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Lady Vols defeat Xavier in NCAA Tournament

Lady Vols defeat Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee (9-6-4, 3-4-3 SEC) defeated No. 17 Xavier (14-4-4, 6-0-4 Big East), 1-0 in overtime, during the first round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at Corcoran Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Saturday’s victory avenged last year’s, 4-1, NCAA Tournament overtime loss to the Musketeers.

The Lady Vols and Xavier played in a scoreless tie through 90 minutes.

Tennessee led, 1-0, after Sizzy Lawton scored an unassisted goal in the 102nd minute.

Lady Vols’ goalkeeper Ally Zazzara made 15 saves en route to recording a shutout victory.

Xavier outshot Tennessee, 41-11, in the match. The Musketeers had 11 scoring chances land on goal, while the Lady Vols had two shots on goal.

Tennessee will next play on Nov. 17 when at Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers (15-3-3, 7-1-2 Big Ten) defeated South Dakota State, 5-2, in a first round match at Hibner Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Three Lady Vols earn All-SEC soccer honors

Three Lady Vols earn All-SEC soccer honors in 2023.

Three Tennessee soccer players received All-SEC honors Sunday when the league office announced the coaches’ postseason teams.

Junior midfielder Jordan Fusco received first-team honors. Graduate transfer Sizzy Lawton, who plays midfielder and forward for the Lady Vols, received second team honors, while forward Kate Runyon was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

Fusco, a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2021, totaled six goals and four assists and led Tennessee in points (16) during the regular-season.

Lawton, a transfer from Penn, recorded six goals and two assists, while appearing in every match for the Lady Vols. She ranked third on the team with 14 points.

In her first collegiate season, Runyon, a forward, totaled six goals and two assists, appearing in 14 games and making five starts before missing time due to injury.

Sizzy Lawton scores two goals in Lady Vols’ win at Missouri

Sizzy Lawton scores two goals in Lady Vols’ win at Missouri.

Tennessee (7-4-4, 2-3-3 SEC) defeated Missouri (5-7-3, 1-6-1 SEC), 3-2, Thursday at Walton Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Thursday’s win is the Lady Vols’ first in six matches. Tennessee entered the match with an 0-2-3 record in its last five contests. Thursday’s victory also ended a two-game losing streak for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee led, 1-0, after Sizzy Lawton scored in the 33rd minute. The match’s first goal was assisted by Sydney Hennessey.

Lawton extended the Lady Vols’ advantage to 2-0 in the 46th minute. Jordan Fusco was credited with the assist on Lawton’s second goal.

Missouri pulled to within, 2-1, after Brianna Buels scored in the 55th minute.

Tennessee’s Macaira Midgley scored a goal in the 59th minute. Lawton recorded an assist on the goal.

Missouri’s Kylee Simmons converted a penalty kick during the 64th minute.

Lady Vols record second consecutive conference tie

Lady Vols record second consecutive conference tie at Mississippi State.

Tennessee (6-2-3, 1-1-2 SEC) and Mississippi State (6-3-3, 1-2-1 SEC) played to a 3-3 tie Friday at MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Friday’s contest is the second consecutive Southeastern Conference tie for the Lady Vols. Tennessee tied South Carolina, 1-1, on Sunday.

Tennessee tied Mississippi State after trailing, 3-0.

Mississippi State led, 1-0, in the 29th minute after Hannah Johnson scored her third goal of the season. Ally Perry scored for Mississippi State in the 43rd minute.

Johnson scored her second goal in the 54th minute.

Sizzy Lawton scored an unassisted goal for Tennessee in the 73rd minute. Tennessee scored again in the 78th minute (Jordan Fusco).

The Lady Vols scored for a final time after own goal by Mississippi State.

The Bulldogs outshot Tennessee, 23-14.

Sizzy Lawton signs with Tennessee

Sizzy Lawton signs with the Lady Vols.

Sizzy Lawton signed with Tennessee as a graduate transfer.

The Lady Vols announced Lawton’s signing Friday.

She played at Penn from 2019-22, appearing in 47 games and starting 37 contests. Lawton recorded 10 goals, 12 assists and 32 points for the Quakers.

Half of Lawton’s goals were game-winners in 2022.

Lawton came to Penn from Upper Dublin High School in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. She also played lacrosse at Upper Dublin.

The 2022 season was the first for Tennessee under head coach Joe Kirt. The Lady Vols finished the 2022 campaign with a 11-6-2 (7-2-1 SEC) record and were eliminated in the NCAA Tournament first round against Xavier.

Kirt served as an assistant coach at Tennessee from 2007-21.

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