University of Tennessee Athletics
Three Vols Earn Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Honors
December 14, 2021 | Soccer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Senior Wrenne French and freshmen Taylor Huff and Jordan Fusco were each named to postseason Best XI teams by TopDrawerSoccer.com.Â
French earned second-team Best XI honors while Huff and Fusco took Freshman Best XI first- and second-team accolades, respectively.Â
French, a fifth-year senior from Franklin, Tenn., anchored a UT back line that opened the season with seven straight shutouts to set a new single-season shutout record of 633:53 en route to a program-best 13 shutouts on the season. She was second on the team in minutes played with 1,862 on the year, and she scored two goals, including the game-winner in the SEC Championship match. Having received her bachelor's degree earlier this month, she concluded her career at UT with four goals and four assists, playing a total of 6,921 minutes while appearing in 82 matches and starting in 76 of those.
Huff, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Year, finished her rookie campaign with 10 goals and five assists, ranking second on the team in total points and goals scored. She started 22 of 23 games during the 2021 campaign, scoring nine of her 10 goals in the second half with four of those coming in the 85th minute or later, including a goal from 22 yards out to force the game into overtime against #11 Auburn and the game-winner in the 89th minute at #19 South Carolina.   Â
Entering the starting lineup eight games into the season, Fusco appeared in all 23 games, playing 1,317 minutes and making 15 starts. On the year, she logged five assists and four goals, knocking in the game-winner on two occasions and logging an assist on Brooke Wilson's goal against No. 11 Auburn in double-overtime to give UT its first of five wins over ranked opponents this season.Â
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French earned second-team Best XI honors while Huff and Fusco took Freshman Best XI first- and second-team accolades, respectively.Â
French, a fifth-year senior from Franklin, Tenn., anchored a UT back line that opened the season with seven straight shutouts to set a new single-season shutout record of 633:53 en route to a program-best 13 shutouts on the season. She was second on the team in minutes played with 1,862 on the year, and she scored two goals, including the game-winner in the SEC Championship match. Having received her bachelor's degree earlier this month, she concluded her career at UT with four goals and four assists, playing a total of 6,921 minutes while appearing in 82 matches and starting in 76 of those.
Huff, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Year, finished her rookie campaign with 10 goals and five assists, ranking second on the team in total points and goals scored. She started 22 of 23 games during the 2021 campaign, scoring nine of her 10 goals in the second half with four of those coming in the 85th minute or later, including a goal from 22 yards out to force the game into overtime against #11 Auburn and the game-winner in the 89th minute at #19 South Carolina.   Â
Entering the starting lineup eight games into the season, Fusco appeared in all 23 games, playing 1,317 minutes and making 15 starts. On the year, she logged five assists and four goals, knocking in the game-winner on two occasions and logging an assist on Brooke Wilson's goal against No. 11 Auburn in double-overtime to give UT its first of five wins over ranked opponents this season.Â
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