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TENNESSEE SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2026 SPRING SCHEDULE
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –
The Tennessee soccer team has released a five-game schedule of exhibition matches set to take place this spring, as announced by head coach Joe Kirt on Thursday.​


All five of Tennessee's spring opponents appeared in the 2025 NCAA tournament, with all but one earning a national seed.

The Lady Vols open the spring slate with a neutral-site contest against Notre Dame on March 21 in Louisville, Kentucky. The next match for Tennessee will be on March 28, a road game at Southeastern Conference foe Georgia.

The first home tie of the spring for Tennessee will come on April 11, when the Lady Vols host 2025 Conference USA champion Liberty. The second and final home contest for Tennessee will be on April 18, when Louisville comes to town. Both home matches are set to begin at noon EST.

Tennessee will hit the road for the team's final match of the spring, heading to West Virginia on April 25 for a meeting with the Mountaineers.

Both home exhibition matches at Regal Stadium will be open to fans with free admission. The matches will not be streamed on any platform.

The Lady Vols are coming off a historic 2025 season in which the team posted a 12-4-3 record. After achieving the first No. 1 ranking in program history in September, Tennessee closed the season by earning a three seed in the NCAA tournament, which ended with a heart-breaking defeat to North Carolina in round one at Regal Stadium.

Following the strong season, coach Kirt earned a contract extension through the fall of 2030. As the spring gets underway, seven incoming freshman and three incoming transfers are set to compete unofficially for the Lady Vols for the first time, joining 16 returning players.

2026 Tennessee Soccer Spring Schedule
Saturday, March 21 – Notre Dame – Louisville, Ky. – 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 28 – at Georgia – Athens, Ga. – TBD
Saturday, April 11 – Liberty – Knoxville, Tenn. – 12 p.m.
Saturday, April 18 – Louisville – Knoxville, Tenn. – 12 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 – at West Virginia – Morgantown, W. Va. – 11 a.m.
 
Lady Vols in the Pros

LVFL Nayeli Diaz making her first appearance with PUMAS MX.
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United States Women’s National Team News.

Congrats Kai!

The new transfer from the Florida Gators, Lady Vol Kai Tsakiris has been called up for the upcoming U-20 USWNT Domestic Training Camp.



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ATLANTA, Ga. – Tennessee soccer midfielder/forward Kai Tsakiris has been called up to the upcoming U.S. U-20 Women's National Team domestic training camp, as announced by U.S. Soccer on Monday.

Tsakiris will join 14 other collegiate standouts and nine professionals from across the country in Chula Vista, California from February 24 through March 4. U-20 WNT head coach Vicky Jepson will be the head coach for the camp.

Tsakiris recently joined the Tennessee program as a transfer after spending her freshman season with Florida. In her lone season with the Gators, she started all 18 games and tallied team highs in goals (4) and assists (5).

Tsakiris was named to the 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team, All-SEC Third Team, and the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Fourth Team following her prolific debut collegiate season.

U.S. U-20 WNT Roster – Training Camp – Chula Vista, Calif.

Goalkeepers (3):
Caroline Birkel (Stanford; St. Louis, Mo.), Kate Ockene (Florida State; Sandy, Utah), Kealey Titmuss (Penn State; Grand Blanc, Mich.)

Defenders (8): Bella Ayscue (Penn State; Apex, N.C.), Lizzy Boamah (Stanford; San Diego, Calif.), Paloma Daubert (UCLA; Rescue, Calif.), Abby Gemma (Florida; Flemington, N.J.), Kieryn Jeter (Georgia; Cumming, Ga.), Emma Johnson (Penn State; Greenfield, Ind.), Zoe Matthews (SL Benfica, POR; Southlake, Texas), Hope Munson (UNC; Holladay, Utah)

Midfielders (6): Sofia Cedeno (Seattle Reign FC; Dallas, Texas), Kennedy Fuller (Angel City FC; Southlake, Texas), Addie Halpern (Virginia; Middlesex, N.J.), Ainsley McCammon (Seattle Reign FC; Bedford, Texas), Y-Lan Nguyen (Stanford; Fairfax, Va.), Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash; Buffalo, N.Y.)

Forwards (7): Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign FC; Red Oak, Texas), Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave; Doral, Fla.), Alex Buck (Washington; Medina, Wash.), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame; Edina, Minn.), Onyeka Gamero (Bay FC; Cerritos, Calif.), Alex Pfeiffer (Bay FC; St. Louis, Mo.), Kai Tsakiris (Tennessee; Newport Beach, Calif.)
 

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