UT beat Tennessee Tech 7-0

The Lady Vols (2-2-1) scored early and often against the Golden Eagles (1-3-2), scoring seven goals on the night. second Jordan Fusco When he was a fifth-year senior, he gave a bracket card Abby Burdett. And Mackenzie GeorgeRed Dress-Jr Jaida ThomasSecond stage Taylor Huff and primary Makaira Midley Each added one.


In goal, three Tennessee guards split time with seniors. Lindsey Romig Getting the start and getting two saves, the redshirt-freshman Ally Zazzara Playing the first 25 minutes of the second half, junior Mackenzie Haba closed out the contest with two goals.


Tennessee Tech had eight shots on the night, four of which were on goal.

“Before we went out tonight, we talked about the tempo and the level. We had two different halves at Bowling Green. We were slow and a little rough in the first half. And we went into the second half, we really picked it up. We had to pick up the tempo and be more urgent,” the Tennessee head coach said. Joe Kirt.

“We talked about it before the game: ‘Which team is going to show up (tonight) and what do you hold yourselves in? Are we going to be the first half team from Wednesday or the second half?’ And today it was the second half, they were focused from the first five minutes and dialed in, ready to go.”


Fusco was the first to strike for the Lady Vols, netting her first goal three and a half minutes into the game, racing up from the top of the box and firing a one-touch blast into the bottom right corner. The net.


Thirty seconds later, Huff added another, beating three TTU defenders and firing a left-footed shot past the keeper from close range.


Burdett added her first goal of the year in the 27th minute by hitting a corner kick into the back of the net. Claudia Dipasupil.


UTA’s final goal came three minutes later, when Thomas took a pass from George and lofted a shot up the right side from 12 yards out.


Fusco scored in the second half as Thomas opened the scoring with a 53-yard 22-yarder.^rd minute.


Three minutes later, George headed in a cross from the redshirt-junior. Maria Nelson to score her first goal of the year.


Mighley scored her first collegiate goal at 75 to complete the scoring for Tennessee.^Th Minuten lasered into the top right corner from 20 yards.



Next: The Lady Vols will play their fifth straight game at home on Thursday, welcoming Kennesaw State for a 6:30 p.m. ET game.



Follow Thomas: Redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas She now has five goals in the last four games to increase her career tally to 30. She is tied for third on UT’s all-time career goals list, trailing No. 2 Hannah Wilkinson with three and No. 1 Kyle Rossi with 13.



Just HUFF stuff: In the four games she was active, second Taylor Huff He had three goals and two assists. The 2021 SEC Man of the Year took 15 shots, 10 of which were on frame.