#3 LADY VOLS ⚽️ Thread: Next Up ‘Texas A&M’ Friday 9/26 7pm @Regal Stadium(Admission is Free)


Love the recognition for Kate Runyon, but why did they choose that picture???
Anybody--find me any another picture where she looks like Van Heflin goin' after the bad guys!
Even the DMV would have rejected that one.

(I can tell... I'm getting grandfatherly about these girls just like I did last year about the LV basketball team.) 🫤
 
Love the recognition for Kate Runyon, but why did they choose that picture???
Anybody--find me any another picture where she looks like Van Heflin goin' after the bad guys!
Even the DMV would have rejected that one.

(I can tell... I'm getting grandfatherly about these girls just like I did last year about the LV basketball team.) 🫤
I’m glad you pointed that out. I would have gone with either of these.
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
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Tennessee forward Kate Runyon (7) cheers after scoring a goal during an NCAA college soccer game against LSU on September 21, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Saul Young/News Sentinel

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KNOXVILLE, TN - September 21, 2025 - Forward Anaiyah Robinson #9 and Forward Kate Runyon #7 of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers during the game between the LSU Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Regal Soccer Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Peyton Collimore/Tennessee Athletics
Photo by Peyton Collimore/Tennessee Athletics
 
SIAP, but I don't remember seeing the distance on Klurman's goal. Figuring each light/dark strip of turf to be 6' wide (since there's three within the 18' deep box)...

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Back in the day, my small college won the NCCAA championship against much larger schools. Against our biggest rival that season, a classmate hit a shot from about the same distance as the first half was ending. But it had much more height/arc and crosswind-augmented bend to it.

In athleticism and execution, Klurman's shot was superior in every way. Special.
 
SIAP, but I don't remember seeing the distance on Klurman's goal. Figuring each light/dark strip of turf to be 6' wide (since there's three within the 18' deep box)...

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Back in the day, my small college won the NCCAA championship against much larger schools. Against our biggest rival that season, a classmate hit a shot from about the same distance as the first half was ending. But it had much more height/arc and crosswind-augmented bend to it.

In athleticism and execution, Klurman's shot was superior in every way. Special.
We could have used her against Georgia a couple of weeks ago.
 


TOP DRAWER SOCCER COACHES TOP 25​

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UNITED SOCCER COACHES TOP 25​

RankSchoolPrev1st VotesTotal PointsW-L-T
1University of Virginia 182008-0-1
2University of Notre Dame 601907-0-1
3Stanford University 201817-1-1
4UCLA 401736-2-1
5University of Tennessee 501708-1-1
6Florida State University 701567-0-2
7University of Arkansas 1001375-2-2
8University of Iowa 1201357-1-2
9Duke University 301326-2-1
10TCU 1401257-1-0
11University of Memphis 901137-0-2
12University of South Carolina 1501018-1-2
13Vanderbilt University 170947-2-1
14University of Kansas 190837-0-2
15Mississippi State University 120827-1-1
16Brigham Young University 100795-2-1
17University of Georgia 210717-2-2
18Penn State University 80635-3-2
19Wake Forest University 160638-1-2
20University of Wisconsin NR0617-2-1
21Georgetown University 200515-2-2
22University of North Carolina 180427-3-0
23Ohio State University 220213-1-4
24Xavier University 230196-2-1
25University of Alabama NR0178-2-1
25Rice University 250177-1-1
Records shown are through games of September 21, 2025

Also receiving votes: Texas Tech University (10), University of Louisville (5), University of Oklahoma (4), California State University Fullerton (2), University of California (2), Brown University (1)
 
Video interview with Texas A&M soccer coach.


Key notes from G Guerrieri interview​

  • We’re outplaying good teams in key elements. We outshot Arkansas, 10-4. We hold them to one shot in the second half. The bottom line is we’re not capitalizing on our chances. They blocked six of our shots.
  • We have 11 new starters this year, and things can’t happen that fast enough sometimes, but you see the development going from game to game in the things we’re able to do. Our defense has been rock solid.
  • In the game on Thursday, Maysen Veronda had a great game. It wasn’t like that she was swinging from the crossbar. She was making all the right decisions that she needed to make, keeping us absolutely in the game. We had chances late that we didn’t slip someone through. It’s the last little ball that comes through. It’s happening so quickly that you have enough reps with your teammates. It’s just the way that it is.
  • Two of our big-time attacking pieces got here in the summer. They’re getting on the same page. It was the same way at the start of the spring with all these new players, and by the end of the spring, we were clicking, so that’s positive in where we are going. We’re playing against top 10 teams week after week. It raises our level. We’re able to play nose-to-nose with these teams. If things go against you, they’ll turn around if you keep working and keep plugging.
  • This is not a team of quitters, but a team of high-character individuals who work hard to get it done. We have to keep plugging away, make some little adjustments to the way that we balance and technically go through things. Those balls will go through the net.
  • We’re used to being at the top of the heap in the SEC. We’re not used to being in the bottom of the half, but that said, with one win, we jump eight teams in the standings, and we put ourselves back in the mix. We need a top 50 win for our NCAA resume. Well, that’s what this game in Knoxville has. It’s a skin that we can go out and try to get.
  • That’s why we’re at Texas A&M. That’s why we have won 18 conference championships, because that is our expectation. I am enthused by the effort and the intensity.
  • Tennessee was No. 1 in the nation until the lost to Mississippi State. Their top scorers are down due to injuries. They’re a little bit susceptible. They had a big 2-1 win against LSU on Sunday, but LSU created chances, and I think we can do the same and maybe get something out of it.
 
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