finally intervenes.



These are the truths. I'll return next year as it implodes. Keep an eye on that portal. I bet surprises are coming.



If your defense of this guy is right, I'll apologize. But I've seen too much.



Despite my disdain for this coach (as a coach). Thank you for all the research you do and support you give the players. It's important and appreciate
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You might not realize this, but you have become the poster you criticized when you joined two years ago.

👇👇👇👇👇👇

Stmichael said:
Was a fantastic game! Tennessee embodied what winners, warriors, do best; perservere during unforeseen challenges to achieve the mission. That's called courage in my world.



TurboVol doesn't understand high level athletics. TurboVol lacks real time analytical skills and situational awareness. Turbovol does not have 'locker room' or internal team knowledge. Yet, writes about it with unyielding confidence. TurboVol simply doesn't have a real life comprehension of competitive athletics. Classic 'jail house' lawyer level of knowledge - just enough information to fool the uninformed bystander. Weird.



Constructive criticism and critical analysis is welcomed and important for progression. TurboVol doesn't discuss tactics objectively or constructively. Instead, TurboVol names players followed by insults. Unbecoming at the least. TurboVol is the fastest googler on the planet.



Seriously



Tell the truth: 'Your a disgruntled parent', 'an athlete that didn't rise to the top and feels cheated', 'a Rec-league coach that thinks they are smarter than everyone else ?'



Coach Kirt is overcoming unique challenges that many could not:

  1. Pensky abruptly departing followed by athletes with 'broken hearts' and feelings of betrayal.
  2. Players he did not uniquely recruit
  3. 5th year players, transfer portal,
  4. Managing an SEC team for the first time
  5. Injuries


The list goes on and on. And Coach Kirt had to do it without any warning just before the start of a season. He is evolving and has gained circumstantial (empirical)enlightenment related to his personnel and their capabilities.



Yes- the team needs to progress and will. All of these athletes are talented and watching their fight, grit and passion is a pleasure.



If your a player, fan, parent- stop reading this trash.



Oh, TurboVol is a douchebag.
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TopDrawerSoccer put out their winter update on Monday of the
IMG Academy TOP 200 Player Rankings: Girls 2026

Out of the Top 200, only four players received 5 stars.
Three of the four 5 stars went straight to the NWSL.
The lone 5 star player that didn’t go pro is coming to Knoxville to play for the Lady Vols.
 
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Updated

Roster Projection 2026



NameClassPosTransfer Potal
Abby BattsSo.F
Jayla BlueFr.F
Nyla BlueJr.D
Kameran BluetteR-So.F
Jasmine Boggs Jr.D/MPortal to Michigan State
Dakota BrownR-Sr.M
Devin DavisR-So.F/D
Claire DeCookFr.F
Ines DerrienJr.MTransfer from USC
Olivia FeaginFr.M
Mimi FlanaganFr.M
Cora FryFr.F/M
Ali HowardR-Fr.F
Ayva JordanFr.F
Reese Mattern Jr.FPortal to Virginia
Leah Klurman R-Sr.D
Tesia MikutaFr.M
Luciana LatinoR-Sr.M
Sydney Miller Jr.D
Skylar MillerJr.M/F
Keaton MitchellSr.M
Cayden NorrisJr.GK
Shae O’Rourke R-Sr.F
Sophia PrimeSo.F
Anaiyah Robinson Jr.F
Kate RunyonSr.F
Kyle SimmonsR-Sr.F
Bella SmithR-So.M
Alivia StottJr.FPortal to Xavier
Morgan WeaverR-Fr.GK
Ella WiederaendersFr.GK
Milee ZychSo.D
 
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Get to know the new Lady Vol Ines Derrien

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  • Position: Midfielder
  • Height: 5-11
  • Class: Junior
  • Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

  • Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
PREP/CLUB:
  • Played her club soccer with San Diego Surf
  • 2022-23 ECNL U17 All-American
  • 2022-23 ECNL U17 Southwest Player of the Year
  • Competed with the U.S. U16 National Team in 2022
  • Scored first USYNT goal against Norway in 2022
  • Ranked the No. 37 player in the 2024 class (No. 7 in Southern California) by Top Drawer Soccer

PERSONAL:

  • Daughter to Melissa and Roger Derrien
  • Sister to Louis Derrien
  • Plans to major in Business Administration
  • Favorites: Chicken wings (food), The Hustle (movie), The Mick (TV Show), Harry Potter (book)
  • Would love to visit Switzerland








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Our very own Kate Runyon


Australian LEGEND
Can Punt With BOTH FEET?!

Jackson Ross TELLS ALL

Everything School



Everything School RETURNS with Tennessee Punter Jackson Ross! Australian legend Jackson Ross joins host Kate Runyon to discuss his journey from the AFL to making history with the Tennessee Volunteers football team. Ross shares insights on his transition from Australia to the U.S., his love for coffee, and the unique challenges of playing football in the SEC. He opens up about kicking with both feet and his goals for the upcoming season. The duo also taste-test festive Christmas coffee flavors, revealing their top picks. Go Vols! Learn more about our partnership with The Volunteer Club and Tennessee Athletics:
 
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MAD said:
You would think A&M would be on par with Texas, no?
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In many ways, yes. Just like there are so many factors as to why a high school recruit or transfer selects a school, head coaches probably have even more reasons why they select their next employer; it's not always about money. Could be the salary for assistant coaches; could be NIL for players; could be all 28 scholarships being fully-funded. Could be the athletic director they will be working for. Living in Austin versus College Station.

I read on one forum that A&M AD Trev Alberts would require any new head coach to retain one or more of the current assistant coaches as he doesn't want to buy out their guaranteed contracts; could be a sticking a point for some.
 
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southie said:
In many ways, yes. Just like there are so many factors as to why a high school recruit or transfer selects a school, head coaches probably have even more reasons why they select their next employer; it's not always about money. Could be the salary for assistant coaches; could be NIL for players; could be all 28 scholarships being fully-funded. Could be the athletic director they will be working for. Living in Austin versus College Station.

I read on one forum that A&M AD Trev Alberts would require any new head coach to retain one or more of the current assistant coaches as he doesn't want to buy out their guaranteed contracts; could be a sticking a point for some.
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Retaining a current assistant coach would definitely be a deal breaker. Zimmerman took these two with him to Florida from MSU.



 
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