Three Lady Vols Earn All-SEC Honors

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Three Lady Vols landed on All-SEC teams as announced by the league office on Sunday.

Redshirt-junior Jaida Thomas and sophomore Taylor Huff earned First Team All-SEC honors while fifth-year senior Mackenzie George was named Second Team All-SEC.

A 2021 Second Team All-American, Thomas has amassed 12 goals on the season to tie for first in the league in total goals and rank first in goals per game with an average of .71. She has logged three game-winning goals this year, including the lone goal in UT's 1-0 victory on the road against No. 13 Ole Miss. She now has 11 game-winners in her career, tying for fourth-most in program history, and her 37 career goals rank second all-time at Tennessee, just six behind No. 1 Kylee Rossi. It is Thomas' third time making an all-conference team, having been named to the All-SEC Second Team last season and the All-SEC Freshman Team in 2020.

Huff ranks second on the team in total points with 17, having logged five goals, two of which were game-winners, and seven assists during her second year on Rocky Top. The 2021 SEC Freshman of the Year leads UT in assists and ranks first on the team in shots on goal. If the season ended today, her seven assists would tie for sixth all-time among Lady Vol sophomores. Following her rookie campaign, she earned Second Team All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman Team honors.

George has tallied four goals and six assists on the season, ranking eighth in the league in assists per game. Her current total of 21 career assists as a Lady Vol ranks seventh in program history. She previously earned Second Team All-SEC honors in 2021 and was named to the All-SEC First Team in 2021.

No. 21 Tennessee with enter the SEC Tournament as the No. 3 seed, facing off on Tuesday with sixth-seeded Georgia at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT in Pensacola, Fla.

2022 SEC Soccer Awards

First Team All-SEC

Forward: Riley Mattingly Parker, Alabama

Forward: Anna Podojil, Arkansas

Forward: Jaida Thomas, Tennessee

Forward: Catherine Barry, South Carolina

Forward: Maile Hayes, Texas A&M

Midfielder: Felicia Knox, Alabama

Midfielder: Abby Boyan, Georgia

Midfielder: Taylor Huff, Tennessee

Midfielder: Raegan Kelley, Vanderbilt

Defender: Reyna Reyes, Alabama

Defender: Jyllissa Harris, South Carolina

Defender: Maya Antoine, Vanderbilt

Defender: Lindsi Jennings, LSU

Goalkeeper: Ashley Orkus, Ole Miss

Second Team All-SEC

Forward: Gianna Paul, Alabama

Forward: Ava Tankersley, Arkansas

Forward: Mo O'Connor, Ole Miss

Forward: Mackenzie George, Tennessee

Midfielder: Riley Tanner, Alabama

Midfielder: Bea Franklin, Arkansas

Midfielder: Wasila Diwura-Soale, LSU

Midfielder: Macey Hodge, Mississippi St.

Midfielder: Mia Pante, Texas A&M

Defender: Sasha Pickard, Alabama

Defender: Ellie Podojil, Arkansas

Defender: Grace Pettet, Missouri

Defender: Ella Shamburger, Vanderbilt

Goalkeeper: Grace Barbara, Arkansas

All-Freshman Team

Gianna Paul, Alabama

Brooke Steere, Alabama

Ella Riley, Arkansas

Makenzie Malham, Arkansas

Gracie Falla, South Carolina

Ída Hermannsdóttir, LSU

Maggie Wadsworth, Mississippi State

Bella Hollenbach, Missouri

Shae O'Rourke, South Carolina

Carolyn Calzada, Texas A&M

Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt

Coach of the Year: Wes Hart, Alabama

Forward of the Year: Riley Mattingly Parker, Alabama

Midfielder of the Year: Felicia Knox, Alabama

Defender of the Year: Reyna Reyes, Alabama

Goalkeeper of the Year: Ashley Orkus, Ole Miss

Freshman of the Year: Gianna Paul, Alabama

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Riley Mattingly Parker, Alabama

University of Tennessee Athletics

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