⚽️ #1 UNC @ LADY VOLS THURSDAY 8/14 SECN 7 PM

COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
#2
IMG_8638.jpeg

SHAE O’ROURKE
IMG_8637.png


Redshirt Junior
Wheatfield, New York
St. Mary’s High School

CAREER HONORS

  • 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 SEC All-Freshman Team
  • TopDraweSoccer.com's Team of the Week (8/30/22)
  • 2022 TopDrawerSoccer.com's Top 100 Freshman (No. 76)

2024 - JUNIOR (Texas A&M)

  • Missed the season due to injury

2023 - SOPHOMORE (South Carolina)

  • Started in all 21 games for South Carolina and logged 1,325 minutes on the field
  • Tallied five goals (third-most on the team)` and three assists on the year (second-most on team)
  • Tied for second on the team with 13 points and 26 shots on-goal
    Took 59 shots throughout the season (second-most on team, fifth-most in SEC)

2022 - FRESHMAN (South Carolina)

  • Had a standout rookie year, starting in four games while playing in all 24 including the NCAA tournament
  • Second amongst freshmen in total minutes played (896)
  • Tied for second for most goals on the team (6), second for points (15), second for shots (29), third for assists (3), and led the team in SOG% (21-29, .724)
  • Tallied two game-winning goals

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

  • Selected for the U18 Women’s National Team Virtual Camp in 2021
  • Named the 2020-21 Gatorade New York Girls Soccer Player of the Year
  • Named the USA Today New York State Female Athlete of the Year, USA Today New York State Soccer Player of the Year, and an All-American

PERSONAL

  • Born on June 14, 2004
  • Has two older sisters: McCaeley and Teagan
  • Hobbies outside of soccer include hanging out with friends, shopping and attending sporting events
 
IMG_8648.jpegCOUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
#1
IMG_8647.jpeg

CAYDEN NORRIS
IMG_8646.jpeg

Sophomore
Johnson City, Tennessee
Science Hill High School



2024 - FRESHMAN

  • Logged five saves and posted her second consecutive clean sheet in the SEC tournament against Kentucky to grab a 1-0 victory (11/3)
  • Earned her first collegiate start in goal and picked up a save in the fifth minute while also notching her first clean sheet in a 1-0 win against Florida (10/30)
  • Tallied her first career collegiate save during the 80th minute in the 3-0 win against Lipscomb (8/25)

High School/Club

  • A four-time district champion and three-time regional champion at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Earned All-Region accolades every season
  • Picked up a pair of All-State honors in 2021 and 2023
  • Played club soccer for FC Alliance
  • Garnered ECNL All-Conference nods three times
  • Participated in ECNL National Team Training Camp
  • Selected twice for the ECNL National Showcase and U.S. National Team Selection Camp
  • Posted 52 career shutouts in high school
  • 3x Goalie of the Year

Personal

  • Cayden Elyce Norris was born on Sept. 7, 2006
  • Daughter of Chris and Kim Norris
  • Was an AP Scholar and Academic honor student in high school
  • Favorite food is sushi
  • Chose Tennessee because she wanted to represent her home state; Also grew up around the university and loves the environment
 
Preseason Coaches’ Poll

1.
Arkansas
2. Texas
3. South Carolina
4. Georgia
5. Tennessee
6. Vanderbilt
7. Alabama
8. Mississippi State
9. Auburn
10. Kentucky
11. LSU
12. Texas A&M
13. Oklahoma
14. Florida
15. Missouri
16. Ole Miss
 
Advertisement



Back
Top