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 Adam Sayer Joins Bulls Staff

University of South Florida women’s head coach Denise Schilte-Brown is proud to announce the hiring of Dr. Adam Sayers as an assistant coach for upcoming 2009 season.

Sayers comes to USF after five seasons with the Middle Tennessee soccer program, three years as a full-time assistant and two years as a graduate assistant,, where he was a part of five straight winning seasons at Middle Tennessee, and the Blue Raiders established numerous school records in each of those seasons as well as winning the first Sun Belt Championship in program history in 2004.

At USF, Sayers will oversee many of the aspects of the USF women’s soccer program. One of Sayers’ main focus will be the training and development of senior Mallori Lofton-Malach and the rest of Bull net minders. He will also be a major cog video analysis and opponent breakdowns. He will also have a hand in development/implementation of overall team tactics slong with other day to day operations. more

Dennis selected as the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year

Sooz Dennis was selected as the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year for Girls Soccer.  She is a member of the Brentwood Real Madrid and the 2007 Tennessee State Championship BGA Soccer Team, where she was also named the Midstate Player of the Year.

Also, Sooz was invited to go to Europe with the Region III ODP team after attending National Camp in January.  She will head over to Europe with the rest of the team to play Arsenal and other European clubs in late March, early April.  She has committed to play for the University of Georgia in 2009.

 

Free Soccer Clinic Tuesday, April 28

April 27, 2009

Free Soccer Clinic

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Lakeshore Fields in Knoxville
Girls, Ages 15-16
Limited to 30 participants

Come out and join UT Coach Joe Kirt as he will conduct a 90 minute soccer session Tuesday night. Please bring appropriate equipment: ball, shin guards, cleats.

Questions please call 865-974-7496.
 

Lady Vols Ink Five in 2009 Signing Class

Angela KellyKNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee women's soccer team and Head Coach Angela Kelly announce the signing of five incoming freshmen for the fall of 2009. Jayden Barrett, Kylie Bono, Ali Hall, Amy Harrison and Jessica Rolfs are set to join the Lady Vols next season after signing National Letters of Intent on Feb. 4. The quintet comes highly touted and brings Olympic Development Program (ODP) and national team experience to the Orange and White.

"It's crazy to think that the 2009 Lady Vol Soccer class is finally official," Kelly said. "Several of these players have been committed to our program and have been eager to get here for more than two years. We feel like the class is filled with a great deal of talent that can come into the program and have a significant, immediate impact. Although they are aware that nothing is guaranteed, they are all working extremely hard with their club teams to stay fit, focused and disciplined to come into their freshman season ready to go."  more

 

PrepXtra Soccer Coach of the Year

Christian Academy of Knoxville coach Nathan Pifer knew he had the makings for a state-championship soccer team this fall.

All he had to do was coach it, and that's what he did.

Pifer, the News Sentinel's PrepXtra soccer coach of the year, led the Lady Warriors to the 2008 Class A/AA state title, his second in three seasons as CAK's girls coach.

"Our defense was strong with experience and we had a deep bench," Pifer said. "It was really a team with the whole gamut. We were strong at every position and we could sub in and we wouldn't change. It was really a coach's dream team."

CAK (23-2-1) was unbeaten against Class A/AA opponents with losses against Class AAA Bearden and West, and a tie against Houston.

CAK's defense was comprised of seniors Melynne Denton, Callie Jernigan, Stephanie Pearson, and Justine Belk, all starting for the third consecutive year, while junior Alyssa Hammaker moved to goalkeeper for the first time. more

 

PrepXtra Player of the Year

Amy Porter followed her dream and it led to a soccer scholarship at LSU.

Porter, a senior at Bearden High School and the News Sentinel's PrepXtra soccer player of the year, went to a camp at LSU this past summer and impressed Tigers coach Brian Lee so much that he offered her a scholarship.

"LSU was the only big school I went for," Porter said. "It was my dream school."

Lee had been unable to see Porter play, so Porter took matters into her own hands: she signed up for the LSU summer camp and went to Baton Rouge, La., to showcase her talents. She also was interested in Carson-Newman and Winthrop.

"I was almost committed to other schools," she said. "LSU just happened." more