⚽️GAMEDAY⚽️ #2 LADY VOLS (5-0) @ #14 MEMPHIS (5-0) 8pm ESPN+

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The No. 2/3 Tennessee soccer team heads on the road Thursday for its third top-15 matchup of the season and is set to take on No. 14 Memphis at 8 p.m. ET. at Track and Soccer Stadium.

With limited bleacher seating at the under-construction Track and Soccer Stadium, fans are encouraged to bring their own chairs for home games in 2025.

The match can be streamed on ESPN+.

Last time out, UT secured a 3-0 win at Western Carolina. Throughout the five-match span to start the season, UT has outscored its opponents 18-0. Additionally, the 5-0-0 start from the Lady Vols marks the best start in the Joe Kirt era.

MATCHUP HISTORY: Memphis and Tennessee have played just four times in history, with the Lady Vols holding a 3-1 advantage. Last season, Tennessee topped the Tigers, 1-0 after Mac Midgley scored the game-winner.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS: The Tigers (5-0-0) are coming off a 2-1 win over Missouri. Freshman forward Ellis Kelly leads Memphis in goals scored (five), assists (three) and points this season (13).

YEAH, JOE: Tennessee soccer head coach Joe Kirt became the first head coach in program history to defeat a top-ranked team after the Big Orange defeated the Tar Heels to open the season. Additionally, UT defeated top-five UCLA in its third match of the season. The results mark the first back-to-back shutout victories over top-five opponents in program history. Additionally, Kirt now has three career top-five wins.

TRENDING UP: Tennessee's No. 2 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll marks the highest-ever ranking in program history. It is the first time the Lady Vols have won five consecutive games to open the season since 2021,


UP NEXT: The Lady Vols return home for a 1 p.m. ET match versus Georgia Southern on Sunday, Sept. 7. Senior day will take place following the match.
 
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MAD said:
I need some suggestions for a rivalry name for our game with Memphis.

Like they have in college football.
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In the medieval Scottish Gaelic, there was a name for the process by which wool was cleansed of its stink, stretched, and pounded, performed by women working together as a team. Ergo...

the "Waulking in Memphis."

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BruisedOrange said:
In the medieval Scottish Gaelic, there was a name for the process by which wool was cleansed of its stink, stretched, and pounded, performed by women working together as a team. Ergo...

the "Waulking in Memphis."

(submitted by R. Kane)
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I like it, very clever.

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You, me, Chuckie and KV52 are cheering on the Lady Vols.
 
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BYOC (bring your own chair)
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From a Memphis Blog​

This is the highest rank opponent Memphis has ever faced at home.​

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Memphis Women's Soccer vs. Tennessee Preview: Game of the Century​

#14 Tigers host #2 Volunteers​

LAWRENCE DOCKERY
SEP 04, 2025


In the long and illustrious history of women’s soccer at the University of Memphis, the Tigers have never played host to a team ranked as highly as Tennessee. That includes hosting an NCAA Tournament game against LSU in 2021 and then hosting another NCAA Tournament game (again, against LSU) in 2023. So, when the #2 Volunteers visit the Billy Murphy Track & Soccer Stadium on Thursday it will be just another piece of history for Coach Brooks Monaghan, who has made quite a bit of history in his 26 years at the helm of the program. The hype around what has been dubbed “The Game of the Century” is palpable with local print media and talk radio devoting substantial time to discussing the game. The fact that it’s Memphis against Tennessee just adds to the tangible level of excitement in the city ahead of the clash between two ranked teams.
Memphis, of course, is off to a flying start. They’ve posted a perfect record of 5-0-0. Those wins include a pair of hammerings against Southern Miss (6-0) and Kennesaw State (7-0) as well as three wins against teams from the SEC: Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, and Missouri. The only blight on their season so far is that they lost out on another opportunity to get a win against a power conference team when this past Sunday’s game against Iowa State of the Big XII was canceled due to weather.
Despite being the youngest team that Brooks Monaghan has ever coached (only one senior and two juniors) they have acquitted themselves very well. Ellis Kelly has been a revelation, Elise Perron had her best game as a Tiger the last time out against Missouri, Taliah Brooks has made SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays, and Abby Kudla has been a steady presence in goal. They might be young, but they have passed every test they’ve faced thus far. Thursday against Tennessee will undoubtedly be the toughest test they will face all season.
Even though they started the season unranked, Tennessee has very quickly climbed to near the top of the polls on the back of a perfect 5-0-0 record. They opened the season with a 2-0 win over reigning national champions North Carolina before demolishing Eastern Kentucky 9-0. Their next win was a gritty 1-0 road win against a Top 5 UCLA team. Since then, they’ve posted consecutive 3-0 wins against Loyola Marymount and Western Carolina. All told they have scored 18 goals without conceding a single one. The leading goal scorers for the Vols are Shae O’Rourke and Alivia Scott (with a whopping five goals each) but the name that might be most familiar to Memphians is that of freshman Ali Howard, product of Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis and daughter of former Memphis 901 FC Sporting Director and USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard.
When, Where
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Venue: Billy Murphy Track & Soccer Stadium
City: Memphis, TN
Time: 8 pm
TV: ESPN+
All-Time Series
Memphis trails 1-3-0
Last Meeting
Date: Thursday September 12, 2024
Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium
City: Knoxville, TN
Result: Memphis 0-1 Tennessee
 
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…but the name that might be most familiar to Memphians is that of freshman Ali Howard, product of Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis and daughter of former Memphis 901 FC Sporting Director and USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard.
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The balled One Cent fist takes on new meaning… 😉😈
 
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GOOD LUCK TO LVFL
JENNA CHATTERTON

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And before anyone questions her Lady Vol For Life status.
Jenna was at UT all 4 years and graduated in Knoxville.
She is attending grad school at IU. She is from Indiana, in fact she was the Indian player of the year in 2020.
 
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