SOCCER CENTRAL: Orange & White Scrimmage

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee soccer program is set to host its annual Orange & White scrimmage Saturday evening at Regal Soccer Stadium. The intrasquad match will kick off at 7 p.m.

MEET & GREET: Gates will open at 4:45 p.m., and fans are invited to meet and greet the team for autographs beginning at approximately 5:15. Following a brief introduction of the players from head coach Brian Pensky, the Vols will host an on-field kids' clinic with select players and coaches at 6:00.

See below for a timeline of Tennessee's Orange & White scrimmage:

4:45 p.m. - Gates open, fans are welcome to tour parts of the facility
5:15 p.m. - Autographs begin
6:00 p.m. - Kids' clinic on the game field
6:30 p.m. - Tennessee warmups begin
7:00 p.m. - Kickoff

Admission and parking for all preseason and regular season matches at Regal Soccer Stadium is free of charge.

LAST TIME OUT: Tennessee took care of Loyola-Maryland 4-0 in its preseason exhibition opener Monday night. Three of UT's scores came from the Vols' highly touted freshman class, including the game-winning opener from midfielder Isabella Cook. Salera Jordan, Claudia Dipasupil and Colleen McIlvenna also tallied goals for the Big Orange.

PRESEASON TOP 10: Following a historic 2018 campaign that saw the Vols reach the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament, Tennessee was tabbed 10th in the United Soccer Coaches preseason national poll released last week. It was the highest preseason ranking for UT in program history.

The Vols are the highest ranked SEC program entering the 2019 season. Other top-25 teams in the conference include No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 15 South Carolina, No. 17 Vanderbilt and No. 24 LSU. Florida, Arkansas, Ole Miss and Auburn also received votes in the poll.

Tennessee has been ranked inside the United Coaches top-25 for a program-record 24 consecutive polls, dating to Sept. 19, 2017 - a span of 696 days.

WHO'S BACK: UT returns 12 letterwinners from last year's squad, highlighted by four All-SEC returners - the most of any team in the conference.

Katie Cousins and Maya Neal are both coming off back-to-back First Team All-SEC selections the past two years. The redshirt-senior duo was also recently named to the MAC Hermann Trophy preseason watch list for the NCAA's top individual honor in collegiate soccer.

Additionally, Erin Gilroy and MA Vignola are back on Rocky Top after each earning Second Team All-SEC accolades in 2018.

WHO'S NEW: Tennessee welcomes a signing class of 15 that was rated No. 6 in the country and No. 1 in the SEC by TopDrawerSoccer.com. The Vols added 13 true freshmen and two all-conference transfers - Michelle Alozie from Yale and Mackenzie George from Cal Poly - that look to make an immediate impact this season.

UP NEXT: The Vols open the regular season Thursday, Aug. 22, hosting the Fordham Rams in a non-conference matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Regal Stadium.

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