Lady Vols’ Jaida Thomas receives honor

Jaida Thomas honored by soccer publication after hat trick against Gardner-Webb.

University of Tennessee soccer player Jaida Thomas has been honored by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

Thomas, a redshirt freshman and forward for the Lady Vols, earned a spot on the Southern California publication’s Women’s Team of the Week.

Thomas, a native of Irving, Texas, recorded a hat trick in the Big Orange’s 6-0 victory over Gardner-Webb on Sunday at Regal Soccer Stadium.

The match opened Tennessee’s spring portion of the soccer schedule and was the first-ever meeting on the pitch between UT and the Runnin’ Bulldogs.

Thomas scored her three goals in a 15-minute span for the Lady Vols.

She is now second among Southeastern Conference goal scorers with six markers during the 2020-21 campaign. UT is 5-4-1 this season.

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