Tennessee's 2009 soccer schedule features nine opponents who played in the NCAA tournament last fall, including Minnesota, West Virginia and Memphis.
The Lady Vols open with an exhibition against Duke and begin the season for real on Aug. 22 against East Tennessee State at Regal Stadium.
The 10th annual First Tennessee Classic brings Arizona State, Pepperdine and Kansas to campus on Aug. 28-30.
The first road trip takes the Lady Vols to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Minnesota, 22-4 in 2008, is the defending Big Ten champion.
Memphis comes to Knoxville for only the third meeting between the schools. UT closes its pre-conference slate by trying to beat West Virgina for the first time in three tries, a match played in Morgantown.
The Lady Vols have a five-game SEC homestand Oct. 9-22.
Tennessee will attempt to improve on a 10-11-2 record in 2008 but will have to replace Kylee Rossi, the most prolific scorer in program history, and goal-keeper Jaimel Johnson, who played all but 23 minutes in 2008.
Rossi scored 13 of UT's 28 goals last year. The leading returning scorers are Devon Swaim with four goals and Mick Imgram and Julie Edwards with two each.
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23vols writes:
This program is in trouble and the schedule verifies that if nothing else the coach understands the same. Schedule is dummied down this year in hopes of returning to a winning record. Gotta do what you gotta do I guess.
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