Taylor Huff Earns SEC Freshman of the Week Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee freshman midfielder Taylor Huff has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.

With time dwindling down and UT trailing 1-0 in its SEC home opener against No. 11 Auburn on Thursday, Huff took three touches across the middle of the field before driving a left-footed shot into the upper left corner of the goal in the 86^th minute, tying the game and forcing overtime. UT went on to take a 2-1 win in double overtime.

On Sunday, Huff found Jaida Thomas breaking into the box to record an assist on UT's first goal against Missouri in another 2-1 double-overtime victory.

In total, she saw 168 minutes of action between the two contests. She currently leads the team in goals scored (6) and total points (15).

Huff is the second Vol to receive a weekly honor this season. Fellow freshman and former International SC teammate Jordan Fusco also earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Aug. 23.

Tennessee will continue conference play this week, facing Texas A&M on the road in an 8 p.m. ET contest on Friday that will be streamed on SECN+.

University of Tennessee Athletics

Players Mentioned

Jordan Fusco

Taylor Huff

Jaida Thomas

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